(RNS) — At the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago last week with the theme of defending human rights, several Hindu groups complained that, at an event that celebrates common ground among ...

Perhaps more than any other religion, Hinduism treats animals as sacred. Learn about the divinity of cows, elephants, and ...

(RNS) — Hindu organizations say they were uniquely singled out for their views on the contentious Indian political atmosphere, leaving some Hindus wondering why they must be tied to the politics of ...

Every major religion speaks of miracles, divine interventions, and extraordinary events. Yet Hinduism often becomes the most ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, on ...

Vasant Bhatt, a 20-year-old political science major at the University of Houston, enrolled in a course called the Lived Hindu Religion expecting "nuanced discussion" and "space for the lived faith ...

In a Pew Research poll, "Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation," the majority of Indians say they have respect for all religions; is interfaith tolerance more than sufficient? Yet, is it not ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which ...