In the Indian state of Kerala, machines are performing rituals traditionally involving elephants in captivity. Just like the ...

Often called a kundi or kundika, particularly in Buddhist literature, some of the earliest known examples of the kamandalu ...

Thousands in Kathmandu celebrated Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colours, with vibrant colours, music, and dance, honouring the arrival of spring and the divine love of Krishna and Radha.

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Story continues below this ad Many Hindu festivals merge the divine with the everyday, with devotees participating in the births and weddings of their Gods. But behind the literal often lies a deeper ...

(AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism. The devotees celebrate the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Choir members sing hymns at Christ Church in Philadelphia during Sunday service, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo ...

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Pigs got dirt. Sensitive people got a beautiful ... Devotees got clean arrangements... Devotees got God. It means that everyone has seen and felt things according to their nature and character ...

Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism. The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by ...

Blame it on an unhealthy lifestyle, hectic schedules, excessive stress or poor dietary habits; fatty liver disease has turned out to be a common concern among people dealing with metabolic disorders.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that people received whatever they searched for at the Hindu festival. "Vultures got only dead bodies. Pigs got dirt," he said in the UP assembly ...