Families and communities within Hinduism can also have a patron deity, known as an Ishta Devata, that they especially venerate. To help people from other backgrounds better understand their faith, ...

The Importance of Childbirth in Hindu Culture In Hinduism, every ritual holds a unique significance, particularly when a ...

The Supreme Court has voiced concerns that restricting temple entry based on religious sects could harm Hinduism and divide ...

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(The Conversation) Just this past June, at a national meeting of various Hindu organizations in India, a popular preacher, Sadhvi Saraswati, suggested that those who consumed beef should be publicly ...

There are different groups of Hindus, whose beliefs and practises are shaped by which gods they prefer to worship. Examples of these groups includes Shaivism and Vaishnavism. Christian I'm a Christian ...

This is the 21st Century. One would think that the evils of caste, creed, race would be relics of the past.  Yet – oppression, racism, exploitation – continue to flourish, across the world. In ...

Manu Pillai tells his audience how a Bala Murugan temple deity in Kerala’s Alappuzha district acquired the rather catchy moniker, “Munch Murugan.” When a small boy in the region fell ill, his parents ...

Here’s a look at Hinduism, the world’s third largest religion after Christianity and Islam. “Hinduism” is derived from a Sanskrit word that means “dwellers by the Indus River.” There is no single ...

One of the oldest religions in the world, Hinduism houses many treasures of knowledge and wisdom. From the oldest Vedas that mentioned some of the most powerful mantras, to Gods and demons who fought ...