Observed with fasting, prayer, and night-long vigils, the festival commemorates ancient stories of Shiva and cosmic creation.

Professor P.R. Mukund and alumnus Ajay Pasupuleti traveled to India in November with precious cargo: two bound copies of the digitally restored Sarvamoola Grantha, a 700-year-old sacred Hindu text ...

Have you ever seen devotees slowly walking in circles around a temple, a Shiva Lingam, or a sacred tree? This sacred act is called Pradakshina, one of the oldest spiritual practices in Hinduism.

Hinduism gained ground in the region in the early centuries of the Common Era because it provided elites with a fully-fleshed metaphysical package along with literacy.

About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of India's holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of the controversial grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most ...

The town of Morrisville, Saturday celebrated an ancient Hindu festival marking the end of winter. The Holi festival includes all faiths and cultures, and one of the festival's main themes is unity.

(RNS) — These teachers are working to dispel myths of chakra healing, starting first by recognizing the ancient roots of this spiritual science. (RNS) — After her father’s death five years ago, ...

Ask former aspiring Catholic priest Jeffery Long why he became a Hindu and he offers this analogy: “Did you ever have a pair of shoes that don’t fit very well ... and then you finally get a pair of ...

Different days of the week were believed to carry different planetary vibrations, and these vibrations were said to affect ...