Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, drawn by the hope that the bathing would ...
Is Kash Patel Hindu? Is Tulsi Gabbard Hindu?
Kash Patel was born to Indian parents of Gujarati heritage and raised in a Hindu household. His family, having immigrated to ...
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What to Know About the Hindu Festival Billed as the World’s Largest Religious Gathering
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 what is being touted as the world’s largest religious ...
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‘Jai Shri Ram is Not Hindutva’ – Tharoor Breaks the Silence on Religion & Politics
At the Jaipur Literature Festival, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reignited a thought-provoking debate about the true essence ...
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Hinduism, missionaries, and modernity: A historian’s perspective
In his latest book, Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity, historian and author Manu Pillai explores the intersection of colonialism, religion, and Hindu identity ...
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A Hindu temple hidden away in this slice of rural Broward transports visitors to South India
Tucked away on a residential street in Southwest Broward County lies a holy structure of architectural grandeur that looks as ...
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India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering
The festival is a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus, or holy men, and other pilgrims at the confluence of three sacred rivers that dates to at least medieval times. Hindus believe that the ...