Menstruation restrictions are one of the most emotionally loaded topics in modern Hindu culture. Many families still forbid women from entering temples, touching idols, or performing puja during ...

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Inspired by a recent story about India’s forgotten monuments by a noted economist, I am tempted to expand the scope of this narrative to scores of our fabulous temples which – despite being a treasure ...

Across India, temples have long served not just a spiritual need but a social one as well. Many of the country’s temples have adopted a long-standing tradition of feeding the masses, allowing pilgrims ...

STRATFORD — When Charul Kothari walks into the new Maa Durga Temple at the Hindu Cultural Center on Chapel Street, he said he feels the presence of the divine. "When you walk into a temple like this, ...

"First published as two books: 'Some ancient Hindu temples of Sri Lanka' in 1980 and 'More Hindu temples of Sri Lanka' in 1991"--Title page verso Section I. Vinayakar temples -- Section II. Sivan ...

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 ...