Seven cities in India are known as the Sapta Puris, which are believed to be the gates to liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

The Ram Mandir Dhwajarohan on 25 November will mark a grand saffron flag hoisting on Vivah Panchami. The ceremony highlights the spiritual significance of the Surya and Kovidar symbols, honouring ...

Applying kumkum or tilak on the forehead in Hindu tradition holds deep spiritual meaning, with each fingertip used activating ...

In South Africa, at the revered Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture, Shashi Tharoor delivered a commanding and deeply reflective address on religion, coexistence and human dignity. Declaring “I am a Hindu,” he ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

It's a divine sign in an ancient legend, according to which the god Huitzilopochtli asked a group called the Mexica to leave ...

One of India’s most prestigious universities has been accused of compromising its academic freedom by cancelling a seminar on democracy the same day it issued a ...

Many South Asians, long familiar with Hindu-Muslim animosity, are inspired by NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's interfaith ...

The discovery occurred at the historic Sivan temple in the village of Kovilur, located near the Javvadu Hills in Tamil Nadu’s ...

Ahead of the 2025 local body polls, the State Election Commission has published an updated list of election symbols and the political parties to which they have been assigned. The symbols and national ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University (THE CONVERSATION) If you visit a cemetery ...

A new Hindi film revives the long-debunked myth that the Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple, exposing how historical revisionism has become a tool of India’s majoritarian politics. A forthcoming Hindi film, ...