Hindu News

Ranchi, May 25 : In the name of faith and ritual, small children of four to five years of age walk on fire, in order to please Lord Shiva, a Hindu deity of destruction, during a festival in Ranchi.

Kathakali is one of the oldest forms of classical dance-drama in the world, dating back to the 17th century.

Puppetmaster: Drupada by Malaysia's wayang kulit artist, the late Nik Zainal Abidin Nik Mohamad Salleh.

One major flaw in the election system in Pakistan is that minority's and women's seats are left to the mercy of political parties.

On the day of Baisakh Purnima 2555 years ago, two exceptional individuals were born in Nepal, Gautama Buddha and his wife Yasodhara.

Pushkar Lake or Pushkar Sarovar is located in the town of Pushkar in Ajmer district of the Rajasthan state of western India.

In 1968, only six years after founding the AEPi chapter at his Long Island University campus, Steven Silberfein took one of the thousand names of the Hindu god Vishnu and became Sridhar Silberfein.

Development is attainment of a more stable, which inter alia implies egalitarian, stage.

Badrinath , May 23 : Devotees took holy dip at a natural hot water spring, located near the revered Hindu shrine in Badrinath.

Candi Bajangratu: I imagine that the Majapahit tradition of landscape excellence has travelled down through the ages, inspiring the present day team in their topiary pursuits.

This month a very dear and very quaint friend, Bitty Dayglo, visited me for two weeks in Sanur.

Once upon a time, animal sacrifice was an important part of Hindu life, Catholic priests weren't celibate and visual depictions of the Prophet Muhammad were part of Islamic art.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is seeking to build trust with India on his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just a few weeks after a military stand-off between the Asian giants on their ill-defined border in the Himalayan mountains.

The Hindu temple, at 4406 Brecksville Road in Richfield, will host its grand opening and Prana Pratishnapanam Celebrations May 22-28. Dr.

It is midnight on August 15, 1947. India declares its independence from Great Britain, and Pakistan is born.

Tulare City Council in California in the US, incorporated in 1888, will start its day with Hindu invocation on July two, containing verses from world's oldest existing scripture.

Seeing American entertainer Britney Spears' keen interest in yoga for staying in shape, Hindus have urged her to explore the rich philosophical thought of Hinduism, which introduced and nourished yoga.

There have been worrying signs of breakdown in ethnic relations in Pakistan including accounts of ethnic Hazaras taking up arms and forming their own militia after bombings in Quetta, and Christian protesters clashing with police in Lahore in response to anti-Christian mob violence earlier this year.

May 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party plans to organize religious events seeking divine intervention to save the country from the current government.

New Delhi, May 13 : Hindus and Jains across India on Monday are celebrating 'Akshaya Tritiya', which is considered auspicious to start a new venture.