The eternal appeal of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s compositions
The late 18th and early 19th centuries mark a golden dateline in the history of Carnatic music. The period witnessed the ...
Hindu deities highlighted in San Antonio Museum's newest exhibit
SAN ANTONIO — An artist is highlighting multiple Hindu gods and goddesses in the latest exhibition at the San Antonio Museum ...
These extreme stunts aren’t just magic tricks—they’re a religious experience
Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices ...
Temple graffiti on Hindu Gods sparks tension in Jhunjhunu village
Jhunjhunu: Tension prevailed at Jhajhot village in Chirawa police station area of Jhunjhunu district Monday when certain ...
‘Devi and Her Avatars’ by Alka Pande is a deeper study of the deity
Yet, a deeper study of Her bounteous plenitude was missing until Alka Pande decided to decode the shlokas and figurations in ...
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Ancient Vishnu Statue Washes Ashore in India
A three-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu had washed ashore. The sculpture was broken in pieces, but experts recognized it as depicting Vishnu in the Janardanaya avatar, one of his 24 divine forms ...
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7 Places That Prove Hindu Mythology Was Never Just About Men
Growing up, we’ve all heard tales of mighty kings, powerful sages, and divine warriors. Ram, Krishna, Arjuna, Shiva—names ...
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Raja Ravi Varma
The Government College of Art in Calcutta was ‘established by a benevolent government for the purpose of revealing to the Indians the superiority of European art’, in the second half of the 19th ...