Holi festival Holi celebration at the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the ...

The annual nine-night Hindu celebration of Navaratri officially began on Monday. Navaratri is celebrated in Hindu culture to honor the Mother Goddess Durga. Durga is praised for her valiant triumph ...

Tradition: In Hinduism, every ritual has a deeper meaning. Certain practices are followed from birth to death. Even the last ...

Some Hindus believe they can break out of the cycle of rebirth if they die and are cremated in the city. Down by the Ganges River, about 100 people are cremated every day across the city. Every day, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Diwali celebrations are happening now. The celebration welcomes the Hindu New Year while recognizing cultural milestones. Community members say the shift we’re seeing in the ...

(RNS) — The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir of Los Angeles was found defaced with anti-Indian graffiti on Saturday (March 8), marking the 10th incident targeting an American Hindu temple since 2022.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing Bhoomi Pujan (ground-breaking ceremony) of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, India, Aug. 5, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Press Information Bureau-Prime Minister’s ...

(RNS) — Sometime in the late hours of Sunday night (Aug. 10), the welcome sign to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, a Hindu temple near Indianapolis, was vandalized. “I was shocked that this could ...

Models exit the stage Sunday while acknowledging the crowd after the Indian fashion showcase. South Florida Indian community celebrated the “Festival of Lights” during the Diwali Miami event at Oasis ...

When the British withdrew from the Indian subcontinent in 1947, paving the way for the independence of the newly partitioned nations of India and Pakistan, the Muslims of the region had a choice. They ...