Far from being decorative or exaggerated, the multiple arms of Hindu deities serve as profound symbols of divine power, ...

Indian mythology isn't just a catalogue of gods and battles; it's a layered mirror to the natural world. One of the most ...

People often think that Hinduism is a polytheistic religion. They ask me, “Why do you have so many gods?” Hindus worship one Supreme Being called Brahman though by different names.

Hinduism is the world’s oldest living religion and the third largest – behind Christianity and Islam – with more than 1 billion followers.

An Indian artisan paints a statue of the Hindu god Ganesha for a festival in Bombay last summer.In Bombay, devotees immerse a clay idol of Ganesha in the Arabian Sea. U.S. scholars' writings on ...

Vasant Bhatt, a 20-year-old political science major at the University of Houston, enrolled in a course called the Lived Hindu Religion expecting "nuanced discussion" and "space for the lived faith ...

NEW DELHI—India's Hindu gods and goddesses are getting a superhero makeover. In new comics, paintings and popular books, depictions of Vishnu, Rama and other greats in the Hindu pantheon are ...

The Puranas, loosely translated as “Old Tales,” include popular stories about Hindu gods and goddesses, kings and queens, and sages and other cultural heroes. Pleasing the gods.

Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; Ganesha, the remover of obstacles; or the warrior goddess Durga.