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Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festivalA vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...
A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...
Applied by Hindu priests using sandalwood paste, turmeric and sacred ashes, these strokes represent divine connections in Hinduism, with each type having its own symbolic association with a deity.
JAIPUR: Author and parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor, slamming ‘Hindutva politics’ at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Sunday, said some people have reduced Hinduism to “something like the ...
Kashyap Patel's confirmation hearing as FBI Director nominee and Tulsi Gabbard's hearing as Director of National Intelligence nominee highlighted their Hindu faith and experiences of racism and ...
One example is the term “Hinduism” itself. It was used first by Charles Grant in a pejorative sense, to dismiss “natives’” religion as crude superstition. Yet within a few years that ...
Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A book about Hinduism which begins with a maharaja’s cows sounds a little like a Rudyard Kipling tale ...
The sheer diversity of Hinduism and its inherent contradictions may appear baffling to an outsider. It doesn't tick any of the boxes that would define a religion if we apply the Western definition ...
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Not Every Gift is a Blessing! 10 Forbidden Gifts in Hinduism (Think Before You Gift)Gifts are powerful. They carry meaning beyond their material value. A well-chosen gift nurtures a relationship, conveys love, ...
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