The priestesses belong to a Kolkata-based collective known as Shubhamastu — "let it prosper" in the ancient language of Sanskrit — that began revising Hindu wedding liturgy about 10 years ago.

Wedding rituals in south India are conducted very differently in tone and process than those in other parts, such as in West Bengal in contrast to Jammu. The unifying theme of all weddings, however, ...

Downpour halts Hindu wedding in Pune Sankruti Kawade and Narendra Galande were scheduled to marry at 6:56 PM in an outdoor ceremony. As the wedding rituals were about to begin, a sudden downpour ...

Pre-wedding festivities continued on Wednesday when Jonas, 26, and Chopra, 36, held a puja, a traditional Hindu ceremony to ask Lord Ganesh to look over the couple and block any obstacles to ...

As a Hindu pundit, or priest, who focuses on the L.G.B.T.Q. population, Sushma Dwivedi is a rarity in the wedding industry. “It’s close to impossible to find a woman pundit here in the States ...

Traditional Hindu ceremonies feature several rituals. As per tradition, Nick arrived on a ghodi, or horse, and the newlyweds left on the back of an elephant.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’s multicultural wedding has brought into focus the rich cultural history behind Hindu wedding rituals and how they are often integrated with Western ceremonies ...

As COVID-19 necessitated closing temples in India to devotees, Hindu priests insisted on continuing to perform rituals as a vital spiritual weapon in the fight against the disease. Meanwhile, the ...