On Thursday, millions of Hindus and South Asians across the world will celebrate the Festival of Lights with parties, dinners, food and prayers. "One of the most celebrated Hindu festivals ...

Rajnish Kashyap, general secretary and director of Hindu Council UK, explains that the festival, which is one of the most significant for those of the Hindu faith, can trace its origins back to ...

Holi, the Hindu festival of colour, is celebrated around the world, marked by raucous parties where people throw and smear coloured powder on each other. The festival, the celebrations for which ...

In neighboring Nepal, festival activities began Thursday and ... Gathering around the flames, family members sing, dance and pray to Hindu gods. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted Holi ...

Raksha Bandhan, the traditional Hindu festival which celebrates the bond between sibling will be celebrated this month by millions around the world including those residing in the Garden State.

Today's Holi festival has its roots in several different Hindu legends, including the story of Prahalad and Holika. In a version of the ancient tale summarized by the BBC, Holika is the evil ...

Though the festival has been commercialized with all sorts of marathon events like the Color Run, it’s actually rooted in religious Hindu myths and is one of the biggest Hindu festivals of the year.