The devout spend the entire month of Sravana in the worship of Shiva culminating in the Sravana Purnima on Raksha Bandhan day Shiva is beyond the Gunas as His trident represents all three sattva rajas ...

The ancient tradition of lighting oil lamps has a special significance says Ranjeni A Singh The priest strikes the matchstick with a flourish and lights the lamp filled with ghee or oil all the while ...

After last week's frisson of friction, no one doubts that the situation is fraught and fragile and Bangladesh is teetering on the edge of even more troubled times. The short-term relief will allow ...

It shouldn't be used lightly," he said. "Unfortunately, the ELCA's decision to endorse the sin of homosexuality, which Scripture clearly calls an 'abomination to God,' represents nothing short of ...