Devotees wait in line to enter the Hindu Shiva Murugan Temple to pay respects to God Shiva during the Kumbabishekam ceremony in Concord, Calif., on Friday, May 9, 2025.

A Hindu priest revered by followers 'as a God' has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of the rape and attempted rape of a 'vulnerable' devotee.

Hindu priest 'raped and sexually assaulted vulnerable women and took £128k from one after telling them he was a God and knew black magic' By PIRIYANGA THIRUNIMALAN and RICHARD LEMMER ...

See These Newly Restored Massive Paintings Devoted to a Hindu God The artworks, part of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, help shed light on a traditional ...

Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and feasting on traditional ...

Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Hindu mythology is vast and rich, encompassing a diverse array of stories and deities, with animals playing pivotal roles. From the ancient Vedic texts, animals were created by divine beings like ...

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As the Hindu population in the West grows rapidly, Christian leaders rethink how to engage with them. A software engineer in Seattle. A cardiologist in London. A professor in Toronto. As Hindu ...

Hindu devotees pray to the sun god standing in knee deep waters in the Hussain Sagar Lake during Chhath festival in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) 31,228 ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat in the back of an open truck traveling along a busy Mumbai street, dwarfing other objects on the road.