In the poem “Pass Over Shinku La”, “Abe le tosses red barley, chanting/Fire in the snow as she lights the pyre/of incense ... s fall from Eden whereas in Hinduism, the snake is revered ...

A visionary far ahead of his time, Roy found no solace in the rigid orthodoxy and ritualism of contemporary Hinduism ... on their husband's funeral pyre. Roy's dedication to social reform extended ...

Open-pyre cremation encompasses ritual purity and tradition, and has deep spiritual significance in Hinduism; rooted in ancient beliefs about soul’s journey and liberation (moksh), Rajan Zed ...

In the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism’s most famous philosophical ... named Thimmamma threw herself on her husband’s funeral pyre in 1433. Because of her sacrifice, one of the poles supporting ...

The Christians and Muslims bury the dead, the Parsis engage in Sky funerals, and in Hinduism, people are cremated ... where the body is burnt on a pyre. It is believed that cremation is a way ...

A course on Hinduism at the University of Houston has sparked massive uproar as an Indian-American student and activist accused it of promoting "Hinduphobic" views and "distorting India’s ...

As the legend goes, the devil king Hiranyakasyapu had a son named Bhakta Prahlad, a devoted follower of Lord Vishnu, a significant deity in Hinduism. This devotion ... Prahlad on her lap and entering ...

Footage shows devotees dancing and covering one another with vibrant colours and ash from the cremation pyre. Authorities ... of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and is considered one of ...

In Hinduism, the conduct of worship ... this Banyan tree is named after Thimmamma a women who committed sati- suicide by throwing herself on the funeral pyre of husband’s dead body. A small temple ...

On the day of her death, the carvings on her memorial stone show she was carried to the pyre in a palanquin procession ... The implication: women have always been treated wonderfully in Hinduism, so ...

Only one aspect of Hinduism is common for all the different variants: the varna hierarchy. This is my personal account of why I rejected this discriminatory religion. If Hinduism were just ...

On 13 January, beginning what would prove to be his last fast, the Mahatma said: ‘Death for me would be a glorious deliverance rather than that I should be a helpless witness of the destruction of ...