As every year, Mahashivratri will be celebrated with devotion on the Chaturdashi (14th day) of the Krishna Paksha (dark ...

Padma Kaimal, Batza Professor of Art, delivered a presentation on Thursday, Jan. 29 about a set of religious statues found in ...

ThatsThem reports that U.S. state seals reflect unique identities through motifs symbolizing values like resilience, liberty, ...

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

The sacred whistle acts as a subtle yet powerful symbol of Brigid, ideal for calling, protecting, and reaching out during ...

Hindu traditions express deep ideas through symbols, stories, and images. Among all Hindu deities, Goddess Saraswati stands out as the embodiment of knowledge, wisdom, learning, music, and creativity.

Photo Credit: j.chizhe via Shutterstock.com. Humanity uses symbolism to represent everything from life to death, love, triumph, war, and despair. Here, we explore some of the most common symbols of ...

Victorian art critic, John Ruskin, in his book Proserpina, calls himself “the gentle and happy scholar of flowers”. A large part of his work is an attempt to connect nature, art and society. To prove ...

The Coast Guard said Thursday a Washington Post report that claimed it will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols is “categorically false.” “The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will ...