Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices ...

The queer West Indian Hindu priestess is breaking through generational barriers and paving the way for others to join her The ...

The tensions showed how right-wing Hindu leaders and organizations in India use historical grievances to fuel contemporary ...

The artworks, part of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, help shed light on a traditional ...

Clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Maharashtra state’s Nagpur city broke out on Monday during a protest led by Hindu ...

A Bollywood blockbuster portrayed one of India’s Mughal rulers as a villain. Now people want to destroy his tomb - Riots break out in Nagpur after the release of the film Chhaava, with right-wing ...

The most spectacular event was what our guide called the “Cremation of the Century.” More than 170 families had waited, some ...

The impact was felt as far away as India, where most major media outlets reported the incident, and India’s External Affairs ...

In a recent development, Rama Kant Pathak, a former priest, has been accused of illegally selling temple land in Ayodhya to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. This transaction involved the ...

In a shocking revelation, the girl’s father has accused two local youths and a temple priest of raping his daughter and pushing her to take her own life. Acting on the complaint, the police have ...