On Saturday night, filmmaker SS Rajamouli finally unveiled the title and the announcement teaser, along with actor Mahesh ...

For the complex legacy of M.F. Husain, one of 20th-century India’s most important artists, this year has been a tale of two auctions. In March, one of the late painter’s monumental depictions of rural ...

Tara is an important bodhisattva, i.e. someone on the path towards Buddhahood, in Buddhism, especially in Vajrayana (Tibetan Buddhism). Tara is considered to be a female figure and there are various ...

Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura. She’s taking aim at a different perceived ...

In South Asia, the season of festivals turns on two ancient elements: fire and water. The festival of Dussehra ends with flames, as enormous effigies of the demon King Ravana collapse in roaring pyres ...

The selection, rooted in Newar traditions, was marked by a grand procession during Dashain, the country’s most important Hindu festival, as devotees lined up to seek her blessings. “She was just my ...

A two-year-old girl chosen as Nepal's new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in an alley in Kathmandu to a temple palace Tuesday during the country's longest and most ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 800 people gathered in Indianapolis from across three states to celebrate Durga Puja, one of the biggest Bengali celebrations of the season. People prayed and worshiped Ma Durga, ...