A young Hindu explains some essential beliefs of Hinduism concerning God and the purpose of life. He makes clear the Hindu belief in God as the Supreme Being and the existence of many lesser gods ...

(Chandogya Upanishad 3.13.1) Bhagavan is a term used by some Hindus to refer to God or Ultimate Reality as a personal God. Some Hindus believe that if Brahman is like the sun, Bhagavan is like the ...

The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. Some also observe a fast during the ...