The Saraswati Vandana is a prayer seeking blessings for wisdom and creativity. It is essential in educational rituals and significant for cultural traditions. Chanting it helps overcome obstacles ...

Orange County commissioners rejected an appeal from a Hindu congregation seeking permission to build a a new temple in the west Orange rural settlement of Gotha, Florida. (Gary W. Green/Orlando ...

Replacing old mosques with new versions of older Hindu temples – as a number of court cases in India currently aim to do – does not right old wrongs; it perpetrates new ones. Unless the Supreme Court ...

At least 30 people died in an early morning stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest Hindu festival in India, officials said on Wednesday. Vaibhav Krishna, a senior police official, told reporters ...

Temples like Kandariya Mahadev and Lakshmana Temple are dedicated to Hindu deities. Of all the temples, Matangeshvara Temple is the only one that is still an active place of worship. Pattadakal ...

Here is a look at the sacred Hindu event which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world. The Kumbh Mela is held ...

Chinese and Thai cultures have been intertwined for centuries and Bangkok has numerous incense-wreathed temples that represent shared spiritual traditions. Take our advice and pop along to any of ...

Wales head coach Warren Gatland says there "will be a spot" for Louis Rees-Zammit should he decide to return to rugby union amid his pursuit of an opportunity in the NFL. Rees-Zammit spent the ...

Drawing from personal experiences, Pillai illustrated the fluid nature of Hindu practices. He described his ancestral temple in Kerala, which houses a fascinating array of deities—from the forest ...

Water voles have declined by over 90% in Wales since the 1980s. Promises to tackle nature loss and boost biodiversity by the Welsh government have been called into question in a highly critical ...

One in six species - such as water voles and curlews - are currently at risk of vanishing from Wales, which has seen a 20% decrease on average in its wildlife over the last 30 years. The Welsh ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A fire tore through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people ...