Traditionally, devotees first pray to Nandi before approaching the Shiva lingam. This act is basically to prepare yourself to meet Lord Shiva. Nandi ji is also a symbol of focus and patience, and ...

Shiva is one chill deity. He's one of the three major gods in the Hindu religion. And he has a penchant for pot. "Shiva loves marijuana. So we come to share Shiva's prasad [offerings] with everyone ...

In the Japanese anime show, “Record of Ragnarok,” Hindu god Lord Shiva, voiced by Tatsuhisa Suzuki, would be shown participating in a one-on-one battle with humans. Indian American Hindu statesman ...

A three-eyed calf is being hailed as a spiritual icon across India. The baby animal has been hailed as a blessing by Hindus after being born with a third eye in the middle of its forehead two weeks ...

This line is often quoted, debated, and misunderstood. Yet Hindu mythology repeatedly tells stories where a woman’s voice ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal's capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country's biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, drawn by the hope that the bathing would bring them ...

Actor-writer Vishnu Manchu has grand plans for big-budget Indian epic “Kannappa.” The film revisits the folk tale of Kannappa, an atheist hunter who became a devotee of Hindu god Shiva and plucked out ...