About 30,000 Hindu devotees came to witness the official unveiling of Malaysia's tallest Lord Murugan (Kartikya) statue on January 29, 2006. Temple officials are hoping to get the 42.7m statue, ... Read More

Author Stephen Knapp in his book Proof of Vedic Culture's Global Existence points out the close links between Christianity and Hinduism, which bind them into a sacred brotherhood. He says ... Read More

Sri Ramakrishna represents the very core of the spiritual realizations of the seers and sages of India. Seekers of all religions feel irresistibly drawn to his life and teachings. Sri ... Read More

Britney Spears' recent visit to a US Hindu temple has put the spotlight on Hinduism. Meeta Chaitanya of the Hindustan Times thinks it is "representative of a cultural montage that ... Read More

Regarded as "the first and the last word among all Gita translations" this book by Swami Prabhupada is the most widely used edition of the Gita. Although it's a fat ... Read More

Believed to be an incarnation of Sage Valmiki, Tulsidas wrote "The Ramcharitmanasa" - a Hindi translation of the Sanskrit Ramayana, one of the two original epics of the Hindus. Read ... Read More

The ritual world of Hinduism offers a number of common beliefs & practices that link all Hindus into a greater Indian religious system and influence other religions as well. Here's ... Read More

Here is the ultimate Shiva Guide. If you want to know Lord Shiva really well, I recommend you read Swami Sivananda's 170-page book Lord Siva And His Worship. This is ... Read More

Mira Bai is widely known as an incarnation of Radha, the consort of Lord Krishna. Mira’s earthly life was full of troubles, yet she kept up her spirit by the ... Read More

The dictionary defines it as the "sum of person's actions in one of his successive states of existence, viewed as deciding his fate for the next". In Sanskrit karma means ... Read More

'Pongal' comes from the word 'ponga' which means 'boil' and so 'pongal' connotes 'spillover' or that which is 'overflowing'. It continues through the first four days of the 'Thai' month ... Read More

A speciality of northern India, Gajak is a dry sweet, made of sesame seeds or 'til' as they are known in Hindi. It's 'til' cooked in sugar syrup and set ... Read More

As millions of kite enthusiasts pitch themselves at rooftops, waves of flying kites overwhelm an otherwise deep blue sky. On January 14, watch the sky change colors... like a rainbow ... Read More

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual guru and founder of the Art of Living movement, believes in spreading the knowledge of living a healthier life through his message of compassion, commitment ... Read More

That's the 'Bindi' - a fascinating form of body decoration. Hindus attach great importance to this ornamental mark on the forehead, often between the two eyebrows — a spot ... Read More

Are the two words synonymous and interchangeable? Religion literally means that which leads one to God. "Dharma" has a wider meaning than the word "religion", and there is no equivalent ... Read More

"If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God… Many good sayings are to be found in holy ... Read More