The Nechung Monastery, once the seat of the Tibetan State Oracle ... which depict vivid scenes of wrathful deities, disembodied heads, and flayed figures. Despite its mysterious aura, the ...

Across cultures, India and Japan share ancient connections through their gods. Many Hindu deities are actively worshipped in Japan, with hundreds of shrines dedicated to them. Deities such as ...

The court ruling came following a complaint from Delhi High Court advocate Amita Sachdeva who termed the paintings of Hindu deities 'offensive'. During the hearing on Wednesday, complainant and ...

A Delhi court on Monday (January 20, 2025) ordered the seizure of paintings of Hindu deities made by Padma awardee M.F. Husain, displayed in the Delhi Art Gallery. The paintings showed Hindu gods ...

Underscoring such warnings is the concept of fan tai sui, or offending the Grand Duke of Jupiter, a concept rooted in Chinese astrology where deities are linked to stars and constellations.

It is an age-old tradition that involves offering incense sticks to the guardian deities, who each oversee a certain aspect of life, such as money, happiness and love. There are dozens of gods in ...

On a cloudy day in January, millions of saffron-clad people stand on the banks of the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna and the mythical river Saraswati in Prayagraj ...

The court on Monday granted permission for the police to seize the artworks after a complaint was filed alleging that the paintings, displayed at an art gallery and featuring two Hindu deities ...

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Lunar New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival) is more ...