If you have ever seen a Hindu god in a temple or painting, one question naturally arises. Why so many arms? Four, eight, ten, sometimes more. To the modern mind, this may seem mythical. In Hindu ...

In Hinduism, gods and goddesses are often depicted with their vahanas, which are animals or mythical creatures that serve as their vehicles. Each vahana carries deep spiritual meaning, reflecting the ...

NEW DELHI—India's Hindu gods and goddesses are getting a superhero makeover. In new comics, paintings and popular books, depictions of Vishnu, Rama and other greats in the Hindu pantheon are being ...

(This is the second in a series. Here’s the previous episode.) Hindu worship has so many variants that it seems endlessly confusing to many outside the faith. Scholars attempt to classify, but each ...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat urged the inclusion of knowledge about Hindu deities in school textbooks and stressed dialogue-based ...

Brahma at the Erawan Shrine, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma, the creator. If people are in deep anguish, Erawan Shrine is where they can pray to Brahma for their wishes to be granted. All ...

Hindu deities in India are getting a makeover. In pop-culture images winning favor with India's aspiring middle class, the gods have bulging muscles and six-pack abs. A new generation of artists, ...