In the weeks leading up to the inauguration of the Ram Mandir (temple of Ram) in Ayodhya on January 22, saffron flags dotted streets, marketplaces, and private balconies across the north Indian city.

If you have ever stood before a Hindu deity in a temple or seen one in art, the first thing that may strike you is the number of arms. Four. Eight. Ten. Sometimes even more. To the untrained eye, this ...

In a major cultural prelude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Australia, one of Sydney's leading art museums, "The Art Gallery of New South Wales", has unveiled a landmark exhibition ...

Sydney's Art Gallery of NSW is hosting 'Avatar: Forms of Vishnu,' an exhibition on Hindu iconography, as a cultural prelude ...

On February 5, the Express newspaper pub­­lished a front-page photo of a woman in a Car­­­­­­­nival costume which to those familiar with Sana­tan Dharma, depicted the great Goddess Kali. This photo ...

In Kushan coins, minted over 1,800 years ago, we come across images of a woman holding the horn of plenty. She is identified with the Roman Goddess Fortuna, the Greek goddess Tyche, the Central Asian ...

A woman performs the Namaskara gesture, a traditional Indian greeting with hands in front of chest and a slight bow. Martin Harvey/Corbis There is no one key to unlocking the mysteries of India, a ...

A VALUABLE collection of paintings and bronzes of international repute illustrating Indian art and religion has recently been added to the national collections by donation to the Department of ...