Two actors who played Hindu god Rama, sitting, and his brother Laxman, standing next to him in the center, wait on the stage at the end of the third day of Ramleela, a dramatic folk re-enactment of ...
(RNS) — When I was growing up in Atlanta in the 1970s and ‘80s, Diwali meant we gathered at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness temple. Although most “Hare Krishnas,” as ISKCON ...
Art and politics mingle at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), where contemporary issues see a testing ground. This year’s audience is engaged in the debate surrounding the controversial demolition ...
(RNS) — Across India and the global South Asian diaspora, Hindus will be watching on Thursday (Nov. 4) as an extravagant celebration of Diwali — the festival that marks the birth of the Hindu goddess ...
The actor began her post on X with the salutation “Jai Shri Ram,” meaning glory to Hindu god Rama, often used by Hindus to greet each other. “I am writing this note with a heavy heart and a genuine ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — 23-year old Ashutosh Agnihotri has been playing god this week. Ahead of the Dussehra festival, which celebrates the defeat of mythological demon Ravana, at the hands of Lord Rama, ...
Two actors who played Hindu god Rama, sitting, and his brother Laxman, standing next to him in the center, wait on the stage at the end of the third day of Ramleela, a dramatic folk re-enactment of ...