Navratri has come earlier this year, with the festive stretch officially kickstarting today, Monday, September 22. While the revelry bit of festive season may take a few more days to completely seep ...

Marriage in Hindu thought is not just the meeting of two people, it is the meeting of two destinies, two dharmas. In the story of Parvati and Shiva, their wedding is celebrated as the highest union of ...

Durga Puja is a festival of joy, colour and triumph of good over evil. It consists of Navratri followed by Vijaydashami commemorating Durga's triumph over Mahishasur. Earliest images of Durga as ...

Dry weather has caused a drop in the level of the Shalmala River in Karnataka State, India, revealing thousands of carvings in the rock bed of male and female sexual symbols – linga and yoni – and of ...