The Homecoming of Nepal’s Gods
Decades of looting turned living Deities into costly global commodities, but the era of quiet disappearance is giving way to one of recovery and return
Lord Murugan Moves Out West
America’s newest Murugan temple graces California’s Concord hills By Reena Rathore, California Muruganukku arogara!” these sacred words rang out across
Maha Kumbh Mela Prayag 2025
This year marked the greatest gathering of human beings in history—660 million congregating at the confluence of the Ganga and
How Women Experience the Mela
The sacred bath in Ganga’s lap, they say, connects them and their families to ancestors and descendants in a timeless
Join in Nallur Temple’s Awesome Annual Festival
Every year in the fall, tens of thousands of Hindus and others come to participate in all or part of
200 Deities Pilgrimage to Mandi for Mahasivaratri
Join our reporter for the little-known, week-long celebration of Mahasivaratri in the Himalayan foothills, attended by some two hundred Deities
Ram Janmabhoomi
Let the Pilgrimages Begin! In the sacred land where flows the Sarayu River, Ram Lala has made His divine return
Chinmaya Mission West Invests in its Youth
Over a period of 30 weeks each year, tens of thousands of children in North America, from kindergarten through grade
New Temple Signals a Peaceful Turn for Kashmir
Decades after the violent expulsion of the Kashmir Pandits from the Kashmir Valley, peace has largely been restored and the
The Hallowed Halls of Hampi
The austere, grand site of Hampi in Karnataka, India, was the prosperous capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. For over 200