Worship: Learning from Akhilandeshwari Ma
Returning to my ancestral village in India, I encounter unexpected insights from an ancient form of the Mother Goddess BY […]
A Festival for the Whole Village
A Hindu observance in Suriname which illustrates the gradual melding of village-oriented tribal customs with Vedic traditions By Karan Gokoel,
Worship: Who Is Allowed in Our Temples?
One devotee’s call to end racism and allow those who genuinely adopt and follow Hinduism to freely enter our hallowed
Surrender Is Central to All Yogas
It is perhaps a great cosmic irony that to attain our immortal Self we must relinquish our personal self By
Home Puja
Introduction to Ganesha home puja One could say that the Hindu form of home worship, known as puja, is unique
My Friend, Lord Ganesha
The great Lord Ganesha has been prayed to, worshiped and adored in one form or another since time began; and
Visiting a Hindu Temple
The Hindu temple is a sacred space where man and God commune. It is the home of God and the
Puja’s Passion
Stephen P. Huyler began as an outsider. “I prided myself on my objectivity,” he says in his preface to Meeting
Sacred Is Secret
Photographer and art historian Stephen Huyler has spent the past several years documenting the personal worship of Hindus, called puja,
Worshipful Ways
Hindus go to temples to be in the presence of God. The most devout attend daily, morning and night, while