Some contemporary scholars have suggested adding a fifth category, the Upasanas, which involves worshiping these texts. The ...

From a backwater town to a religious tourism hotspot, Ayodhya’s transformation story has positives as well as negatives ...

Central Sanskrit University will start a four-year Shastri (undergraduate) course and a one-year Acharya (postgraduate) course with a semester system from the next academic year. Officials said the ...

"Is Ravana truly the villain we’ve made him out to be?" In the grand epic of the Ramayana, Ravana is painted as the ...

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with four local performers-singer/songwriters who’ll be embarking on various ...

Big Island Interscholastic water polo season got underway this past Saturday with four teams converging in the pool at Hilo High for some action-filled matches.

The main worship, known as 'Vatuk Pooja,' is conducted using a steel vessel (Kalash) filled with water and walnuts, symbolising the four Vedas. After thorough purification of the home, the Kalash ...

Founder and President Rohan Patel said he was inspired to start the Spice and Wellness Society, as both sides of his family ...

A task force scrutinising the safety of public buses here has released a raft of recommendations to better support drivers.

Two hikers who were stranded for three days after they fell 800-feet down a cliffside in the San Jacinto Mountains were rescued on Monday. They spoke with KCAL News, recalling the brutal days they ...

The practice of untouchability is most visible during the cremation. Again, no pundit would perform the funeral and read ...