The use of a sacred Hindu scripture during the "Oppenheimer" sex scene is sparking outrage among India's right wing. Reading from the Bhagavad Gita occurs during an intimate scene featuring Cillian ...

According to Hindu scriptures ancient, chanting mantra is one of the most powerful way to seek blessings of the God and ...

“People think anybody can recite the Bhagavata [Purana] and become famous,” Hemant Mani, 42, grumbled over the phone from his monastery in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. “Social media is giving people the ...

In Hindu dharma, life is seen as a sacred journey marked by sixteen important samskaras or purification rites. These rituals ...

Jai Prakash: Pundit at Schenectady Hindu Temple and college student. Background: Born in Albany, raised in Loudonville. After graduating from Shaker High School in 2002, he got an associate degree ...

MUMBAI, India — A scene featuring a holy Hindu scripture in the nuclear arms biopic “Oppenheimer” has drawn social media fire in India, with many users saying they would boycott the movie because of ...

Complaints from religious and political leaders have forced the scrapping of a requirement for Hindu scriptures to be made available to students in India's Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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