(RNS) — Religious rituals are sensory encounters. The smell of candles, incense, the taste of wine at Communion or prasad, the blessed food at Hindu worship practices: Each is aimed at involving the ...

In Hinduism, human life is not merely viewed as a biological journey but as a sacred path, shaped by different ideologies through centuries and a sequence of spiritual markers called the Samskaras.

The festival of Raksha Bandhan is not limited to only tying Rakhi. This festival is also a confluence of many other important traditions in Indian culture. One of these is the tradition of wearing a ...

Nepal on Saturday is observing Janai Purnima, the festival of threads, with ritualistic bathing and tying the sacred thread "Rakshya Bandhan" on the wrist and "Janai" across the body by Hindu devotees ...

Under British rule, the notion took hold that the only legitimate priests in Hinduism are upper-caste sacred-thread Sanskrit-knowing Brahmins. This is absolutely not true. Hinduism has many groups and ...

CONCORD — The Hindu Shiva Murugan Temple stands resplendent, adorned by a mosaic of art, culture and spirituality. Inside, chants of vedic mantras echo alongside traditional songs from barrel-shaped ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come ...