Vibrant photographs depicting Hindu deities–four gods and four goddesses–occupied their own dark gray walls where the shadows of the flames are enhanced. The eight god and goddesses were chosen by ...

But one Hindu activist in Nevada has complained to the museum, and to Birmingham’s mayor and City Council, saying a doll of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh that was on sale was offensive to him.

A new exhibition at the British Museum in London showcases the rich journey of India's spiritual art. Titled Ancient India: Living Traditions, it brings together 189 remarkable objects spanning ...

Hindu deities all stem from a shared source: Brahman, or the One Ultimate Reality. Brahman is distinct from Brahma, the creator god who, along with Vishnu, the preserver, and Shiva, the destroyer, ...

Who’s Who: A Guide to the Gods and Enlightened BeingsView full sizeSpeeding the path to enlightenment: Hevajra.Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer Aside from the purely visual pleasures they provide ...

She is perhaps the most powerful goddess in Hindu mythology, as feared as she is revered, with millions of worshippers honoring her during ritual 10-day festivals every autumn and spring. She is ...

Cambodia has welcomed home a 1,000-year-old stone statue of a Hindu god that was looted from a temple during the country's civil war and spent the past three decades at an American museum.

Sacred art, after all, must be worthy not just of museums, the public or the faithful—but of the gods. Living With the Gods: Art, Beliefs and Peoples Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, through Jan ...

Ganesha is the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, who is traditionally worshipped before any major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes and authors, according to ...