A story could sit inside a culture for centuries, painted on temple walls and sung at festivals. Then someone decided it ...

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The film that became “Love Chaos Kin” began, in a sense, with a personal question that its director could not stop asking herself. Indian American filmmaker Chithra Jeyaram ha ...

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In India’s remote Chhattisgarh region, the Ram Nami developed an extraordinary tattoo tradition after members of their community were historically excluded from temples because of caste. In response, ...

TORRANCE, CA – The Sri Panchamukha Hanuman Temple and Religious Academy hosted a vibrant celebration of India’s 78th Independence Day with the event titled “Jai Ho.” The celebration blended patriotism ...

Non-compliance may result in appropriate legal action, devotees told in safety guidelines Dubai: Hindu Temple Dubai has issued a set of compliance and safety guidelines for Indian expat devotees ...

Goddess Meenakshi is revered by the people of Madurai as their queen (Maduraiyin Rani or Arasi in Tamil), but what draws thousands of devotees from across the world to the Meenakshi-Sundareswarar ...

An Indian woman living in the United States has shared her observations about the country’s workplace culture, saying that employees generally stick closely to their scheduled working hours and leave ...

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