NEW YORK (RNS) — Manirag Reddy Gaddam, a 30-year-old data analyst from Hoboken, New Jersey, said he had never anticipated his sudden turn to the Hindu faith in his 20s. Equally unexpected, he said, ...

Observed on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi, Mahashivratri honors Lord Shiva through night-long vigils and fasting. Rooted in Puranic legends like the hunter story, Neelkantha episode, and Shiva-Parvati ...

Viral News: Maha Shivratri is a widely celebrated occasion for the Hindus. The festival holds cultural significance for people. From the popular ‘bhaang’ derived from the cannabis plant to Shiva ...

Viral News: From different religions to cultures, it’s rightly said that music holds the power to unite everyone. Just when Maha Shivratri 2026 is around the corner, a video of the popular Korean ...

One significant Sanatan Dharma celebration is Mahashivratri. People fast and perform ritualistic worship in an attempt to appease Lord Shiva on this day. It is thought that when devotion is performed ...

Maha Shivratri 2026: Lord Shiva, the supreme deity in Shaivism and part of the Hindu Trimurti (with Brahma and Vishnu), is revered as the destroyer and regenerator of the universe. Known as Mahadev ...

That Shiva is one of our Trinity and in charge of the “moving on” of the pranakoti is well known. Shiva Ratri is that night on which one is embedded in pure consciousness. Shiva is the ultimate in ...

Observed with fasting, prayer, and night-long vigils, the festival commemorates ancient stories of Shiva and cosmic creation. A Hindu man dressed as Shiva holds a lit candle in his mouth as he takes ...

Lord Shiva, one of the most powerful and revered deities in Hinduism, is known as the destroyer and transformer among the Trimurti. Yet Shiva is far more than a force of destruction. He represents ...

Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor, along with her husband Saif Ali Khan and children Taimur and Jehangir Ali Khan, recently attended an ISPL match in Surat. The family was seen completely invested in the ...

A century-old Shiva Lingam in Draksharamam in Ambedkar Konaseema district was found vandalised on Tuesday (December 30, 2025), creating a stir among the devotees. According to police, unidentified ...