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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will return to India three stolen bronze sculptures. A magnficient bronze of Shiva Nataraja is among them ...

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The Thai Poosam festival commenced with traditional rites at the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple in Palani on Sunday, ...

Mahashivratri is a sacred Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. It symbolises devotion and spiritual awakening. Special ...

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During my recent visit to Benares, I found myself walking through a city reshaped by ambition, reordered by authority, and ...

“पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं।” What looks incomplete can still be whole. When people see Lord Jagannath for the first time, one ...