India’s famous Sun God temple located at Arasavalli, one km away from Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh, wore a festive look even before Ratha Saptami to be celebrated on Tuesday. Thousands of ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

which falls in January/February Ratha Saptami is a significant Hindu festival that honours the Sun God. It is also known as Saptami Tithi or Megha Saptami is a celebration of the Sun's transition ...

As an offspring of Aditi, a Vedic entity representing infinity, Surya is one of the twelve Adityas, which also include Indra, ...

Hundreds of devotees thronged the temple and waited patiently in the queue lines to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Surya Jayanthi which is birthday of the presiding deity.

She explained why the words “Mahakal” — a fierce manifestation of Hindu god Shiva — were pasted ... with 52 other family members. With the sun low in the sky, a priest shuffled along ...

The next issue of The Winnipeg Sun's Daily Headline News will soon ... Then there is the large red vertical mark, or names of various Hindu gods written in Hindi and English.

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality from demons. Hindus believe that a few drops fell in the ...

It doesn't tick any of the boxes that would define a religion if we apply the Western definition of religion to Hinduism. There is no single holy book, no single god ... the Sun, and the Moon.

(Arus Sankar/AFP/Getty Images) The ceremony is centuries old and is based on a tale in Hindu mythology where gods and demons fought ... celestial alignment of the sun, the moon and Jupiter that ...

A Hindu deity described in the Vedas and Puranas ... Show Full Article Forehead pendant with Sun God Surya in a chariot with attendants; Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; c. 1600–1700; Gold set with ...