While a ceremonial fusillade of firecrackers sounded outside, a black-capped Brahmin pandit recited Sanskrit prayers last week in a factory conference hall at Poona, outside Bombay. It was the time of ...

India’s spiritual landscape has never stood still. Long before the grand shrines of Shiva and Vishnu rose to prominence, the land was alive with countless other gods. They watched over forests, rivers ...

Discover why Himachal Pradesh is known as ‘Dev Bhoomi’ or the ‘Land of the Gods’. Learn about its ancient temples, rich spiritual culture and deep religious traditions that make this Himalayan state ...