In the Dallas suburbs, Sangeeta Kulkarni lights an oil lamp in front of a wooden structure housing idols in her kitchen. The newly renovated area is dedicated to prayer and is backed by gold-and-white ...

The altar on C.K. Hiranya Gowda’s kitchen counter is small but elegant. There’s a small sandalwood sculpture of Sri Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu deity, along with other small sculptures of ...

Observed with fasting, prayer, and night-long vigils, the festival commemorates ancient stories of Shiva and cosmic creation.

Princeton University has launched its first Hindu prayer space that houses a temple for goddess Saraswati, plus musical instruments and books. Located in Green Hall, the space will feature ...

Hindu students are vying for a permanent prayer space in Marsh Chapel. Audrey Fain/DFP STAFF Boston University officials agreed to meet with Hindu students advocating for a permanent prayer space in ...

There’s an old saying that prayer is talking to God while meditation is listening to God. While it’s an oversimplification, the statement nevertheless conveys a kernel of truth. Meditation and ...

The Hindu Students Organization (HSO) at the University of Connecticut is leading the effort to have a separate Hindu prayer area in the Storrs campus, a process that has taken years to materialize.

A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude. Some weeks ago, the students of Paramahansa Yogananda -- ...

Parliamentarian prattle and stilted deliberations usually mark the language of lawmakers in Olympia. But Friday, ancient Sanskrit mantras filled the chamber when a Hindu prayer was recited for what is ...