As we continue our climb, I meet 59-year-old Pushpa Devi from Banaras. I stare at her in wonderment when she tells me this is her 45th visit to the temple. She is equally bewildered to hear this is my ...

When people think of Manasa Devi, they often picture the famous temple in Haridwar. Perched atop the Bilwa Parvat in the Shivalik Hills, it is one of the most well-known shrines in North India. Every ...

In the temples of India and Nepal, Devi is not always worshipped as a distant idol carved in stone. In some sacred spaces, she is treated as present, breathing, responding. The rituals are not ...

The 17th-century poet Jagannatha, in the court of Shah Jahan, was once ostracised by his Brahmin community for having a love affair with a Muslim woman. (PTI) The 17th-century poet Jagannatha, in the ...

Mahasweta Devi: The goddess of the downtrodden Mahasweta Devi, one of the greatest littérateurs who fought for the downtrodden, believed in Marxist ideology and yet lent her undying spirit to the ...

Hindu priests at an Indian temple are saying daily prayers to two coronavirus goddesses in an effort to tame the pandemic as the country battles a new infection surge. Two “Corona Devi” idols have ...

Jeevitha Vaishta stars as Goddess Parvathi on Kannada TV’s 'Shri Devi Mahatme.' In an ETimes TV interview, she discussed being cast on Shivratri, overcoming language challenges with the Bhagavad Gita, ...

The first part of the review of Devi Bharatham, the annual thematic festival of Natyarangam, was carried last week. On the third day, Pavitra Bhat presented ‘Paalini’ the protector. With resource ...