Durga
In Hinduism’s celebration of Durga, lessons for how to navigate global conflicts
By Murali Balaji — October 24, 2023
(RNS) — The fight against evil, Navaratri shows us, is a prolonged effort against a shifting foe.
In the Hindu diaspora, dancers and feminists celebrate the modern cultural significance of Navaratri
By Richa Karmarkar — October 24, 2023
(RNS) — Throughout the United States, South Asian Americans young and old have come out to dance garba, the folk dance that began as a devotional form of worship and has now become a cultural phenomenon for Hindus and non-Hindus alike.
At Durga Puja, Hindus wrestle with the West’s sexualized destroyer
By Kalpana Jain — October 12, 2021
(RNS) — Taken out of her cultural context, Western depictions of the goddess can be quite unrecognizable.
What is Navaratri?
By Kimberly Winston — September 28, 2017
(RNS) — What's the deal with this nine-night Hindu religious holiday?
The ‘Splainer: What religious sites were lost or damaged in Nepal quake
By Kimberly Winston — April 28, 2015
(RNS) In one minute, the April 25 earthquake in Nepal toppled, destroyed and damaged a millennium of religious history. This 'Splainer looks at the damaged sites and their religious and historical significance.
Abused Hindu goddesses recall violence against women
By Richard S. Ehrlich — September 13, 2013
(RNS) Makeup artists added cosmetic touches to the models before they were photographed, to depict cuts and bruises on their faces.
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