India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is close to fulfilling a decade-old election promise months out from nationwide polls with the announcement that a controversial new Hindu temple will open on ...

ABU DHABI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a grand Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, capping off a two-day visit to the Muslim nation that is home to ...

Two women slump low in the backseat of an SUV, as a friend drives them to a third safehouse in three days. “You can’t be tracked on the move, so you can use your phones on the way,” he says, turning ...

CONCORD — The Hindu Shiva Murugan Temple stands resplendent, adorned by a mosaic of art, culture and spirituality. Inside, chants of vedic mantras echo alongside traditional songs from barrel-shaped ...

Hindu scriptures consider it highly auspicious to accept temple offerings. However, many people do not know that there are some temples where accepting offerings is considered inauspicious. Indian ...

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- For months now, many drivers on Highway 54 in Cary have been puzzled by the gleaming white structure that towers above the highway near Northwest Maynard Road. Just what is that?

AYODHYA, India — More than 30 years ago, rioters destroyed a historic mosque in this holy Hindu city — a seismic event that critics say continues to help transform India from a secular democracy into ...

Its site is sacred to Hindus, and it also represents the much more recent victory of Hinduism as a political identity. By Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar Reporting from New Delhi and Ayodhya in India ...

The largest Hindu temple in the nation celebrated its opening week in a farming community in central New Jersey. It took more than 12,500 volunteers from across the country over 12 years to build the ...