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 ...

I played an hour of “Raji: An Ancient Epic” before I stopped and restarted. While it’s not uncommon for players to reboot a game after learning its basic controls, that wasn’t what made me want to ...

Indra, the Vedic god of rain and thunder, was once the supreme ruler of the heavens. Wielding his mighty vajra (thunderbolt), he was celebrated in the Rigveda for slaying the serpent-demon Vritra, ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! GUDUTA, India (AP) — The ritual began with a ...

In the shadow of an ancient mound, near the convergence of the Betwa and Halali rivers in central India, stands a solitary ...

Walt Disney Co. is filming a series based on an ancient Indian poem about a warring dynasty, as it seeks to gain a stronger foothold in one of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment and streaming ...

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 ...