7 Hindu deities and their representations in Japanese culture
Many Hindu deities are actively worshipped in Japan, with hundreds of shrines dedicated to them. Deities such as Lakshmi, ...
Japanese Goddess Benzaiten is equivalent of Maa Saraswati, Kangiten is Lord Ganesha? Know about 'Indian Gods in Japan'
If you want to learn more about Indian Gods – including Shiva, Ganesha and Saraswati – and their Japanese counterparts, you ...
Arjuna To Shurato: Anime Inspired From The Hindu Mythologies
Shurato is a less popular anime which includes Hindu and Buddhist mythologies where Shurato needs to fight with celestials ...
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Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Others prefer two vertical white ones with a red or yellow stripe in the center. Then there is the large red vertical mark, ...
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Worship Starts with a Pierced God
Our God came to us first. A Malaysian Hindu devotee with his back pierced with hooks makes his way towards the Batu Caves ...
Hundreds join an order of naked, armed holy men at Hindu festival
Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...
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Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of ...
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Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Then there is the large red vertical mark, or names of various Hindu gods written in Hindi and English. Hindu priest Pandey, who sits cross-legged at a nearby stretch of the riverbank, can apply ...