(RNS) — Religious rituals are sensory encounters. The smell of candles, incense, the taste of wine at Communion or prasad, the blessed food at Hindu worship practices: Each is aimed at involving the ...

When throngs gathered to rededicate the oldest major Hindu temple in the United States, there was poignance -- prayers for continued recovery from the pandemic that struck many loved ones in India -- ...

ROBINS — As gongs rang through the field and incense drifted in the breeze, a crowd in Indian and Western garb wove together around a square to make a declaration that comes about once in a generation ...

Against a backdrop of buzz saws and workers scurrying about, four white robed priests chanted in Sanskrit in the main foyer of the new Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield in Chatham late Wednesday ...

Across India, temples follow traditions that are far older than modern social systems. Some welcome everyone without ...

Mahashivratri is a time when many devotees like to visit Shiva temples. Scroll down to know the famous Shiva temples in India ...