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A 1,500-year-old statue of the Hindu god Krishna just got a 21st century makeover at the Cleveland Museum of Art. From PBS station Ideastream Public Media, David C. Barnett takes us behind the scenes ...

STORY: Participants, including women, played the "Dahi Handi," where they form human pyramids to break suspended clay pots full of curd and honey. The event is meant to imitate a widely known part of ...

Hindus from around the nation are welcoming the gods Krishna and Shri Radhainto a shrine near Grayslake this Labor Day weekend. The three-day ceremony, which began Thursday and will conclude Saturday, ...

The ISKCON temple in Houston came alive Wednesday with the spirited celebrations of Janmashtami — the Hindu god Krishna’s birthday — including dance, music, food, traditional rituals, and a children’s ...

Peter Mwamba, a priest at the Nairobi Hare Krishna temple Hare Krishna movement is a branch of Hinduism who chant 'Hare Krishna' –'Hare' refers to 'praise' or 'Hail' and 'Krishna' means God Krishna ...

It is a tale we all knowKrishna, the divine strategist, slays his tyrannical uncle Kansa, restoring justice and righteousness. But what if the story was not merely a moral fable of good triumphing ...

“Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan after 2020 restoration (detail)” (c. 600, Southern Cambodia, Takeo Province, Phnom Da), sandstone, 203.1 x 68 x 55.5 cm (Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance ...

VRINDAVAN, India (RNS) — In this major pilgrimage center for the Hare Krishna movement, Purnendu Goswami survives as a rare atheist. Goswami, 44, runs the Bindu Seva Sansthan ashram in this northern ...

A boy and a girl dressed as Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha pose for photos during the Krishna Janmashtami festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 26, 2024. Krishna Janmashtami festival is celebrated ...