The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround him, with some holding the ...

Over 10 million devout Hindus participated in the Kumbh Mela by taking a dip in holy waters in Prayagraj, India. Despite past ...

SIMRAN: There is an end to the cycle of death and rebirth. It is called moksha. It is reached by always trying to be the best we can be. That is the core of them being the Hindu person because ...

Despite these differences, Buddhist principles such as karma (the law of cause and effect) and samsara (the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth) bear striking similarities to core Hindu beliefs.

Shiva has blue skin, a third eye and carries a trident. Hindus believe that life is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. They also believe that the next life depends on how the previous life was ...

hoping to begin a journey to achieve Hindu philosophy’s ultimate goal: the release from the cycle of rebirth. Here’s what to know about the festival: Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so ...

all repeating a centuries-old ritual that Hindus believe cleanses them of their sins and releases them from the cycle of rebirth. The photo of a Naga Sadhu — a Hindu ascetic — at the ...