"Due to the weathering and the poor quality of the stone, the snakes on our piece are unfortunately ... to depict a hybrid of Roman and Germanic gods. "The figure is a hybrid creature of the ...

Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Trinity, is known as the destroyer of evil and the transformer of the universe. He is adorned with significant symbols such as a crescent moon, the flowing Ganga, and the ...

India is the land of temples, and all things spiritual, holy, and revered. And the temples are filled with miracles! Some ...

In northern Kerala, far from India’s big cities and tourist trails, an ancient ritual brings the gods down to earth – and ...

The spirit of the goddess may still be strong in a former kumari, it is said, even after the diffusing rituals she undergoes upon her dismissal. Some believe that snakes issue from the vaginas of ...

A study published in 2024 finds that the Arabian god Kahl, worshipped at Qaryat al-Fāw, was likely envisioned as a smiting or warrior deity, with iconography paralleling Near Eastern storm gods ...