"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 ...

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