Hindu mythology can be considered as a deeply rich and awe-inspiring universe of stories. The universe consists Gods, Vedic principles, religious teachings, heroes and even thrilling cosmic battles.

Manjari Sharma’s depiction of the goddess Lakshmi features gold coins suspended on fishing line so they appear to fall from her palm. Credit: Courtesy Image / San Antonio Museum of Art The San Antonio ...

A child listens as his mother tells him the story of Hanuman, the anthropomorphic monkey god. In his hunger, young Hanuman mistook the sun for a juicy mango. As Hanuman went to take a bite, the gods ...

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Sanjay Patel arrives at the entrance of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, breathless. His vahana, or vehicle, is a silver mountain bike; his white helmet is festooned with multicolored stickers of ...

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As a scholar of South Asian religions, I know that stories found in the “Puranas,” religious texts likely composed between the second and 10th centuries, describe why gods and goddesses favor certain ...