Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on ...

In India, monkeys aren’t always viewed particularly fondly. As Philip Lutgendorf, an emeritus historian at the University of Iowa, wrote in a 1997 paper, the animals “are most often treated as ...

One of his most famous stories is his marriage to Parvati, the daughter of the Himalayas ... sacred Hindu scriptures, and the arts. Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, is one of the most ...