A young Hindu explains some essential beliefs of Hinduism concerning God and the purpose of life. He makes clear the Hindu belief in God as the Supreme Being and the existence of many lesser gods ...

A Hindu woman tells the story of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of prosperity and wisdom. Ganesh is also revered as the Remover of Obstacles. There is always a rat present in pictures of him ...

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray on his birth anniversary, saying he was ...

One common lacuna is the obsession with its theology/mythology and rituals, while its spiritual core ... that Hinduism posits an alternative to the ‘bad karma leads to bad fate’ belief systems.

They can be broadly categorized into major world religions and smaller, indigenous, or tribal beliefs. Hinduism, the third-largest religion in the world, boasts a vast number of followers globally.