From the media standpoint, Mithila art can be described under three main types: Aripan (floor patterns), painted walls, and ...

Discover the grandeur of the Tirupati Balaji temple replica at Dak Bungalow Chowk, Patna, featuring intricate idols and stunning LED displays this Durga Puja. Join the festivities from October 9 and ...

Chennai is a bustling metropolis, but beyond its earthly hustle lies tranquil spiritual corners where people gather for ...

Many people seeking financial success and well-being observe a fast on this day and offer special prayers to Goddess Lakshmi. It is believed that by doing so, Devi Lakshmi blesses her devotees ...

Gajalakshmi, or Gaja Lakshmi, is a manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi. She symbolically represents power, strength, grace and authority. She is also referred as Gaj Laxmi – the Goddess of elephants – ...

In Hindu culture there is a practice of drawing Shripada, Goddess Lakshmi's footprint, on the threshold of the house pointing inwards. This ritual is followed by many Hindu communities. Symbolically ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A new type of peel-off paint can be applied just like normal paint and then removed ...

Kuber is the Deity who teaches the art of saving money as He Himself is the treasurer. Therefore, in this ritual the worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Deity Kuber has been recommended. Though all people ...

BROADLOOM, the cosseting wall-to-wall floor covering that cognoscenti refer to as W2W, is climbing out of basements and rec rooms. With its reputation rehabbed, against considerable odds ...

By Robin Pogrebin Once she was cast out of the United States. Today, her art and activism are front and center at an exhilarating Brooklyn Museum retrospective. By Siddhartha Mitter ...