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Faith: Hindu

  • Life of Pi

    Is this a film aimed at helping audiences find God? “It wouldn’t be that easy,” says director Ang Lee. “You have to go through suffering and pain. You have to be in awe. You have to go through tests to believe in God—or not believe in God, in some cases.” More →

    November 16, 2012

  • Hindu Holi

    Watch an audio slideshow of Hindu students at Georgetown University celebrating the festival of Holi. More →

    March 2, 2012

  • Ganesha Chaturthi

    Hindus honor thousands of deities, and every Hindu has a favorite god, but Ganesha is “a god that is chosen by almost everybody because he is the remover of obstacles,” says Professor S. N. Shridhar. More →

    August 31, 2011

  • Vishnu

    “He is the maintainer, the preserver, the one who saves the earth over and over again, “ says Joan Cummins, curator of the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition “Vishnu: Hinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior.” More →

    August 18, 2011

  • Prison Yoga

    At the central jail in Bhopal, India, the prison superintendent says a yoga program calms the jail’s atmosphere and speeds the release of inmates. More →

    April 29, 2011

  • Aravind Eye Hospital

    Patients at this hospital in Madurai, India are among the world’s poorest people. It was founded by a pioneering eye surgeon who was a disciple of the spiritual teacher Sri Aurobindo, and its business success and social mission have long made it a model in public health textbooks. More →

    June 4, 2010

  • Hinduism and Modern India

    Bhavana Gupta says her generation will go to a Hindu temple in New Delhi and say, “Let’s give the priest 500 rupees to have him do a good prayer service for us.” But the younger generation questions this traditional Hindu practice and asks why. More →

    January 22, 2010

  • Navaratri

    Hindu goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswathi are worshipped and honored with fire, water, prayers, chants, and other offerings. More →

    October 2, 2009

  • Aravind Eye Hospital

    FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Aravind is the world’s largest eye care center, a one-stop shop that even makes many of the lenses and instruments used by its surgeons. It looks like any of India’s high tech centers where rich Indians … More →

    July 2, 2009

  • Religion and the Obama Inauguration

    President Obama discusses his plans and hopes for the American religious community. More →

    January 23, 2009

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