Author Manu S Pillai dives deep into primary and secondary sources to show the trajectory modern Hindu identity formation followed.

Jacobsen notes in Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition, the Vedas are barely interested in specific sacred sites ... Oddly enough, though, the Manusmriti (Book eight verse 92) claims that pilgrimage ...

The oldest, still ongoing, sacred scriptures of the Vedas in Hinduism and the Torah in Judaism ... Everyone who has read the Book of Exodus in the Torah, has noted the major change that takes ...

Jacobsen notes in Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition, the Vedas are barely interested in specific sacred sites. In fact ... either in pamphlet form or in well-produced coffee table books. By the late ...

A complaint was lodged at Ganeshpeth police station in the evening alleging the burning of the holy book. Following the complaint, a large number of Muslim community members started gathering in ...

Hinduism fact: Hindus consider the Ganga River sacred, symbolising purity and the ... Hinduism fact: The Vedas, ancient Hindu scriptures, are considered the oldest spiritual texts in the world.