Every symbol tells a story. Some symbols are remembered for centuries because they carry a deeper message that speaks to ...

We often walk past temples, visit homes, or attend ceremonies in India and see beautiful, often mysterious symbols. From the spiraling Om on prayer beads to the geometric Yantras in rituals — they’re ...

As Hindus in the D.C. area and worldwide celebrate the five-day holiday Diwali, they want to bring back their sacred symbol: the swastika. Niti Srivastava, executive director of the Indian Cultural ...

Many spiritual practitioners believe the symbol is used to invite positive energies into a space and remove negative energy.

Pretend City is for children, not for adult political battles. At least that was the thinking when museum officials recently decided to take down a Hindu swastika that was part of an Indian family ...

A Hindu swastika decorates the New York patio of a home where a Hindu wedding ceremony unfolds. The curving swastika with its rounded corners is an ancient symbol of good fortune and often used on ...

During Nikhil Mandalaparthy's senior year of high school in 2015, the local Hindu temple in his hometown was vandalized. Spray-painted in red on the outside of the Bothell, Washington, worship and ...