A 23-year-old Nepali man cut off his right hand after morning prayers and offered it to Kali, the Hindu goddess of power. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hilarity, as always ensues.

The whole Hindu vegetarian, cows are sacred concept must have gotten past the marketing folks at BK. picked by Moe 5 months ago

A jobless Indian devotee was admitted to hospital after he cut off his tongue and offered it to a Hindu goddess. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

In case you've not seen any of this before, Shambo was a bull suspected of having TB. In accordance with DEFRA rules he was scheduled for termination.

The problem was that he wasn't so much a farm animal as a totem belonging to a bunch of Welsh Hindu monks. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Calling Valentine's day "un-indian" and promoting sexual misdemeanours, militant members of Sri Ram Sena who believe among other things that kissing and even holding hands in public should be punished with broken bones vow to attack couples who are being affectionate on Feb 14th. picked by bernardblack 10 months ago

The practice of sati, in which a woman burns herself to death on her husband's pyre, began in medieval times when Hindu women chose to kill themselves after their husbands died in battle rather than be taken prisoner by invaders. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Sajani Shakya, 10, is the first living goddess to visit the United States from Nepal, where she is worshipped and believed to inhabit the Hindu goddess Kali, who is thought to live in girls until they reach puberty.

Video link is fixed now. Sorry about that.

Article here picked by suebe 2 years ago

If you live in a large, multi-ethnic city virtually anywhere in the world it is a possibility that in the last week you have seen groups of people in parks merrily spattering each other with paint. The throwing of multi-colored water and powder is in fact the popular Hindu spring Festival of Colors, also known as Holi. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Poor little thing. picked by moe 2 years ago

Some 3,000 villagers have attended an elaborate Hindu wedding ceremony in eastern India for two monkeys.

The "bride" was dressed in a five-metre long sari and decked in flowers. The ceremony took place last Thursday in Ghanteswara village in Orissa state. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Two NASA scientists put forward a new model to explain how the cosmos is and where it might be going. They say it is necessary to take account of startling recent discoveries such as the observation that everything in the Universe is moving apart at an accelerating rate. Paul Steinhardt and Neil Turok propose that the cosmos goes through an endless cycle - of Big Bang, expansion and stagnation - d... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hundreds of people have flocked to a remote village in eastern Nepal to see a "sweating" idol of a Hindu god, a sign of impending turmoil or natural disaster for the devoutly religious nation. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A Hindu wedding ceremony involving 18 dogs has been called off in India after hardline religious groups and animal rights activists said it made a mockery of the religion and was cruel to the animals. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

A toddler born with eight limbs and believed by some to be the reincarnation of the multi-limbed Hindu goddess Vishnu, is set to undergo a 40-hour operation to remove half of her limbs. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A BUTCHER in eastern India chopped his 65-year-old mother into pieces and smeared himself with her blood in a sacrifice to appease the Hindu goddess Kali. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Billed as the world’s largest animal sacrifice fair, the event is expected to attract about five million Hindus. Despite protest from several quarters, the Nepal government has refused to intervene in the religious custom meant to appease Goddess Gadhimai where nearly 500,000 animals, including buffaloes, goats, ducks, roosters and pigeons will be sacrificed. picked by equinox 2 weeks ago

A 33-year-old Bangladeshi doctor whose family allegedly held her captive for months at home and in a mental hospital will return to work in Britain after a court in Dhaka ordered her parents to release her Sunday, the woman's lawyer said. picked by suebe 12 months ago

Ostracized by society, India's widows flock to the holy city of Vrindavan waiting to die. They are found on side streets, hunched over with walking canes, their heads shaved and their pain etched by hundreds of deep wrinkles in their faces. THIS IS REALLY F'D UP AN SAD!!! picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

Hindus in a Welsh town are guarding a sacred bull inside their temple from local health officials who say he has bovine tuberculosis. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Does anyone rember when she visited the U.S. Well she will be worshiped no more! picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago