Here are five prominent snake temples in India that are particularly significant for a Nag Panchami visit. Read on to know ...

Mosques are the centre of worship, recitation and spiritual solace and not for political meetings, says Jamiat Daawatul ...

Indian law protecting places of worship faces judicial review amid growing clamour over mosques. A slew of petitions have been filed against the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 ...

Indians Worship Stone 'Monkey' By ABC News. May 15, 2001, 7:12 AM. B A N G A L O R E, India, May 15 -- Hundreds of people in the southern stateof Karnataka have begun worshipping a huge rock that ...

For many Indians, the high importance of religion is reflected in religious practices centered at home. Roughly eight-in-ten Indian adults (81%) have an altar, shrine or religious symbol in their home ...

NEW DELHI — Following a knock at his front door, an Indian scholar greeted two unidentified visitors and was shot in the head and the chest, becoming the third critic of religious superstition ...

NEW DELHI – Indian police are investigating the weekend murder of a scholar who was known for his outspoken criticism of idol worship and religious superstition. The shooting of M.M. Kalburgi at ...

July 3 has long been observed as Saint Thomas Day, commemorating the death of the apostle considered by many to be the patron saint of India. Now it is also celebrated as Indian Christian Day ...