Hindu goddesses
‘Our gods were locked in the basement.’ Now Nepal is pursuing sacred items once smuggled abroad
By Binaj Gurubacharya — February 15, 2024
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Last month, four idols and masks of Hindu gods were returned to Nepal from the United States by museums and a private collector.
From Kali to Mary to Neopagan goddesses, religions revere motherhood in sometimes unexpected ways
By Alyssa Beall — May 11, 2023
(The Conversation) — Mother figures from faith traditions around the world reflect many different ways of thinking about the divine.
My Kali is queer: Resisting the homogenization of Hinduism
By Sunita Viswanath — July 11, 2022
(RNS) — A filmmaker is challenged for her depiction of the Hindu goddess.
Indian Hindus turn to honoring ‘corona goddess’ to quell pandemic
By Bhavya Dore — June 22, 2021
(RNS) — India has a history of worshipping female divinities during times of disease outbreaks. There have been goddesses of plague, smallpox and cholera through the past centuries.
India’s goddesses of contagion provide protection in the pandemic
By Tulasi Srinivas — June 15, 2020
(RNS) — Collectively known as the Divine Mother, the goddesses of contagion act as “celestial epidemiologists” curing illness. But if angered they can also inflict disease.
Nepal bans Hindu practice of exile during menstruation
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — August 23, 2018
KATHMANDU, Nepal (RNS) — Placing menstruating girls and women in sheds or huts is a centuries-old tradition called chhaupadi, practiced throughout the Hindu-majority country. But on Aug. 17, it became an offense.
Abused Hindu goddesses recall violence against women
By Richard S. Ehrlich — September 13, 2013
(RNS) Makeup artists added cosmetic touches to the models before they were photographed, to depict cuts and bruises on their faces.
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