Steady hands: It takes several hands to hold a young boy steady during a traditional Indian ear-piercing ritual at the Rokkumalai Sri Muniswarar Bathrakaliamman Temple in Paya Terubong. — CHAN BOON ...

(The Conversation) — The use of AI and robotic technology in worship is raising profound questions about its long-term consequences. Will it lead to the betterment of society or replace practitioners?

DENPASAR, IndonesiaDENPASAR, Indonesia — Airports closed for 24 hours, the internet was turned off and streets were empty as the predominantly Hindu island of Bali in Muslim-majority Indonesia marked ...

It isn't just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism's holiest rituals – and not all worshippers are ...

A robotic arm (below on right) is used to worship by maneuvering a candle in front of the Hindu god Ganesha. Monarch Innovation It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in ...