(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?

When Sushma Dwivedi started seriously thinking about performing wedding rites and other Hindu religious blessings in New York City and elsewhere, she knew who she needed to talk to - her grandmother.

(THE CONVERSATION) — Cultures have built elaborate rituals to help humans process the grief of losing someone. Rituals can hold the core beliefs of a culture and provide a sense of control in an ...

They took the seven sacred rounds (saptapadi) at the Nava Durga Temple, performed jaimala, sindoor, kanyadaan, and embraced ...

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 ...

Why Shakha or conch shell is blown in Hindu rituals and the different types of Shankhas In Hindu mythology, Shankha is also used synonymously with wisdom and spirituality and is referred to as the ...

Zarine Khan passed away at 81 due  age-related ailments. Her son Zayed performed final rites according to Hindu traditions, ...

Actor, film-maker Sanjay Khan's wife Zarine Khan passed away on November 7, 2025 due to cardiac arrest, at the age of 81. Her ...

The last rites of Zarine Khan, who passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest, was performed in Mumbai as per Hindu customs ...

The priestesses are part of a feminist push to make Hinduism more inclusive. Some have begun officiating at Indian weddings stripped of... Hindu priestesses fight the patriarchy, one Indian wedding at ...

Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali took to her Instagram story to pen a moving note after her mother Zarine Khan’s death. She wrote, “My mother Zarine Khan was a very special woman. Her philosophy of ...