Parvati

Pankaj Tripathi on reprising Guruji in Sacred Games 2: He has a crucial role to play in unravelling the mystery

Pankaj Tripathi talks about the intrigue around his role of Guruji, and how he prepared for arguably his toughest role yet, in Sacred Games Season 2.

Diwali card parties' origins in Hindu mythology: How Shiva-Parvati's gambling game prompted a festive tradition

It's the one legend that actually sanctions playing cards with your family over Diwali, because hey, if the gods can do it, you can too

Mythology for the Millennial: Why Ganesha, remover of obstacles, enjoys an enduring popularity among devotees

There's a Ganesha — the potbellied, elephant-headed, rat-riding Indian god — almost everywhere you look, and his stories are always popular with children.

Day before wedding, poster outside Lalu Prasad Yadav's house shows Tej Pratap and wife Aishwarya Rai as Lord Shiva, Parvati

A day before RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's son, Tej Pratap Yadav, tied the knot with fiancee Aishwarya Rai, a poster popped up outside the Yadav residence in Patna, showing the couple as Lord Shiva and Parvati.

Maha Shivratri 2017: Shiva is a cultural symbol synthesised from influences over thousands of years

Shiva has been variously visualised, eulogised and internalised. This note brings together some of the popular forms and stories (in no particular order) of he who is the Mahadeva – the greatest of all Gods.

Social media stalker's guide: 'Parvati' and Superwoman shut trolls down, SRK's #celebgoals

We stalk, you read. Deal?

Priya's Shakti: A magical comic book has a new heroine for rape-ridden India

Devineni, who is a filmmaker moonlighting as a comic book writer, was driven to create Priya's Shakti after he read about the infamous Delhi gang rape of December 2012.

Section 377 and Indian culture: myths don't criminalise homosexuality

Sexuality has been woven into the fabric of our mythology as much as the clichéd but ever-alluring eternal battle of good and evil.