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 ...

Hinduism, one of the oldest spiritual traditions, is filled with rich rituals and practices passed down through generations. For centuries, these rituals were seen as purely religious, but today, ...

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.

Pawan Kalyan laments Hindus needing court intervention for rituals, urging the establishment of a board for self-managed ...

The dominant political ideology in India today is Hindu nationalism, a spectrum of thought that represents a “New India.” In the words of Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s minister of external affairs, ...

(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.

This story is part of a series by The Associated Press, Religion News Service and The Conversation on women’s roles in male-led religions. (AP) — When Sushma Dwivedi started seriously thinking about ...