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Topic: Shiva

Author Amish Tripathi returns with new chapter of ‘Legends’—to discover Shiva this time

The trailer of the three-part series, Legends of Shiva with Amish, was unveiled at the New Delhi World Book Fair ahead of its 3 March release on the Discovery Channel and Discovery+.

Akshay Kumar is back as Shiva in ‘Kannappa’. Fans point out missing Vasuki, Ganga

Based on the legend of Kannappa, a Shiva devotee, the Telugu film stars Vishnu Manchu in the titular role. It also features appearances from Prabhas, Mohanlal, and Kajal Aggarwal.

Faultlines surface in BJP as its Muslim leaders condemn Ajmer Sharif petition, flag ‘dangerous trend’

While BJP's Hindu leaders have stayed silent or said matter should be left to courts, several Muslim leaders including minority wing chief & a former Union minister have expressed concern.

How Shiva and Narasimha worship assimilated Adivasis in Andhra Pradesh

From mercenaries to the in-laws of the gods, the Boya and Chenchu peoples were courted by the Chola and Vijayanagara emperors.

This is how Shiva became Asia’s most popular god – innovation, assimilation, conquest

In a diverse religious environment, the Shaiva recipe for success was rather crafty.

Shiva, Skanda: How Hindu gods absorbed Iranian, Greek ideas

Some of the most important gods of modern India were influenced by Central Asian elites of the Kushan Empire.

Western reading of Shivalingam as phallic symbol is incorrect. For Hindus, Shiva is formless

For Europeans, shivalingam wasn’t just unique—it was an obscene, morally outrageous superstition. Such misrepresentation stems from the cult of phallic worship.

Adi Shankaracharya was sent in response to Buddha to bring people’s faith back to god

In ‘Icons of Grace’, Nityanand Charan Das writes about how Buddha and Shankaracharya were both part of the same divine mission.

Is ‘Vithal’ Shiva or Krishna? A Sant settled it & started 700-yr-old pilgrimage to Pandharpur

In ‘Where The Gods Dwell’, Neelesh Kulkarni writes that Vithal is, to his devotees, not a distant God but a friend and companion who is also a loved equal.

Lord Shiva allotted seat on Kashi-Mahakal Express’ inaugural run for blessings, says IRCTC

The train connects three Jyotirlingas in Indore, Ujjain and Varanasi and will see its first commercial run on 20 February.

On Camera

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Xi and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.