Diwali is now an official holiday in three states: California, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into ...

Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and spiritual ...

Dev Uthani Ekadashi, or Prabodhini Ekadashi, marks Lord Vishnu’s awakening from four months of yog nidra, resuming creation.

In Rigveda, Vishnu is not a very prominent god. He is one of the Adityas—sons of Aditi, the mother of gods. He is associated with Sun and Fire, who are major gods. Vishnu is the god of grace. He ...

It is the avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in the form of a fish, preceding Kurma. Often listed as the first avatar in the lists of the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, Matsya is described to have rescued ...

1. Dashavatara refers to the ten avatars of Vishnu, the Hindu God of universal preservation. Dashavatara (Sanskrit: अवतार, derives from daśa, meaning 'ten' and avatāra, meaning 'descent'). God Vishnu ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior will feature more than 170 objects that will explore the many personae and legends of Vishnu, his entourage, ...