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Hindu burning ghats along the banks of the sacred Ganges River in Varanasi.

Varanasi, India

Cremation Ghats of Varanasi

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

In the 1790 painting <em>Bhang Eaters Before Two Huts</em>, by Pemji, a group of men mix and consume bhang.

This British Colonial Report Offers a Rare Glimpse Into India's Historic Cannabis Cuisine

And a description of some very stoned canines.

Reina Gattuso May 9, 2019

Changu Narayan after earthquake in 2015.

Changunarayan, Nepal

Changu Narayan

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue

Kuta Selatan, Indonesia

Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

Onam Sadhya

Celebrate the harvest and the return of a beloved mythical king with this 26-dish Malayali feast.

Khasi Ko Bhutan

Nepal's autumn festival season means crispy, stir-fried intestines for dinner.

Kumari Ghar

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kumari Ghar

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

Srirangam temple, home to medieval Tamil inscriptions and delicious appam.

Temple Wall Recipes Reveal a Wealth of Unexplored Culinary History

Medieval epigraphs carved in stone offer a unique glance at South Indian cuisine.

Abbey Perreault October 10, 2018

Pongala

This annual offering involves four million women, one goddess, and incredible quantities of rice pudding.

112-foot Adiyogi at the Isha Yoga Center.

Booluvampatti, India

The Adiyogi Shiva Statue

The world's largest bust sculpture celebrates the Hindu deity, Shiva.

Presenting the liquor offering.

Liquor Offering at Kal Bhairav Temple

Devotees bring bottles of booze to a deity in Ujjain.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir exterior.

Toronto, Ontario

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

Mengwi, Indonesia

Ogoh-Ogoh Museum

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

Nataraj.

Meyrin, Switzerland

Nataraj Statue (The CERN Shiva)

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

The fantastic "gateway to heaven."

Abang, Indonesia

Pura Lempuyang Luhur

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Adalaj stepwell.

Adalaj Ni Vav

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

Rani Ki Vav

Rani Ki Vav

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

Brahma Temple in Pushkar.

Pushkar Brahma Temple

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.