But food isn’t only used for celebratory occasions — it’s also consumed in times of mourning, like the shiva. In Judaism, when someone dies, the family traditionally partakes in a seven ...

But generally, we are homebound. Mourners I visit often tell me that shiva becomes a natural process of healing. Imagine how confusing and painful it would be to go from the emotions of a funeral ...

The 'City of Caves', on an island in the Sea of Oman close to Bombay, contains a collection of rock art linked to the cult of Shiva. Here, Indian art has found one of its most perfect expressions, ...

Next, he is seen turning the leaves into a fine paste and using it as a natural colour for his artwork. The video captured Mourya carefully picturising Lord Shiva on paper using the coriander paste.