There are many surprises about working in the British Museum, and one of them is that we occasionally find offerings of flowers or fruit reverently placed in front of the Hindu sculptures.

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Shiva and Parvati sculpture (made in twelfth or thirteenth century). Stone statue; from ...

In Hinduism, the fast of Rangbhari Ekadashi is observed on the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha of the Falgun month. It is also known as Amalaki Ekadashi. On this day, Lord Vishnu and the Amla tree are ...

On Hartalika Teej, statues of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are made from sand and worshipped by married women. The morning ...

There are many surprises about working in the British Museum, and one of them is that we occasionally find offerings of flowers or fruit reverently placed in front of the Hindu sculptures.