Karwa Chauth, the festival of love and devotion, is a day when married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for their husbands' long life and happiness. As you prepare for the rituals, applying mehndi, ...

The Hanuman Chalisa composed by the great poet-saint Tulsidas in the vibrant 16th century, stands towering among hymns devoted to Hanuman. Crafted in melodious Awadhi, its forty verses (hence, Chalisa ...