The moon, or Chandra, holds a sacred place in Hindu mythology, symbolizing beauty, calmness, and time itself. Yet, behind its ...

In astrology, the full moon and new moon cycles get a lot of attention—but they’re only two of the moon’s monthly phases. The full moon is connected to a feeling of abundance, celebration, and, ...

Founded in 1997, the International Journal of Hindu Studies is committed to publishing excellent scholarship on well-established topics in Hindu Studies, to fostering new work in neglected areas, and ...

The moon goes around and around, waxing and waning from a pretty little crescent to a full-glowing orb and back to crescent again. Why does it do that? Why does it shine some nights and not others?

“Despite people landing on the Moon, planning to grow plants on it or wanting to shift there, it does not cease to captivate ...