Penelope Beltran, 8, smiles after her mother puts colored powder on her during the celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of ...

Huge swarms of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi ... alive as devotees danced to blaring drums and under clouds of colored powder filling ...

Drums play a multifaceted cultural role in India. An integral part of musical practice and tradition, percussion instruments in India have also occupied our imagination through ancient myths, rituals, ...

Drums and tears dedicate national Indian museum Indians take their place among American legends American Indians see D.C. museum as showcase to ‘share their stories’ (09-21-04) Smithsonian’s ...

The sacred Bhasma Aarti was performed at the renowned Mahakaleshwar Temple on the first day of the Chaitra month, marking ...

Then Shankar asks the players to sing a tala using Indian drum syllables. The young Ravi Shankar travelled to Paris, performing in his older brother’s dance group. During the group’s tours of ...