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Faith and Film: How Religion Is Depicted in Indian & Global Cinema in 2025

Faith and Film: How Religion Is Depicted in Indian & Global Cinema in 2025 Cinema has always been more than entertainment; it is a mirror of human belief, struggle, and imagination. Religion — as one of the most powerful forces shaping human identity — has been a recurring theme in films across the world. From Indian epics to Hollywood dramas, filmmakers continue to explore how faith inspires, divides, and transforms lives. In 2025, this relationship […]

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November 7, 2025

Digital Faith Influencers: YouTube, Instagram & Spiritual Branding

Digital Faith Influencers: YouTube, Instagram & Spiritual Branding In the 21st century, spirituality has found a new pulpit — the digital screen. From YouTube to Instagram, faith leaders, monks, and spiritual teachers are reimagining how devotion, mindfulness, and moral lessons are shared. What once required temple visits or sermons in community halls now reaches millions through a smartphone. This rise of “digital faith influencers” marks a powerful transformation in how religion and spirituality are practiced, […]

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November 3, 2025

How Digital Rituals and Virtual Darshans Are Reshaping Hindu Practice

How Digital Rituals and Virtual Darshans Are Reshaping Hindu Practice In an age where technology mediates almost every human experience, religion too has entered the digital realm. Across India and the global Hindu diaspora, smartphones, livestreams, and social media have become new pathways to the divine. The idea of darshan — seeing and being seen by the deity — once required physical presence at a temple. Today, millions experience it virtually, through screens. This digital […]

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November 1, 2025

Vaisakhi 2025: When Borders Fade and Faith Unites Thousands in Pakistan

Vaisakhi 2025: When Borders Fade and Faith Unites Thousands in Pakistan Every year, as April begins and the fields turn golden with ripened crops, a wave of spiritual excitement flows through the hearts of Sikhs across the world. This is the time of Vaisakhi—a festival that goes far beyond harvest celebrations. It marks a turning point in Sikh history. And on this special occasion, thousands of Sikh pilgrims embark on a spiritual journey to Pakistan […]

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April 15, 2025

Jasan- A religious thanksgiving ceremony

A Jasan (the Indian-Zoroastrian word) or jashne (the Iranian-Zoroastrian word) is a religious thanksgiving ceremony, or one that celebrates or commemorates an important event. Jasan means celebration or festival in parasi. Jasan (thanksgiving ceremony) is derived from jashne as well as the Avestan word yasna , we called it Yajna in Vedic Sanskrit. A jasan / jashne is therefore a name for an event that is part of the Zoroastrian calendar such as Jashne Mehergan, […]

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May 29, 2017