LOS ANGELES — Globalization is good and necessary, whispers the guru, her arms circling yet another stranger, her words translated into English by an attendee. "But at the same time, families are ...

The popularity of tandoori chicken and lamb curries tends to obscure the fact that many Indians are vegetarian, and a whole world of Indian vegetarian cooking seldom appears on the menus of local ...

An Indian restaurant chain that started in South Jersey in 2016 has opened its fifth location.The latest site for Amma’s South Indian Cuisine is a 4,700-square-foot eatery at 7000 Midlantic Drive in ...

Amma, the “hugging saint,” is no stranger to New York. When Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi first visited this city in 1987, around 40 people came to see her in a small rented room. This weekend, a ...

Mata Amritanandamayi embraces Acia Gray of Austin during the spiritual leader's stop Thursday in Frisco. "Amma," or Mother, has handed out more than 30 million hugs worldwide, and Gray has lined up to ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - An Indian humanitarian and spiritual leader who has gained a following in the United States is visiting the Washington area to bless thousands of followers. Mata Amritanandamayi ...

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's "amma canteens", which serve cheap meals to hundreds of thousands of people daily, have become immensely popular with the poor and the middle classes.

Topi Amma, the mysterious ‘Hat Mother’ of Tiruvannamalai, a Hindu pilgrimage city in Tamil Nadu, is a controversial religious figure that has divided Indian society. India has no shortage of mystics ...