A robotic arm (below on right) is used to worship by maneuvering a candle in front of the Hindu god Ganesha. Monarch Innovation It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in ...

When Sushma Dwivedi started seriously thinking about performing wedding rites and other Hindu religious blessings in New York City and elsewhere, she knew who she needed to talk to - her grandmother.

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It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism’s holiest rituals—and not all worshippers are ...

(RNS) — Religious rituals are sensory encounters. The smell of candles, incense, the taste of wine at Communion or prasad, the blessed food at Hindu worship practices: Each is aimed at involving the ...

A former Christian student at a Chicago public school reacted to winning $150K after she alleged in a lawsuit that while on campus she was forced into participating in Hindu rituals, according to the ...

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Actors Sara Khan and Krish Pathak celebrated their Hindu wedding ceremony on December 5, in Mumbai, following a court marriage earlier in October. The couple, who reportedly met on a dating app a year ...

(The Conversation) — The use of AI and robotic technology in worship is raising profound questions about its long-term consequences. Will it lead to the betterment of society or replace practitioners?

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