Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Temple in Nadi (Fiji) is reportedly planned to undergo a $0.5 million upgrade and beautification. Upgrading also includes constructing a vegetarian eatery. This Temple, run by Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam Fiji (TISISF), also plans to celebrate its 24th anniversary with elaborate Mahakumbabhishekam rituals in June next. This temple, which opens […]
Brenda McMorrow is a Canadian artist and she is easily one of the best devotional Kirtan artists we have in the world today. On her website, her foray into the devotional music can be understood from these few lines: It was when Brenda McMorrow participated in her first Sanskrit chant while attending a Yoga workshop […]
Mandapa, a luxury Ritz-Carlton Reserve hotel in Indonesia where one night’s tariff can be around $5040, has a century old Hindu temple on its compound, where guests are invited to join during ceremonies. On August 23, this Pengason Temple will have a lavish Odalan celebration when Hindus pray and “thank their gods through religious services”. […]
The Hindoo Society Harare (HSH) in Zimbabwe is organizing “Vad Savitri Poonam” on June eight, which its announcement describes as a day when “women hold a fast and pray for their husband’s safety”. It further elaborates the celebration as an occasion when “wives tie threads around a banyan tree and pray for the well-being of […]
April was a terrible month for the Hindus as they witnessed desecration of their Temples across the world. India, a Hindu-majority country witnessed two major Temple desecrations. We reported the Temple desecration in Manipur but there was also a Temple ‘desecration’ in Kashmir. Bhargshikha Devi located in Anantnag district of South Kashmir was found vandalized. […]
34 Hindu families residing at village Pirakoir, which falls in the Manda Upazila of Nowgaon District of Bangladesh, are living under fear and persecution while the police have turned a blind eye to their sufferings. Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) has reported that on 7th May, 2017 at about 5.30 pm, Hindu man Riten Saha was passing a paddy […]
Nevada State Assembly in Carson City started its day with a set of Hindu mantras on May 24, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Hindu leader Rajan Zed delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Assembly. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English translation of the prayer. Sanskrit is considered a […]
More than 3 dozen Muslims embraced Hinduism in Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad. The group is from the Ambedkar Nagar district and included women and children as well, reported the ANI. The group decided to come back to the Hindu fold after finding out that their ancestors were Hindus. ANI reports that they found out that about 20 […]
12 Hindu families belonging to the fishermen community were forcefully evicted and their houses were demolished in Bangladesh. The incident occurred on May 3rd, 2017 in Palanpara which falls in the Dhaperhat Union of Sadullahpur Upazila, Gaibandha District, Bangladesh. Even the Hindu worship place used by the families was destroyed and their belongings were set […]
In view of Playboy model nude photo-shoot on sacred Mount Taranaki, Hindus are urging New Zealand government to offer effective protection to indigenous Maori sacred sites and make sure those were not disrespected in the future. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Mount Taranaki was of enormous spiritual […]
