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Hindu’s famous Puri Rath Yatra: Temple to Ban Chariot-Climbing, Touching Idol

Bhubaneswar:  Ahead of the ensuing annual Rath Yatra festival, the Jagannath Temple managing committee today askedthe Odisha government to stop the practice of devotees climbing...

Hindu Nationalist Take Control In India

I will readily admit that I lack a strong knowledge of Indian politics. However, there seems to be a...

2014 Indian Lok Sabha have maximum percentage of Hindus – the highest figure in five decades

( May 19, 2014, New Delhi, Sri Lanka Guardian) India’s 15 million Muslims will have only 22 representatives in the...

USA must Apologize Narendra Modi before Obama’s invitation is accepted

USA must Apologize Narendra Modi before Obama’s invitation is accepted “A concealed truth, that’s all a lie is. Either...

PPT: Removing Disparty in organ, bone marrow and blood donation – A Federal Asian Pacific American Council initiative – Rahul M. Jindal, MD

REMOVING DISPARITY IN ORGAN, BONE MARROW AND BLOOD DONATION – A FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL INITIATIVE  Rahul M....

Mob attacks Hindus in Bangladesh

A mob of nearly 3,000 attacked Hindu households and a temple in eastern Bangladesh after two youths from the...

Hindu Temple sessions help to teach the teachers

Montgomery County teachers got the chance this April to delve into Sikhism and Hinduism — two religions that some...

Pakistan’s Hindus face surge of violence

Pakistan (Reuters) – The mob arrived at around midnight, brandishing clubs. They smashed statues, looted gold artifacts and then...

15,000 Hindu devotees turn up for Gangotri, Yamnotri re-opening

DEHRADUN: Last year’s mid-June flash floods did not deter 15,000-odd devotees from across the country from converging at Yamnotri...

Modi to welcome back persecuted Indian-origin Hindu minorities

India election frontrunner Narendra Modi pledged Thursday to allow Indian-origin citizens of any foreign country to return if they...

Supreme Court gets Hindu’s prayer right

In a ruling that says prayer before public town meetings is acceptable, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan opined...

Significance Of Conch Shell In Hinduism 

Conch shell is a significant instrument in Hinduism. The conch shell is known as the ‘Shankha’ in Sanskrit. It...

Prominent God and Goddess in Hindu Mythology

Hinduism has concept of trinity but because of numerous manifestation and incarnations (अवतार – Avatar) of supreme cosmic energy, there are many Gods...

Pakistan tells Indian journalists to leave within a week

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has told both Indian journalists stationed in Islamabad to leave within a week, the two...

Mantras From the Womb: A Portrait of Deva Premal and Miten

It’s been nearly two decades since Deva Premal and Miten launched their global mission to deliver the message of chanting mantras....

Hindus attend prayers at temple during the festival of Galungan and Kuningan

Hindus attend prayers at a temple during the festival of Galungan and Kuningan in Bali. The strongly localised culture...

Bangladesh impunity gives minorities Hindus little chance of justice

It hurts every time I hear about violence against minorities, be it last week’s attack on Hindus by Muslims...

Hindu’s Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa

A Good Friday Gift was presented by the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa to devotees in the form of...

Pakistan’s Hindus enter endless limbo in India

Gurmukh carefully arranges apples, oranges, grapes and other fruits on his cart, which is parked along a busy road...

Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) warmly congratulates Narendra Modi on his historic electoral victory

Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) was jubilant to learn of the great victory of Narendra Modi led BJP (Bharatiya...

Hindu Temple of Canton health fair draws hundreds

Hindu Temple of Canton leaders, inspired after their spring health fair delivered free care to hundreds of people, already...

Narendra Modi and India’s new secularism

Watching Narendra Modi at Kashi Vishwanath temple and later at Dashashwamedh Ghat during the evening Ganga Aarti in Varanasi, I am reminded of the time...

Tulsi Gabbard Congratulates Hindu Nationalist Leader Narendra Modi on majority Victory

Honolulu – U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) released the following statement on the results of the Indian election that concluded...

HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO SHRI NARENDRA MODI: Indian American Intellectuals Forum

RESPECTED ASSOCIATES:   On behalf of Indian American Intellectuals Forum, we hereby extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri Narendra...

Bow my head in obeisance to this Hindu holy land says Indian PM candidate Modi

4.41 pm: Anandiben Patel to be next Gujarat CM Sources have confirmed to CNN-IBN that Anandiben Patel will indeed be the...

Shri Modi visits Kashi Vishwanath Temple & Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi

Before addressing the Vijay Shankhnaad Rally at Rajatalab Mirzamurad Khajuri in Varanasi today, Shri Narendra Modi, along with BJP...

Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” must deliver on Ram temple: RSS leader

A senior ideologue of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) says he expects a government headed by Narendra Modi to...

Hindus Ask Canada To “Wholeheartedly” Uplift Its Indigenous People

Hindus want Canada to undertake the upliftment of its indigenous people seriously and wholeheartedly and address their problems urgently....

Nearly 5,000 Hindus from Pakistan migrating annually to India

Islamabad: Around 5,000 Hindus migrate from Pakistan to India every year, a Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) official said. Six...

Offence against any religion comes under blasphemy law, Chief Juntice remarks after Hindu temple attacks

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Tuesday remarked that according to Pakistan Penal Code’s Article 295,...

Psycological and Scientific aspect of Hinduism and its rituals

As far as religion is concerned “HINDUISM” is not a religion, but a way of life. According to Bhagavath...

Hindus urge Washington Redskins for name change

Hindus have urged Washington Redskins football team owner Daniel M. Snyder to think of changing its name as many...

Hindus attend prayers during the festival of Galungan and Kuningan in Bali

Hindus attend prayers at a temple during the festival of Galungan and Kuningan in Bali. The strongly localised culture of South-east...


Hindu Marriage Bill to be tabled in PA on 17th

LAHORE Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Punjab plans on tabling a groundbreaking bill, ‘Punjab Registration  of Hindu Marriage Bill 2014, in...


Temple Consecration within Precinct of Mauritius Prison

MAURITIUS, February 21, 2014( Le Mauricien): A Tamil-style Hindu temple was consecrated in the precinct of the new high-security...

World record created by Hindu guy, 36 website in 14 hours

A School dropout, 18 years old guy, Mohit Jain, who is already known for creating a website for Anna Hazare...

Agenda for new government ​for betterment of Bharat – World Hindu Council Board Member

New government should initiate following ​​for betterment of Bharat. 1.Pay and perks for MP’s and MLA’s to be frozen...

Congratulating BJP on election victory, US Hindus hope India’s economic revival

Nevada, May 17 (IBNS) American Hindus have congratulated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader Narendra D. Modi on...

American Hindus Congratulate BJP Over Election Victory

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, commended Modi’s statement that he would rule for all...

Indian Anti Hindu Media in Bed with Politicians!!

It was a time once when we used to enjoy the debates on the news channels with current &...

Article about GIBV efforts put together by Gopinath ji

GIBV leaving no stone unturned for getting Modi elected as the next PM NRIs, under the aegis of GIBV...

Prayer for preventing Islamisation of Kashmir and Protection of Hindu Identity in Kashmir – D.C. Nath, President, Patriots’ Forum

May 12, 2014 Manyabar Rashtrapatiji, Subject: Prayer for preventing Islamisation of Kashmir and Protection of Hindu Identity in Kashmir...

5,000 Hindus migrating to India every year, NA told – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani revealed in the National Assembly...


Online Spiritual Monthly of Santhigiri Ashram April edition in PDF format

PDF REPORT BELOW – SanthigiriAshram Source: Santhigiri Ashram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala via WHN Publisher

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Congratulates Indian Leader Narendra Modi on Party Victory

Honolulu – U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) released the following statement on the results of the Indian election that...

Barack Obama congratulates Narendra Modi on phone, invites him to US

WASHINGTON: President Obama on Friday telephoned Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and invited him to visit Washington at a mutually...

New Government under Modi will fulfil people’s aspirations: RSS Press Release

New Delhi. Shri Suresh (Bhayyaji) Joshi, Sarkaryavah of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh expressed his hope that the newly elected government...

Obama calls Modi as White House ‘welcomes’ him after previous visa ban

The United States swiftly courted India’s future Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, saying the victorious leader would be...

RSS man “MODI” makes history in Indian LS Election 2014

GANDHINAGAR: About a year ago Narendra Modi sat down with some of India’s best and brightest to mount what...

Sewa International Awarded by Alief Independent School District

HOUSTON: On Tuesday, April 29, Sewa International was recognized by Alief Independent School District at their annual Business Partners...

A proud moment for RSS’s Ambalal Koshti who first spotted Narendrabhai

GANDHINAGAR, MAY 16:  Ambalal Koshti, a 66-year-old Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker at the State headquarters in Ahmedabad, was a proud...

RSS would be happy to make suggestions to the new BJP government if requested

NAGPUR, India (AFP) – A grassroots Hindu nationalist group with ties to India’s incoming government said on Friday it...

Rome Rajya ends and Ram Rajya blossoms

By the time this issue reaches your hands, we all will be waiting for the election results with bated...

It is the first time that BJP is the party has a majority on its own-Vinay Sahasrabuddhe,RSS

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) emphatic performance in the 16th Lok Sabha elections marks the start of the Narendra...

Hindu house vandalised, looted in Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Criminals vandalised and looted the house of a Hindu family at Harirampur Sahapara villageSome local influential people vandalised and...

Pak NA adopts resolution to protect Hindu’s holy places

Islamabad: Amid a series of attacks on temples in Pakistan, the National Assembly has adopted an unanimous resolution to...

Don’t deport Indian journalists, forum urges Pakistan

The visas of the two Indian journalists – based in Pakistan since August 2013 – expired in March, PIPFPD...

Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” to welcome back persecuted Indian-origin minorities

India election frontrunner Narendra Modi pledged to allow Indian-origin citizens of any foreign country to return if they felt...

5,000 Hindus from Pakistan migrating annually to India

Six incidents of religious desecration were reported within the last two months in the Sindh province. Most of the...

Asia Society exhibit spotlights Hindu deities

Bridget Bray, the Asia Society Texas Center’s new director of exhibitions, came home to Houston in February with more...

Hindus Ask Canada To “Wholeheartedly” Uplift Its Indigenous People

Hindus want Canada to undertake the upliftment of its indigenous people seriously and wholeheartedly and address their problems urgently....

Purely Hindu Organization RSS has changed the face of Indian democracy

In October 1947, soon after India became independent, Pakistani troops had reached the borders of Kashmir. All the efforts...

If BJP’s king, RSS’s Mohan Bhagwat the king-maker

Senior RSS leaders say the sarsangchalak is the sole mastermind of the grand stragegy to propel the party to power at...

Secret of Hindu Nationalist Leader Narendra Modi’s fitness

There are many things fascinating about Narendra Modi, the man of the moment. He has come a long way...

Hindus urge Washington Redskins for name change

Hindus have urged Washington Redskins football team owner Daniel M. Snyder to think of changing its name as many...

Hindu temple consecrated in Bothell

BOTHELL, Wash. (AP) — When yellow-robed priests pulled back the burgundy curtain of a shrine inside the Hindu Temple...

Qaisar linked to killing of 108 people, monstly Hindus

Syed Mohammad Qaisar along with his cohorts and the Pakistani army had launched a synchronised attack on 22 villages...

Protestors lambast Congress govt for ‘anti-Hindu’ policies in Mangalore

Mangalore, May 12: “We take pride in being Hindus. The Congressmen belonging to Hindu community never call themselves as...

3 killed after Muslims burn down sacred Sikh flag (Nishan Sahib) outside a Gurudwara in Hyderabad.

May 14, 2014: Hyderabad:- 3 killed after Muslims burn down sacred Sikh flag (Nishan Sahib) outside a Gurudwara in...

World Hindu Congress 2014 will be organised in New Delhi from November 21-23, 2014

An Instrument for Organizing the Global Hindu Community At the end of World War II, the world witnessed the...

INDIA MODIFIED!! Set for Hindu Nationalist Modi era, end of Dynasty rule

May 16 could turn out to be a day remembered in history as the day India liberated itself from...

Bhagwad Gita in mirror image – Piyush Goel

  Piyush Goel has written Bhagwad Gita in mirror image. Who was he motivated to take upon such an unique...

Vicharak1’s Weblog: History in the Making- on the Campaign Trail, from USA to India- 6

History in the Making- on the Campaign Trail, from USA to India- 6 I spent three days (April 22...

Indian American Hindu Scientists Awarded for Cancer Research

(L-r): Award recipients Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Addanki Pratap Kumar, Dr. Rajvir Dahiya (president, SAASCR), Dr. Pinku Mukherjee, Dr....

Hindutva’s other half

The Rashtra Sevika Samiti, female counterpart of the RSS, has been mobilising Hindu women to reconstruct the nation for...

NRI organisations shoring up support for Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” on Western Front

NEW DELHI: While Narendra Modi’s image managers keep up their high voltage blitz to sell him as a development...

Hindu houses attacked on Facebook rumours

At least 28 houses of Hindus were ransacked at Bakhsitarampur village in Homna upazila of Comilla on Sunday in...

Anasa, Hindu’s yoga studio in Oakland: an interview wit’ founders Jean-Marie Moore and Katrina Lashea

Yoga has been a tool of humanity for thousands of years, some say originally coming from Kemet, while others...

The world’s most spectacular spiritual sites of Hindus

This Tibetan peak is considered sacred by four different religions — Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Bönn. Tantric Buddhists believe...

Mastering a 2,000-year-old tradition, Gundecha Brothers to perform Dhrupad at Hindu Center

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Two brothers who have devoted their lives to one of the oldest surviving musical forms in...

Hindus Say Minority Rights Ignored In Kenya’s New Polygamy Law

Hindus have stressed that feelings and rights of minorities were not kept in mind when Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta...

UK’s first Hindu secondary school could open in Harrow

The UK’s first Hindu secondary school has moved one step closer to being realised after a schools trust says...

Hindus Urge Singapore PM Lee To End Housing Discrimination

Hindus have urged Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Tony Tan Keng Yam to put an end...

6 year old Hindu girl rape and the negligence of the police and doctors

A Hindu girl, Wijenti Meghwar, 6 years of age and a student of class-1 was raped in Ghulam Nabi...

The Hindu E-Plus International Education Fair a big draw

There are 23 stalls set up by educational institutions from several countries If you are a student at the...

Hindu Baccalaureat Service to mark 7th year

The Hindu Baccalaureate Service — Dikshant Utsav — marks seventh year at 5 p.m. April 27 at the Joe...

Hindu temple opening in Central Illinois in June

Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal in Illinois (USA), which held a three-day unique grand-opening ceremony that ended on April 20,...

Houston Exhibits Hindu Gods

It includes nearly 60 images; including Vishnu, Sarasvati, Laxmi and Shiva; in drawings, digital works, photographs and modern chromolithographs;...

4th Hindu Youth Awards in Houston

HOUSTON: Seven Hindu youth received awards for their outstanding services at the 4th Hindu youth awards banquet in Houston...

Establishing a scientific basis for Hindu’s meditation

Meditation has been used for centuries in Eastern cultures, primarily as a religious practice tied to Buddhism and Hinduism....

India at turning point with Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” likely to win big in elections

LONDON/NEW, DELHI – From a distance, the scene is as colorful as any in India. Men dressed as Hindu deities, with tinsel crowns...

Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” must deliver on Ram temple: RSS leader

A senior ideologue of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) says he expects a government headed by Narendra Modi to...

Defending Hinduism’s Philosophical Unity

It is one of the most inevitable facts of political life that when a nation enters the rank of a Great...

Hindus want “Yoga Room” at Sydney’s second airport

Hindus have asked for including “Yoga Room” in the plan for $2.4 billion Sydney’s second international airport, which was...

Hindu’s bindis make a statement

Renowned contemporary artist Bharti Kher says she has the extraordinary privilege of being a woman in India — a...

Hindu Temple Opening In Central Illinois In June

Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal in Illinois (USA), which held three-day unique grand-opening ceremony ending April 20, will reportedly open...

‘Sadhana’ is necessary for accomplishing welfare of nation – Shankaracharya Nishchalanand Saraswati

Ratanpur (Chhattisgarh) : “A human being has tendency to go to his own basic form. When it is gained with...

‘Hindu temples to be place of dharmashikshan’

MAPUSA: Hindu organizations in Goa will organize a workshop for temple committees and priests at Mapusa with an intention...

Delegation of Bangladeshi Hindu Minority Watch meets India’s President

Information given about atrocities against minority Hindus in Bangladesh ! New Delhi : Advocate Ravindra Ghosh, the Founder President of Bangladesh Minority Watch met India’s President, Pranav...

Sri Lanka to send back a foreigner due to tattoo of Buddha on her hand

When every day Hindus’ Deities are denigrated through different media in India and abroad, will Indians learn love and...

Hindu females sexually tortured in Bangladesh by Muslims

Islamists kidnap her again for daring to protest On April 20, 2014, at night, a group of Muslim radicals...

Hindus tortured cruelly at Netrokona, Magura in Bangladesh

On April 24, 2014, large groups of radical Muslims raided two Kali Temples belonging to the minority Hindu community...

Hindu house vandalised, looted in Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Criminals vandalised and looted the house of a Hindu family at Harirampur Sahapara village in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur...

Sikh Temple in Las Vegas honors Hindu Statesman RAJAN ZED‏

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed was honored with a siropa (robe of honor) on May...

Hindu’s holy cow’s smuggling is the main problem in Basirhat

Not Bengal government indubitably Basirhat is in headlines once more and as expected, for both wrong and usual reasons...

Hindus in Joynagar stave off Islamists’ nefarious plot

Conspiracy to rout Hindus hatched months back While the entire nation is under the spell of parliamentary election, 2014,...

History of Vishva Hindu Parishad – VHP

Abbreviated VHP, is a Hindu right-wing organisation in India and is based on the ideology of Hindutva. It was...

Hindu’s Angkor Thom, Cambodia : Facing up to the past

Today we will explore the buildings built by J7,” our tour guide Sophai Cham says as he ushers us...

Hindu’s yoga book to be Published in Spanish in 2014 by Ayurmed

The Spanish Translation of Yoga for your Type: An Ayurvedic Approach to Your Asana Practice has been announced by Ayurmed Miami, Florida (PRWEB)...

In love with India & Hinduism

There’s something special about India that draws foreigners to its shores, time and again. It may be Hinduism, various...

Rahul did nothing for Kashmiri Pandits, alleges JKVM

New Delhi: An organisation of Kashmiri Pandits on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of not doing anything for displaced Kashmiri...

Rahul Gandhi did nothing for Kashmiri Hindu’s, support BJP: JKVM to Amethi voters

An organisation of Kashmiri Pandits today accused Rahul Gandhi of not doing anything for displaced Kashmiri Hindus and asked...

Pakistani Hindus Camp in city (New Delhi) hoping to get Indian citizen

When they applied for the Indian visa, the stated purpose for their visit was pilgrimage. But even before they...

Hindu temple opening in Central Illinois in June

Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal in Illinois (USA), which held three-day unique grand-opening ceremony ending April 20, will reportedly open...

Women in Hinduism, looks lyk all in one

Nisha Pahuja’s documentary The World Before Her, slotted for a 25 April release by PVR, will now hit cinemas...

California Reedley City Council Celebrates 100 yrs Of Incorporation

Reedley City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 100th anniversary of its incorporation in 2013, had its first historic...

Hindu Mantras Open California’s Reedley City Council 1st Time In 100 Years

Reedley City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 100th anniversary of its incorporation in 2013, had its first historic...

Plan for Funerals According to Hindu Tradition in Reunion

REUNION ISLAND, April, 16 2014 (Zinfos): The Reunion Tamil Federation, the Reunion Vaikoundam Association and the insurance company, Assurances...

Hindu’s famous shrine Kedarnath Dham will reopen next month, snowfall hampers Kedarnath road repair

Uttarakhand DIG G.S. Martolia, who is also the Special Task Force commander in Kedarnath, said: “Though the weather is...

World Hindu News Weekly – 11 May 2014

     Hindus Protest denigrating painting of M. F. Husain’s at London based V&A Museum exhibition     California...

In Indian Candidate, Hindu Right Sees a Reawakening – Ellen Barry

VARANASI, India — Shortly after dawn in the village square here each day, two dozen boys and men dress...

Modi will move India closer to Japan and China, US expert on Sangh Parivar says

Some 27 years after it was first published, Dr Walter Andersen‘s book The Brotherhood of Saffron, co-authored with Shridhar Damle, remains the...

Hindu community protest against religious extremism in Sindh

AHR Organization arranged a protest against religious extremism Karachi press club. They demand from the government construction of temples...

The meaninglessness of rituals

Many people ask me the meaning of a ritual: why do young people touch the feet of elders, why...

Indian election front-runner Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” could curb beef exports

India’s main Hindu nationalist party says it plans to clamp down on beef exports if it takes power after...

Hindu Rights Movement demands return, rehab of religious places

PESHAWAR – The Hindu Rights Movement has demanded of the government to take early steps for return and rehabilitation...

First Afghan Hindu appointed Afghanistan’s special envoy

A Hindu Afghan was was for the first time appointed as the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan....

Sacred Mothers To Celebrate An Interfaith Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day offers the perfect opportunity to celebrate mother goddesses and sacred mothers from different faiths. These holy and...

Hindu Temple of Canton health fair draws hundreds

Hindu Temple of Canton leaders, inspired after their spring health fair delivered free care to hundreds of people, already...

Anti-Hindu Congress Govt bans Hindu Janjagruti Samiti’s website once again

May 8, 2014 Vaishakh Shuklapaksha 9, Kaliyug Varsha 5116 Congress’s reign of terror alike Mughals ! Anti-Hindu Dr. Zakir Naik...

Hindus Protest denigrating painting of M. F. Husain’s at London based V&A Museum exhibition

Namaste dear supporter of Hinduism, We have received complaints from several Hindus about the exhibition of the Late M.F....

Hindus, other minorities face surge of violence in Pakistan

The mob arrived at around midnight, brandishing clubs. They smashed statues, looted gold artifacts and then set the Hindu...

Ekal News:The Success Story of Rukmani Prajapathi

May-01-2014 With her skills she is developing good character in people. There is a vast change in the Rukmani...

California museum to return possibly looted Hindu’s statue to Cambodia

PASADENA, Calif. –  The Norton Simon Museum has agreed to return a 10th century statue that may have been...

Can’t talk to Pak as long as bombs blast, guns blaze: Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi”

The BJP’s PM candidate, Narendra Modi, ruled out having talks with nuclear neighbour Pakistan as long as acts of terror from...

Pakistan’s Hindu minorities face surge of violence

(A member of the Hindu community holds a damaged statue inside a temple that was attacked in Larkana, located...

Hindus face surge of violence in Pakistan

All of Pakistan’s minorities — Hindus, Christians, Ahmadis and even Shia Muslims — feel that the state fails to...

Petition Seeks Attention & Action of Human Rights Commission On Kashmiri Hindus (Pandits) Genocide

http://www.change.org/petitions/kashmiri-hindus-pandits-genocide-what-about-our-human-rights? To: Chief Justice of India Human Rights Commission Prime Minister of India, PMO We want to invoke your...

Hindu-Sikh Trainings in Maryland Provide a Template for Schools Across The Country

MARYLAND, U.S., May 1, 2014 (Huffington Post): Over the past few months, the Hindu American Foundation, Kaur Foundation and...

How visionary Hindu leader Modi transformed Kutch after the Bhuj quake of 2001 – Atish Patel

Q&A: How 2001 Quake Aided Modi’s Rise Atish Patel, Dec. 27, 2013 At 8:46 a.m. on Jan. 26, 2001, a...

Muslims Attack Hindus in India: Is This a Warning For the West? – Phyllis Chesler

A European colleague of mine lives and works in India. Recently, he came to visit. His story was unbelievable....

This is the single biggest achievement of our campaign so far – Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi”

New Delhi: Saying he was no know-all leader, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has disclosed that he relied a...

Hindu festival celebrations enjoyed by all

The Hindu festival Vishu was celebrated by the Indian community of Basingstoke with a colourful and lively event. Members of the Basingstoke Malayalee...

Hindu’s Temple sessions help to teach the teachers

Montgomery County teachers got the chance this April to delve into Sikhism and Hinduism — two religions that some...

INDIAN SECULARISM IS NOT SECULAR: MARIA WIRTH

For years I did not know what opportunities to practice equanimity I had missed, till I finally got a...

World Hindu News Weekly – 05 May 2014

       Hindu Mantras Open California’s Reedley City Council 1st Time In 100 Years     Hinduism as...

Minorities in Pakistan face surge of violence

The mob arrived at around midnight, brandishing clubs. They smashed statues, looted gold artefacts and then set the Hindu temple in Pakistan...

Canada Post unveils stamp to mark 100 years since ship full of Hindus turned away

OTTAWA – Canada Post has unveiled a new stamp to mark 100 years since a ship full of mostly...

Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s shelter for children

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s shelter for children, Bal Nivas, was formally declared open yesterday, at its Port Mourant,...

Minorities Hindus in Pakistan face surge of violence

The mob arrived at around midnight, brandishing clubs. They smashed statues, looted gold artefacts and then set the Hindu temple ablaze....

Hindu community member holds damaged statue inside a temple attacked in Larkana

A member of the Hindu community holds a damaged statue inside a temple that was attacked in Larkana, located in Pakistan’s...

Bali Government to Pay for Hindu Priests’ Insurance

DENPASAR, BALI, May 5, 2014 (The Bali Daily): Starting this year, the provincial administration will pay for the enrollment and participation...

Central Illinois Hindu temple to be opened in June

Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal in Illinois (USA), which held three-day unique grand-opening ceremony ending April 20, will reportedly open...

Hindu Mantras Open California’s Reedley City Council 1st Time In 100 Years

Reedley City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 100th anniversary of its incorporation in 2013, had its first historic...

Hinduism as I Have Known It

Hinduism: The dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritualand social observances, and often mystical contemplation...

Buds, leaves and other parts of the Mango’s tree are of spiritual importance in Hinduism

Mango is regarded as the ‘King Of Fruits’. People wait eagerly to taste this juicy and tasty fruit throughout...

Yoga group seeks to expand Hindu’s Yoga in public schools in San Diego & Nationwide

San Diego – The group that helped bring yoga to public elementary schools in Encinitas wants to expand the program to...

Pakistan envoy ‘encouraged’ by Hindu Nationalist Leader – Modi’s remarks on India relations

Pakistan said Wednesday it was “encouraged” by comments from arch rival India’s election frontrunner Narendra Modi who stressed cooperation...

The New Hindu Toolbox

“For the last year I have been working on a project that is finally ready for you! I noticed...

Making Hinduism A World Religion: Before and After Swami Vivekananda

We have today the privilege of sharing with you a special mail, containing the main issues of a lecture(Swami...

Muslims Attack Hindus In Bloodthirsty Rampage Claiming Someone Defamed Their Idol Mo.

Locals and police said teachers and students of eight madrasas in the upazila led the Sunday attacks on Hindus...

Hindu housholds, temple attacked in Bangladesh

An around 3,000-strong mob attacked Hindu households and a temple in Bangladesh’s Comilla district, media reported Monday. The attacks...

Balinese Hindus welcomed New Year Saka 1936 with Hindu prayer and worship including a traditional dance

BELGIUM, March 31, 2014 (Metrobali): Hundreds of expatriate Balinese Hindus living in the EU (and their European friends and...

‘My Hindutva face will be an asset in foreign affairs’ – Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi”

In an interview to Loksatta Editor Girish Kuber Monday, Narendra Modi says he would take forward AB Vajpayee’s principles...

Hindu Dharma offers much more than any other religion

Albert Einstein’s quote is very significant for everyone, especially, Hindus. He was neither born a Hindu nor did he...

California’s Reedley City Council opening with Hindu prayer 1st time in 100 years

Reedley City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 100th anniversary of its incorporation in 2013, will have its first...

Pak Hindus seek refuge in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Two weeks ago, 16-year-old Bharti Rai from Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan, came to India on a one-way...

Alleged mastermind of the Mumbai 26/11 attacks Hafiz Saeed targeting Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” on Pak Hindu’s

At a time when BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is under fire from the Congress raking up his...

Significance Of Hindu’s Temple Bells

The sound of a bell is considered auspicious in many cultures around the world. Bells are also significant in...

Kingsbury temple community takes part in blood donation session

Worshippers at a Hindu temple stepped up to take part in a blood donation session at its new home....

Broadland hockey club and Hindu society celebrate community grant boost

Norwich Dragons Hockey Club and Norfolk and Norwich Hindu Cultural Society are celebrating after they scooped community grants.The funding, awarded by Broadland District...

Berbice Hindu Society inaugurates mandir at New Amsterdam

The Berbice Hindu Society yesterday commissioned a mandir at Gay Park, Greater New Amsterdam, Berbice. The Government Infor-mation Agency...

Hindu Software Professional Dies in Chennai Bomb Blast in Train

A young woman software professional was killed and 14 injured early on Thursday when twin blasts in quick succession...

Hindu Trainings in Maryland Provide a Template for Schools Across the Country

Over the past few months, the Hindu American Foundation, Kaur Foundation, and Sikh Kid To Kid worked with the...

Only Hindu’s cremation ground faces neglect in Pak

LAHORE: Lahore’s only Hindu and Sikh cremation ground, spread over an expanse of 34 kanals and located near Babu...

First recorded words on Gramophone were in Sanskrit and on the Vedas

HMV had once published a pamphlet giving the history of gramophone record. Gramophone was invented by Thomas Alva Edison...


Two more Hindu temples open in Australia

Inspired by His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the current spiritual head of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, the newly reconstructed BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in...

Hindus mark new year with colour

DASHES OF BLUE, red and white powder painted a kaleidoscope of celebration, as Hindus and people of Indian descent...

India at turning point with Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” likely to win big in elections

LONDON/NEW, DELHI – From a distance, the scene is as colorful as any in India. Men dressed as Hindu deities, with tinsel...

Austrian students’ visited Sankara Nethralaya

The Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Austria, partners with IIT-Madras for its management programmes and its students spend a portion...

Three year old girl rape in mosque, Court remands Islamic scholar in prison

“The accused called the girl to a corner inside the mosque, removed her pants, used his hand to cover...

Hindus Worldwide Laud Obama For Including “Hindus” In Easter Greetings

Hindus world over have applauded American President Barack Obama for including “Hindus” in his “Easter and Passover Greetings” address...

Supreme God within Hinduism – Lord SHIVA

New Delhi: Lord Shiva is considered the Supreme God within Hinduism. In other branches of Hinduism such as in...

Hinduism stages of life in attaining the four pursuits

The word ‘āshram’ (आश्रम) has been derived from the root ‘shram’ (श्रम्) which means to make efforts. The meaning...

Interfaith group ‘worried’ that ex-judge can have such ‘racist’ views against Hindus

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — An interfaith group expressed shock today at the “racist” views of a former high-ranking...

Pakistani business community not against Hindu Nationalist Party-BJP rule in India

Islamabad: When it comes to India and Pakistan, it is a delicate irony: one of the warmest periods in...

Real Canadian Superstores mark South Asian Hindu’s Vaisakhi festival

BRAMPTON — Brampton-based retailer Real Canadian Superstores has stocked its shelves in the GTA with products to help South...

Tourists flock to Hindu’s “Nang Dan” parade in Thailand

Nakhon Si Thammarat, 15 April 2014 (NNT) —Thousands of Thai and foreign tourists have participated in the “Nang Dan”...

Milton To Allow Diwali Fireworks for Hindu’s festival

Milton. This small city West of Mississauga is the latest to approve diwali fireworks as its Council unanimously voted...

Belief in the afterlife varies by Hinduism

Since the beginning of mankind’s story, there has been belief in life after death. This is testified to in...

Come May 16, Muslim Bangladeshi immigrants must pack up: Visionary Leader Narendra Modi

Serampore, Bengal: Narendra Modi has said that “Bangladeshis” will be deported if he comes to power, in his sharpest...

Hindu Goddess ‘Vaishno Devi’ image on coin dragged to court by Muslims

Can a coin issued by the government of a secular India bear the image of a Hindu deity? Faced...

Esoteric Hinduism And The Numinous: An Interview With Craig Williams

A long-time practitioner of Hinduism, Vedic Astrology, esotericism, Tantra, and Ayurvedic medicine, Craig Williams has been warded title of...

Peaceful Muslim in Australia calls for the slaughter of Hindus

And all with government approval. Can you imagine if you were white, religious or not, and called for the slaughter of Hindus, Buddhists, blacks, Asians – whatever. Bet there...

Temple a ‘dream’ for Twin City Indian residents

BLOOMINGTON — Just 48 hours before grand opening ceremonies, the Twin Cities’ new Hindu temple was abuzz with the...

Malaysia: Judge warns Hindus, statues ‘hurt feelings, threaten’ Muslims

Despite Islam constitutionally recognized as the Malaysia’s official religion, the Southeast Asian country has also declared by law that...

Uttarakhand going all out to revive Hindu’s Char Dham Yatra

With tourists from Maharashtra forming a considerable number of the total visitors to Uttarakhand, the state tourism board has...

Global Hindu Conference 2014 to Host Seminars on Hindu Historiography

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, April 17, 2014 (Press Release): Two major seminars on subjects that impact the global Hindu community...

Soaring Trips to a Hindu Temple in Nepal

The faces in “Manakamana,” a transporting ethnographic film set in a green sliver of Nepal, stare into the camera,...

Indian imprint on Faith in Hinduism

Showcase For the first time, the cream of treasures have been gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in...

Pak journalists condemned the circulation of footwears with Hindu’s holy ‘OM’ symbol

Chappals with the symbol of ‘OM’ on them were available in one of the markets of Pakistan. Om or...

Hindu Baccalaureate Service enters 7th year

Nevada, Apr 17 : One of its kind in the world, Hindu Baccalaureate Service (Dikshant Utsav) marks seventh year...

Indian fusion dance in Columbia which helps to improve Ekal Vidyalaya education

Attend most dance performances at the Koger Center, and you’ll find that the crowd is generally fairly hushed, giving...

Bangladeshi (Non-Hindu’s) infiltrators problem is rare in India…

Bangladesh strongly opposes erecting a fence on the border between Indian and Bangladesh. Himayatuddam, foreign Secretary of Bangladesh has reiterated their stance....

Huge Hindu statues are against Islamic teachings-Ex Judge of court

(The Rakyat Post) – A retired Court of Appeals judge has expressed his view that the “huge” statues at...

Indian community celebrates Holi: ‘Festival Of Colors’

FLINT TWP. — The Indian community of Greater Flint area recently celebrated an ancient Hindu religious festival, known as...

“World’s experts share knowledge for Hindu-based education”

Hindu experts and leaders from several countries have been gathered in Bali since Wednesday, sharing their knowledge of Hindu-based...

Hinduism spiritual connection attract foreigners in India

Simona Bocchi, a seasoned Italian sculptor, talks about hopping from one Indian city to another to ensure that her...

Hindu student’s don’t have option to learn about Hinduism in PAK

RAWALPINDI: Hindu families have demanded that the provincial education ministry include the study of their religion in the curriculum for Hindu students...

India is waiting for the Nataraja, stolen from a Hindu temple

National Gallery of Australia has until April 26 to press claim for ownership The Australian government may take a...

Hindu spirituality – a great help for the elderly

I’m sure you’ve seen pictures of happy retirees enjoying themselves in an exotic faraway place, or enjoying a comfortable...

Rajan Zed, Distinguished Hindu statesman criticized Texas University for ignoring major religions in its student listing

Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth has been criticized for ignoring some of the world’s major religions in...

Sindhi nationalists call for UN help in preventing violence against Hindus in PAK

UNITED NATIONS – A group of Jeay Sindh Quomi Mahaz members on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of...

Kyle Tortora has built a business selling Hindu sculptures in California

Kyle Tortora has built a business selling Buddhist and Hindu sculptures at Lotus Sculpture in Oceanside, Calif. Kyle Tortora hung up his business...

Reedley City Council Makes History With Hindu Prayer

Reedley City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 100th anniversary of its incorporation in 2013, will have its first...

Celebrity Tamil novelist supports Hindu Nationalist Leader Modi, gets threat

Popular Tamil novelist R N Joe D’Cruz finds himself “facing threats” and “hate mails” after he expressed his support...

Shakuntala: from Mahabharata, with love in Hinduism

KARACHI: Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics from ancient India, andShakuntala is a small, but significant part of it....

Indian imprint on Faith in Hinduism

For the first time, the cream of treasures have been gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New...

Ganga (cow) & Parkash (bull) married as per Hindu Ceremony, thousands of villagers participated

Unique wedding was planned to save the state’s harvest from ‘natural disaster’ caused by heavy rain Thousands of farmers...

Unique Hindu Baccalaureate Service enters 7th year at University of Nevada

One of its kind in the world, Hindu Baccalaureate Service (Dikshant Utsav) marks seventh year on April 27 at...

American Policy on India with Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi” at the Helm

Persona non grata In 2002, shortly after outspoken Hindu Nationalist Narendra Modi became chief minister of Gujarat, a Muslim...

Only Modi can Deliver Growth, says Asha Raje Gaekwad

Asha Raje Gaekwad, a member of the Vadodara royal family, believes that Narendra Modi is the only capable leader...

Take That Dot Off Your Forehead and Quit Trying to Make Bindis Happen

Another year, another Coachella, another trend mired in cultural appropriation. It’s the true circle of life. You can almost watch the...

Nevada University In 7th Year Hindu Baccalaureate Service

One of its kind in the world, Hindu Baccalaureate Service (Dikshant Utsav) marks seventh year on April 27 at...

Niagara Falls Hotelier Holds Fundraiser for  Candidate for visionary Hindu leader Narendra Modi

Approximately 50 persons attended a fundraiser Sunday at the Niagara Club in Niagara Falls, to aid the political ambitions of Narendra Modi,...

No more negotiations, amend the law, Malaysian interfaith council tells Putrajaya

Putrajaya has been urged to relook two memorandums submitted 10 years ago by the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism,...

Malaysian Hindus celebrated New Year with Vaisakhi

KUALA LUMPUR: It was an auspicious day today for the Malayalee Hindus, Tamils and Sikhs as they celebrated their...

The Impact of Hinduism and Buddhism in Indonesia

The earliest inscriptions found in the archipelago are known as the Kutai-inscriptions and originate from East Kalimantan, dated around...

Global Hindu Conference 2014 to Host Seminars on Hindu Historiography and Hinduism-Christianity Comparative Religion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15th, 2014 Global Hindu Conference 2014 to Host Seminars on Hindu Historiography and Hinduism-Christianity Comparative...

The new can-do Hindu:Vamsee Juluri

Hindu culture has moved beyond the tribalistic politics of the 1980s and 1990s. It may be the beginning of...


VHP sends legal notice to Times of India over false and misinformed report published on Dr. Pravin Togadia

A news item was carried on by the Times of India and other media houses dated April 21, 2014 claiming for...

Vedas are considered Supreme in Hinduism

The fundamental principle of Hinduism is that root of sorrow lies in ignorance (Avidya). And remedy is wisdom (Vidya)....

Hinduism in Indonesia

Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Indonesia. Currently, around 1.7 percent of the Indonesian population adheres to Hinduism, which in absolute terms...

Is Padmanabhaswamy temple gold getting pilfered? Fears of fake replacements

NEW DELHI: The untold riches of Thiruvananthapuram’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, which was discovered three years ago and was estimated...

Celebrating the life of Hindu’s Guruji Pt Parmanand Persad

Guruji Pt Parmanand Persad was born on April 13, 1967, on the auspicious day of Ram Navami. His proud...

World’s Hindu experts to meet in Bali

Hindu experts from around the world are slated to gather in Denpasar, Bali, next Thursday, to attend the second...

Unity drive, VHP-Fiji organized program for local Hindu’s

The Fiji delegation to the World Economic Forum in Bangkok last year was able to showcase local products and...

PPP condemns burning of Hindu in Pakistan

KARACHI: Surendar Valasai, adviser on Minority Affairs to PPP Patron-In-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has strongly condemned the reported kidnapping...

Moves to make Hindu temple

Members of Dunedin’s Hindu community believe having their own temple would strengthen the community as a whole. Currently, Dunedin’s...

Chicagoans strengthen Hindu’s Ekal School’s hands

Chicago (IL) — The Chicago community came in large numbers to support a very worthy cause– “The Gift of...

Judge slates police for interfering in Hindu trader’s work

BAHAWALPUR: District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Rashid Qamar observed on Friday that “interference by police officials in legal business...

Hindu’s works on View in New York

NEW YORK — Few traces remain of the early Southeast Asian societies that produced the Hindu and Buddhist sculptures...

Australia must return stolen Shiva statue to India: Former diplomat

The bronze statue of dancing Shiva was sold to the NGA by an Indian art dealer Subash Kapoor, who...

Hindus Welcome Hindu Studies At GTU

Hindus have welcomed plans to establish a program of Hindu studies at prestigious Graduate Theological Union (GTU) at Berkeley...

With Hindu prayers California’s City Council Opened

Newman City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 125th Anniversary in 2013, had its first historic Hindu invocation on...

AAP part of international anti-Hindu racket: Part 1

To begin with, some political commentators had speculated that one or more larger players must be behind the inexplicable...

US-based NGO keen to enlighten State kids of Ekal Vidyalaya

Imphal, April 10 2014: In what could be described as a tremendous boost towards promoting basic primary education in...

Embracing the Divine: exploring Hindu Faith, Devotion, and Celebration, at Dorman Museum

Members of the Hindu communities in Middlesbrough and Durham have worked with museum curators to create a new exhibition...

Hindu secondary school student’s parents ‘very excited’ at lease deal that paves way for new school building

Parents of pupils at the UK’s first state-funded Hindu secondary school are “very excited” at the news councillors have...

Tobacco facility hampers daily Hindu rituals 

For the past two weeks, local Hindu people at Dashpara village of Khuniyagachh union in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila have...

No Hindu’s body has arrived in the cremation ground for nearly two years

LAHORE Lahore’s only Hindu and Sikh cremation ground, spread over an expanse of 34 kanals and located near Babu...

Hindu school girl abducted in Lalmonirhat

A Hindu schoolgirl was kidnapped from Durakuti village of Mogholhat union in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila as she was on...

Hindu’s festival Holi takes its colors to Hooker Fields

Although Holi Moli UNC will have a new venue this year, organizers expect continued growth and success. Holi Moli...

Hindus gather at Gatterick Garrison Army base for Gurkha Temple ceremony

Hindu followers from across the region took part in a ceremony today (Thursday, April 10) to  mark the installation of a...

Pakistan needs a law to protect Hindus from forced conversion

In Pakistan’s stormy social currents, where the tide of sectarianism has chased out many Ahmadis and Shiites, life for...

Stop the silent Hindu exodus: Suranjit

A ruling MP has said if it were allowed to go on, the Hindu minority’s continued exodus would bring...

Tulsi Ramayan in English Verse

Ramayan is so immensely popular that it has been translated into many languages, including English. So,more one having translation in English wouldn’t draw attention first a at glance.However, when...

Fact and fiction of Sindh’s Hindu exodus

The fear and tension among the Hindus will not diminish until the government does not take measures to ensure...

Parents Push For Hindu Holiday Diwali To Be Added To School Holiday List

MILLBURN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Some parents in one New Jersey town are fighting to add a Hindu celebration to...

American Hindu group condemned for opposing Congress hearing on Indian minorities

By India Tomorrow News, Washington, D.C., 09 April 2014: A United States based Indian-American group has condemned the Hindu...

Indian Hindu Welfare Organisation will manage the community centre in Weston Favell

The final two community centres will be transferred to community groups this month who will bring the buildings back...

Hindu Association hosts health fair

The Hindu Association of West Texas is attempting to help Odessa and Midland residents with their health needs by...

Local group to hold Hindu ‘Holi’ festival

A “wild and raucous … frolic of friendly playfulness” will take place this weekend at Neffsville Community Park. That’s...

The most pious paint party – Hindu’s festival Holi

A deep bass line thumped, drawing pockets of students dressed in white to McKeldin Mall. They poured in from...

Hindu’s Spiritual Practice and Shri Hanuman upasana (Maruti)

Introduction Deity Hanumān (Māruti) has intense desire to attain Shrīrām. This means attaining His grace. The same desire is present in every human’s...

Kidnapped Hindu trader returns home after four months in PAK

SUKKUR: A Hindu trader, Lachman Das, returned home on Sunday night, over four months after he was kidnapped in...

Approx. 1,000 Hindu girls forced to convert every year in Pakistan

“Around “1,000 Hindu girls forced to convert every year in Pakistan: report,” from IndiaToday, April 8 (thanks to Lookmann):...

Hindu invocation opens California’s Newman City Council 1st time in 125 years

Newman City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 125th Anniversary in 2013, had its first historic Hindu invocation on...

Invitation: Chitram – A Portrait of India: Saturday April 26, 2014 : Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston

PDF FLYER ATTACHED    DATE: Saturday April 26, 2014 VENUE: Cullen Performance Hall, University of  Houston, Texas TIME: 6:30 pm CST...

Ram Navmi celebrated with religious fervor

Srinagar, Apr 8: Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, was celebrated in Summer Capital with religious fervor...

Ram Nawami being observed

KATHMANDU, APR 08 – Ram Nawami, the birthday celebration of Sri Ram—a divine figure in Hinduism, is being observed...

Hindus set to celebrate Vaisakhi

MISSISSAUGA — Preparations are in full swing at Mississauga’s Ontario Khalsa Darbar where thousands of Sikh community members will...

Hindus demand Sindh govt to unearth perpetrators behind temple attacks

The Hindu community has demanded the Sindh government to unearth the elements involved in attacks on temples in various...

Book Launch “Reincarnation of the Iron – Man” by Ahnis Kosha

PDF BOOK BELOW: FREE PUBLISHER AUTHORIZED DOWNLOAD     The novel alludes to the role on her personal...

Hindu Mahasabha of America strongly condemns the recent attacks on Jewish community centers in Kansas

On April 13, 2014, Franzier Glenn Cross, 53, a long time KKK leader attacked people near two Jewish community centers...

Dharma, Discipline, and Devotion: Priesthood and the Hindu Tradition

Excerpts from the Inaugural Session of the 2nd Annual Hindu Priests’ Conference, Queens, New York ■ By Swamini Svatmavidyananda...

Havan Organised in New York to invoke Lord Ganesha’s Blessings to remove all the obstacles in the path of Shri Narendra Modi to become The Prime Minister of India

Reported by:  Narain Kataria in New York HAVAN ORGANIZED BY  “INDIA FIRST ALLIANCE (IFA)” AT LINDENHURST, NEW YORK, USA From left:  Nand...

In home of the Hindu religion’s destructive God Shiva, one house offers a path to eternal bliss

For Hindu priests, the dawn of everything begins with the holy trinity of gods—Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and Mahesh...

Hindu people celebrated the Holy Bath festival

Hindu religious largest bathing festival (Austomi Snan) marked at Bromoputra River, in Langolbond area Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Millions of Hindus gather...

Shubh Ram Navami (Lord Rama’s Birthday & Wedding Festival) celebrated by Hindu’s worldwide

(CHAKRA) Ram Navami (also known as RamNomi) is an auspicious Hindu festival to celebrate Lord Shri Rama’s birth and his marriage...

Kidnapped Hindu trader returns home after four months in PAK

SUKKUR: A Hindu trader, Lachman Das, returned home on Sunday night, over four months after he was kidnapped in...

Saga over open space nears end as Hindu trust get green light for free school

The saga over what to do with an open space seems to have been decided, with a free school...

Hindus demand Sindh to unearth perpetrators

KARACHI – Hindu community in a string of protests against the attacks on temples in various parts of Sindh...

Shikhs should bear four children per family-Akal Takhat

The recent call from the head of the Akal Takhat—the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs—for the community to...

Babri expose a bundle of lies, says Ashok Singhal

ALLAHABAD: Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Ashok Singhal on Sunday described the Cobrapost sting operation as a ‘bundle of lies’ and...

7 idols burnt as criminals set Hindu temple afire

  Seven idols were burnt as criminals set a Hindu temple ablaze at Adhuna village in Gournadi upazila of...

Hindus demand security for temples in Pak

KARACHI / HYDERABAD: Hindus demanded on Monday that vandals involved in damaging their temples be charged under the blasphemy law....

A Fraud on Hindus: Editorial in Hindu Voice

Minority Rights’ meant for Hindus, but hijacked by Muslims! Whenever the word ‘minority’ is used, the general perception is that...

A Hindu Charge-sheet against the UPA Govt. : P. Deivamuthu, Editor – Hindu Voice

A Hindu Charge-sheet against the UPA Govt. A Hindu Charge-sheet against the UPA Govt. P. Deivamuthu, Editor, Hindu Voice...

UK court allows Hindu prisoner to perform father’s last rites

LONDON: In a first-of-its-kind case, a Hindu prisoner being held in a British jail has won the right to...

Remembering the glory days of the Hindu Trophy

When the ECB introduced T20 cricket on the county circuit in 2003, I was one of many who thought...

Roma Summit Was A Failure-distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed

Third European Roma Summit, organized by European Commission (EC) with much fanfare on April four at Brussels, reportedly did...

Essence of Hindu’s holy Ved-Puranas

All the three sacred epics of Hinduism (the Ramayanam, the Bharatam and the Bhagavatam) deal with the main concept,...

Hindu community celebrating Kannaki in Srilanka

Communities across Sri Lanka get together to honour the epic heroine in times of war and peace. March is...

Yoga practitioners moving to the next level

There is a “natural” convergence among yoga practitioners in Japan: Those who have practiced it primarily for slimming or...

Culture of Hindu’s

  Hindu culture opens doors to spirituality, whose goal is moksha – Self Realization. Ancient saints created concepts in...

Ancient Hindu’s Angkor temples in Cambodia added to Street View

Cambodia’s most famous ancient temple, Angkor Wat, can now be visited virtually on Google Street View, it appears. More...


In Malang, Hindu’s celebrating Nyepi With a Javanese Infusion

Malang. Rice cakes wrapped in palm leaves, or ketupat, is a usually a treat reserved for the Islamic holiday...

Local Hindu temple welcomes first priest with eye on future growth

When Dr. Shashidhar Pai moved to Charleston in 1979, the Holy City had no Hindu priest, not even a temple for prayer and...

150-year-old Hindu temple under threat in Karachi

Pakistani Hindus and human rights activists are calling on authorities in Karachi to halt the construction of an overpass,...

Shirdi Sai Temple is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Hampshire

HAMPSHIRE — Shirdi Sai Temple has been a place of prayer for over 140 years. Shirdi Sai Temple is...

Hindu festival gains ground among Pinoys

As if there aren’t enough festivals in the Philippines, another religious feast from a foreign land is starting to...

Google Launches Virtual Tour of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Hindu Temple

Located in remote, northwestern Cambodia, the ancient Angkor Wat temples have been a wonder from afar for many who...

Human rights bodies protest attack on Hindu temples

KARACHI: The silence of the government is a sign of their covert support for the perpetrators, said protesters regarding the...

Pakistan Religious Parties Support Hindus

KARACHI – Amid successive attacks on Hindu temples in southern Sindh province last month, Pakistan’s mainstream religious parties have...

Hindu Temple Awards Funds to Community Groups

The Shiva Vishnu Temple’s soaring white gopura, the ornate tower at the temple’s entrance, is awe-inspiring against Livermore’s deep...

Sitting act of meditation in Hinduism

Many people miscomprehend the meaning of “meditation.” There is the assumption that meditation enables humans to “find themselves” or...

800 years old Hindu temple in Karnataka

Dharmasthala Temple (Sanskrit: श्री क्षेत्र धर्मस्थल) is an 800-year-old religious institution in the Temple town of Dharmasthala in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The deities of the temple...

Hindu Nationalist Leader – Narendra Bhai Modi

“(Reuters) – Narendra Modi spent his childhood in a modest three-room dwelling made of mud and brick nestled in...

As Hindu shrines are desecrated in Sindh, govt. failed to safe

How can a country, well into its 65th year of independence, be hurtling towards becoming an abyss for its...

India’s Modi: Hindu nationalist tipped to be PM

The rise of one of India’s most polarising figures even split his own party, where worries about his controversial...

Hindu nationalism set to take over the world’s biggest democracy

“The world’s biggest democratic exercise gets under way on Monday. If the pundits are right, Narendra Modi, leader of...

GHHF Response to ill-conceived, ill-timedHearingsin US Congress on “The Plight of Religious Minorities in India”

  Response to ill-conceived, ill-timedHearingsin US Congress on “The Plight of Religious Minorities in India” April 7, 2014(NOTE: This...

Muslims, not Hindu military men won Kargil war for India:UP Minister Azam Khan

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan made yet another desperate bid to stoke controversy and polarise vote on Monday...

17 years old Hindu college going girl kidnapped in Bangladesh

Nature of crime: Abduction for forceful conversion. Name of the victim: Ms. Moni Saha (F) Age of the victim   ...

Hindu cultural centre hosts speaker

The Canadian Hindu Cultural Centre in Grande Prairie will be welcoming Sushree Diwakari Devi of Radha Madhav Dham to...

Government prepare security plan for temples in PAK with the help of Hindu Community

HYDERABAD: For Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, everything that goes wrong in the province is a ‘conspiracy’ to...

Hindu community demands protection of lives, temples, properties

All Hindu Rights Organisation of Pakistan and Hindu Welfare Panchayat Pakistan have sought the protection of their temples, properties...

Lok Sabha elections: Panic and Pandora among Indian Muslims as Hindu nationalists political scope amplify

Tuesday, 8 April 2014 – 7:20am IST | Agency: DNA Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas’ pro-RSS statements have...

CPIM betrayed Kerala, opened Jihadi Pandora’s Box by repealing Law after 1921 Moplah Genocide of Hindus

MALAPPURAM: If anyone requires proof for the state’s secular credo, the Pulamanthol Juma Masjid, near Perinthalmanna in Malappuram, is...

Hindu temples under threats in Sindh!

On 15th March, 2014 peace of Larkana city was set on fire by extremists and extremists also torched the...

Hindu community centre could be built in Blackamoor Lane

The proposal, which is in its early stages, is to buy the site from the Royal Borough, and build...

Attacks on Hindus

There has been a recent wave of violence triggered by irrational masses attacking Hindu temples in Larkana, Hyderabad and...

Newman City To Have Hindu Prayer On Anniversary

Newman City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 125th Anniversary in 2013, will have its first historic Hindu opening...

Thousands Throng Hindu Temple Grandeur

Thousands of people thronged Onehunga, Auckland, over four days last week as the Shirdi Saibaba Mandir opened its doors...

Nepal ‘to be Hindu state after BJP wins India polls’

RAJBIRAJ: Indian right-wing Hindu leader Ashok Singhal has stated that India wants to see Nepal as a Hindu state...

Hinduism – Sanatan Dharm

Hinduism is a modern term, but it represents the ancient most living thought and culture of the world. The...

Yoga – Hindu tradition : The Art of Transformation

When you hear the word yoga, your thoughts might turn to scenes of Indian yogis engaged in mystical rites,...

California’s Newman City Council to open with Hindu prayers 1st time

Newman City Council in California (USA), which celebrated 125th Anniversary in 2013, will have its first historic Hindu opening...

NRIs from USA battle for strong India through Loksabha elections

For the first time , India’s upcoming general election has evoked an unprecedented interest among non-resident Indians in the...

Let’s all follow the fundamentals of Hindu Dharma

Religious fundamentalists are on the rise and that is bad for our societies. Most people will agree on this....

Authentic English Translations of Vedas

Dear seekers of truth, Namaste. We at Pt Lekhram Vedic Mission are pleased to inform you that we have...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum to showcase Hindu gods 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York will display various Hindu deities in its upcoming exhibition “Lost Kingdoms” from...

Miracle and legacy of Hindu culture in Odisha State : Leaning temple of Shri Bimaleshwar at Huma

Sambalpur is a historical city in Odisha; famous for Hirakud Dam and Sambalpuri saris. There is a temple of...

Nepal’s government help to celebrate Hindus biggest ever festival “Mahakumbh Mela”

Kathmandu (AsiaNews) – Nepal’s government celebrates Hindu’s Kumbh Mela with millions of people around the world to provide financial...

Romania’s president should be uninvited from Roma Summit – Rajan Zed, Universial Society of Hinduism

The European Commission should rescind its invitation to Romanian president Traian Basescu to speak at the third European Roma...

Foreign actresses following Hinduism since her childhood – Jules visits Golden Temple

Saidah Jules recently visited the Golden Temple and was really happy. She felt as if she was close to...

Hindu’s in Pakistan

The recent wave of violence in Larkana, Hyderabad, Badin and now the Tharparkar District has doubled the worries of...

Nepal will be ‘Hindu state’ if Modi takes power: Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Kathmandu: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal Tuesday said that Nepal will turn into a Hindu state if...

Hinduism oldest religion of the world

Hinduism is one of the most ancient religions. The essential foundation of this religion rests on the oneness of...

Knowing the essence of Hinduism

Hinduism, in its real essence, is a way of life in which cause of suffering is regarded as the spiritualignorance or ‘avidya’ which...

Balinese Hindus perform Melasti

Balinese Hindus marched to the beaches, major rivers, lakes and holy springs on Friday to perform Melasti, a ritual...

Christian Missionaries Harm India

Christian missionaries have become increasingly visible and controversial in India. As I grew up as a Christian, I would like to...

Why I Love India

India has undoubtedly a lot of problems. She has a huge population and comparatively little space for it. Many...

Bollywood – A Threat To Hindu Culture And Values: Salil Gewali

Bollywood – a threat to Hindu culture and values :Salil Gewali Outrageous Bollywood and porn stars After Jackpot’s blast...


Love in India- Maria Wirth

“There is no other country where basic questions crop up as quickly as in India”, a young Spanish woman recently told me. I...

Hindus urged to mark important day

The Shree Pretoria Hindu Seva Samaj (SPHSS) will be celebrating Hanuman Chalisa on Sunday 6 April. Devotees are encouraged...

Hinduism – Sanatana Dharma

Hinduism, also known by the name Sanatana-Dharma, is one of the dominant religions of the Indian subcontinent, and consists of many diverse traditions....

Assembled together: Protect Hindu temples, PTI tells government

KARACHI: The issue of the Hindu temples being threatened by the construction work in Karachi and mobs in Hyderabad dominated...

Maharishi Vedic City: Inside the compound with Rekha Basu

The first time most of us learned hundreds of Hindu Indian priests have been living in Iowa for seven...

Welcome to the British Board of Hindu Scholars

Introducing our Vice Chair – Shri Madhava Turumella It gives us great pleasure to introduce the Vice Chairman of the British...

Sindh Govt should ensure security of Hindu community: PAK Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Kamran Michael said on Monday the Sindh Government should ensure the security...

Attacks on temples in Sindh, anchorperson condemned

Writers, poets, rights activists and intellectuals condemned attacks on Hindu temples in different parts of Sindh. They were speaking...

Minotiry Hindu’s are in trouble ever in PAK

The harmony in which the Hindu and Muslim communities in Tharparkar have lived for decades was shattered as the...

Millions of Hindus observe Nyepi in tranquility

The tourist resort island of Bali was quiet on Monday as the island’s 3.8 million Hindus observed Nyepi (Hindu...

Unfortunate Time for Hindu’s holy temple Pashupatinath’s country

NEPAL 31 March 2014. Nepal officially belongs to Hinduism and Buddhism. It has preserved its dignity from antiquity. There...

Hindu ashram attacked in Pakistan

A Hindu ashram was attacked in Pakistan’s Sindh province by about four persons who also stole a ‘trishul’, triggering protests and...

Seminar: Hinduism-Christianity Comparative Religion Series – April 26th-27th, San Jose, CA

  Hinduism-Christianity Comparative Religion Series  Call for Papers  Seminar “Building Competencies for a Deeper Hindu-Christian Dialogue” PDF ATTACHMENT BELOW...

Bharia Town bulldozers vandalize oldest Hindu temple

It has been unfortunate hallmark for our history that we have seen that historical places are not important but...

RSS salutes its founder Dr Keshava Baliram Hedgewar on his 125th Birthday on Yugadi

Bangalore March 31: RSS swayamsevaks across the world remembering their icon for social resurgence, Dr Keshava Baliram Hedgewar, founder of Rashtreeya...

British Army Given a talk on the Bhagavad Gita

On this auspicious and historic occasion, Acharya Dhruv Chhatralia gives a 3.5 hour non-stop talk on the Bhagavad Gita...

Hindu debates! Stimulating discussion for a new generation of young Hindus

This morning at the Devi Mandir, DM Youth hosted a series of youth debates, challenging participants to think critically...

Auspicious Monday: Several Hindu’s festival to be celebrated

AHMEDABAD: In the auspicious month of Chaitra various communities will be celebrating their new years coinciding with the harvest...

Hindu’s Holi Festival celebrated in Girard Park

The 4th Lafayette Holi Festival was held Saturday in Girard Park. Holi, is a religious festival celebrated by Hindus...

Balinese Hindu devotees celebrated Pangrupkan Day With Ogoh-Ogoh Festival

SURABAYA, INDONESIA – MARCH 30: Balinese Hindu devotees carry an Ogoh-ogoh effigy during a parade on March 30, 2014...

Nearly 70K expected to attend Holi color festival in Spanish Fork

SPANISH FORK, Utah — Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday at a Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in...

Katas Raj is as sacred for Hindus, home of Lord Shiva

Chakwal can generate religious tourism through the mystically wonderful Katas Raj, a holy destination for Hindus around the world....

Hindus protest against burning of temple

Monday, March 31, 2014 – Hyderabad- Protests continued for the second day after a Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Sindh...

Balinese Hindus perform Tawur Kesanga to welcome Nyepi

Six sulinggih (priest) led Balinese Hindus in Denpasar in performing the Tawur Kesanga ritual at Puputan Badung Park on...

Vedas and Hinduism

We should rediscover our past glory and educate our children on the glorious tradition and scriptures. Who were the...

Several Thar towns shut over theft in Hindu shrine

MITHI: A shutdown was observed in several towns including Mithi, Diplo, Islamkot, Naokot and Chelhar on Sunday following theft...

Hindu communities of Jhal Magsi

Since my first visit to Jhal Magsi I couldn’t help but notice the presence of Hindu community. They are...

Florida Tornado couldn’t deter the spirit of Indian Americans in supporting GIBV hosted ‘Vote for India’ Narendra Modi as PM Program

Florida Tornado couldn’t deter the spirit of Indian Americans in supporting GIBV  hosted ‘Vote for India’ Narendra Modi as PM Program...

Hindu Human Right Violation: 75 Year Old Hindu House Demolished By Muslim Goon In Kerala

We live in Ahmedabad Gujarat and have two properties in Kerala at Palakkad District 1, One 75 year old ancestral...

Hindu Vs Secular Model of Development: Sandeep Singh

Hindu Vs Secular Model of Development Today Mahatma Gandhi’s value is not worth the currency notes which carry his...

Forum For Hindu Awakening Greetings of Shri Ram Navami

As per the Hindu calendar, from Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada to Chaitra Purnima, the Shreeram principle is most active in the universe. Chaitra...

Hindu’s Dharmaveer Sambhaji Maharaj

Today (30 March – Phalgun Amawasya) is the Sacrifice Day of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj as per the Hindu Almanac....

Hindu trader’s murder stuns Falta, South 24 Paraganas

The whole of Falta is aggrieved now over the ghastly murder of Kartick Chandra Methia or the owner of...

A Temple for Wellbeing

The story of the churning of the ocean and the tussle between the Devas and the Asuras holds great...

Hindu activist Pramod Muthalik demanded to remove “Rama-Rama” song from the movie

After facing many hurdles Sandalwood’s recent release Nimbehuli had finally got released across the state. The movie, which is...

Spiritual significance of Hindu’s festival – Gudi Padwa

Gudi Padwa is also a day of spiritual-sadhana and connecting to one’s inner-self so that one may ultimately connect...

Nearly 70,000 people attend Holi festival in Utah

About 70,000 people from across the US have gathered in the small American city of Utah to celebrate Holi,...

SHOCKING: Another Hindu temple ransacked, set on fire in Pakistan

Karachi: In yet another incident on a Hindu temple in Pakistan, three unidentified people attacked a temple in Karachi...

Gudi Padwa : The Hindu New Year

No sooner we enter the New Year of the Gregorian calendar, we usher the New Year of the Hindus....

In bustling Jakarta, Hindus seek silence from within

Hindus observe Nyepi (the Hindu Day of Silence) in their own way amid the challenges of living in busy...

Transcendental Meditation : Hindu-based movement in US

Transcendental Meditation is a Hindu-based movement that finds popularity in the United States. Other offshoots of Hinduism increasing in...

Crawley Hindu community hopes demolishing former place of worship will reduce £2 million debt

A Hindu group is hoping to wipe £500,000 off its debts after being given permission to convert a former...

Hindu students want permanent prayer space at Brandeis University

Nevada, Mar 29 : US Hindu students are still waiting for permanent prayer room at Brandeis University (BU) in...

Hindus welcome Mormons at the Hindu Holi

Hindus have welcomed reported participation of thousands of Mormons at the Hindu Holi “festival of color” in Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork (Utah,...

Hindu’s temples boost security to protect ‘pretima’

The Jagatnatha Temple in Denpasar said it had increased security measures by assigning special guards to accompany the existing...

Coloring book of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, support Hinduism

A while back someone from www.coloringhindugods.com sent me a review copy of their coloring book of Hindu Gods and...

PPP won’t allow any damage to Clifton temple

KARACHI: Advisor to Pakistan Peoples Party Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for Minority Affairs Surendar Valasai has said his Party...

Hinduism, oldest religion in the world

Hinduism is a term that refers to the diverse religious and cultural traditions of ‘Vedas’. Hinduism is possibly the...

Looking ahead to a new beginning with Hindu calender

Waking up before the dawn breaks, cleaning the threshold and experimenting with new patterns of ‘rangoli’, tying ‘mamidi thoranam’ (strings of...

Hindu calender based New Year celebrated by several communities

Maharashtrians and Andhraites celebrate their New Year on March 31, while Sindhis celebrate theirs a day later, on April...

PTI MPA urges saving Hindu temple

Karachi The issue of the threat posed to a 150-year-old Hindu temple in Clifton by the construction of an...

The Value Of Bhajan (In Euro)

THE VALUE OF BHAJAN (IN EURO) During Navaratra season, there are many opportunities to attend a bhajan session in India....

Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) hosts Fourth Annual Hindu Sports Day in Houston

Houston Chapter Hosts Fourth Annual Hindu Sports Day Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) aka Hindu Congress of America Houston...

Invitation: Seminar on Developing Hindu Historiography and History, April 26th-27th, San Jose, CA

CALL FOR PAPERS (PDF LINK BELOW) GHC 2014 – Call for Papers – Hindu Historiography v2 Please find attached...

VHPA wishes you a Happy and Healthy New Year – Gudi Padwa, Yugaadi, Puthandu, Baisakhi, Varsha Pratipada

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year Kaliyuga 5116 Varsha Pratipada, Yugadi, Gudi Padwa, Baisakhi, Nav Reh, Cheti...

Astrological Predictions: Hindu Nationalist leader Narendra Modi will be the next Prime Minister of India

Mumbai, dated 16th March 2014. Narendra Modi will be the next Prime Minister of India The countdown of Lok Sabha...

UGADI – THE HINDU NEW YEAR (Significance – Customs & Traditions)

Ugadi significance… Ugadi is basically a Hindu festival signifying the time element of the Universe celebrated as a New...

Hindus starts Navratri puja on Monday

Hindus are getting ready for the holy period of Navratri, preparing themselves through worship and devotion. Navratri which is...

Thousands Of Hindus Gather For The Melasti Ceremony

GIANYAR, INDONESIA – MARCH 28: Balinese Hindus devotees carry “Pratima” statues during Melasti Ceremony at Purnama Beach on March...

Awtar Singh Khalsa Gave the Hindus and Sikhs a place for rubbish disposal as a Place to Live

Awtar Singh Khalsa is the President of the National Committee of Hindus and Sikhs of Afghanistan and the head...

Criminals attack Hindu religious programme, 6 injured

At least six Hindu people were injured as some unidentified criminals attacked their religious programme at Ramchandrapur village in...

No prayers until bodies recovered of MH370 Malaysian aircraft, Hindu’s relatives

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysia has said all 239 people aboard flight MH370 are believed dead, but the failure...

“Women Without Religion” Posts Absurd Anti-Hindu Meme

The Facebook page Women Without Religion has published an absurd and totally inaccurate set of anti-Hindu propaganda memes using quotes from, of course, the Manusmriti....

Veda Vyasa Jayanti celebration on 1st April

2014 Veda Vyasa Jayanti is celebrated on 1st April 2014, Tuesday. Sage Vyasa Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of...

‘Swaminarayan Bhashyam’ Article in Hinduism Today Magazine, USA

Recently, in 2007, with the blessings and inspiration of HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Swami Bhadreshdas completed commentaries on the...

All faiths join world yoga event at VHP Temple

Women and men of all ages came together at the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Temple in Ilford to practice...

Stolen Hindu statues issue raised against Australian Foreign Affairs Minister

Sculpture expert Nagaswamy denies Gallery consulted him on purchase India’s case for getting back the stolen Nataraja idol strengthened...

Hindu idols desecrated in Tanore temple

Unidentified miscreants desecrated seven under-construction idols of Hindu deities, including Goddess Basanti, in a temple, Ma Kalir Mandir, at...

Banaras Hindu University to introduce V-C’s award for excellence today

VARANASI: The 96th convocation of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will witness the introduction of Vice Chancellor’s Award for excellence...

India asks Australia to return two Hindu statues believed stolen

SYDNEY – India has formally requested two Australian art galleries to return two ancient statues of the Hindu god...

Indian American Community Leaders to Deploy All Resources for Hindu Nationalist Narendra Modi Victory

ATLANTA, GEORGIA BASED INDO-AMERICAN LEADERSHIP HARI PULIJALA, DR. VASU PATEL, DR. JAYESH PATEL, RAMDAS SHAUBHAG, SHITAL VADAKE, UMESH BHATT,...

Hindu girl raped and killed by Bangladeshi Muslims in Indian state of Assam

Kokrajhar, March 29: A 17-year-old tribal girl was allegedly gang-raped and killed on the bank of the Makra in Assam’s...

World Hindu News wishes you a very happy & prosperous Hindu New Year

World Hindu News wishes you a very happy & prosperous Hindu New Year i.e. Vikram Samwatsar 2070-71.  On this...

Australia returns stolen Shiva statue to India

Nevada, Mar 27 : A US based Hindu group has welcomed Australia’s reported indication to return about 900-years-old bronze...

The Brahman : Superior one according to Hindu “Sruti” literature

Out of four major castes in Hinduism, human made Brahman caste is superior one according to Hindu “Sruti” literature....

HJS effect : BCCI renders apology for distorting India’s map

Mumbai : Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) had engraved distorted map of India on ‘Border- Gavaskar Cup’...

House of Commons celebrates anniversary of Bhaktivedanta Manor planning victory

The 20th anniversary of the campaign to save Bhaktivedanta Manor in Aldenham has been celebrated in Parliament. On March...

Priests perform Hindu’s holy river Ganges Aarti twice daily

Priests perform Ganges Aarti in Varanasi, an old and Hindu holy city located at the bank of the River Ganges, India, March 25,...

St Rose Students Worship While Working Out

Sandy Hook resident Elizabeth Adam introduced a few dozen St Rose of Lima School students to a program of...

“Hindus are happier than most people of many other religions”

George Harrison once said, “Through Hinduism Ifeel a better person. I just got happier and happier.” There are many...

Devotees witness kumbabishekam of East Gopuram of Meenakshi Temple

The Sri Thirumarainathar Temple, which is more than 1,600 years old, is one of the sub-temples of Sri Meenakshi...

Hindu Student Leaders Deepen Ties to Sanatana Dharma at HSC Meet

The Hindu Students Council (HSC) held its Annual Leadership Meet to educate college students from around the country about...

GREETINGS OF GUDI PADWA – HINDU NEWS YEAR – VIKRAM SAMWATSAR 2071

Gudi Padwa 2014: The Holy festival which marks the beginning of the New Year, new month and new day...

Vellappally: It’s High Time Hindus Stood United

SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan has said that it is due to the reluctance to declare oneself as...

Hindus in Pakistan face sedition charges for cheering India’s victory over Pakistan

Lahore: India defeated Pakistan in the recently held ICC World Twenty20 Cricket match in Bangladesh. While India was cheering...

British Library & Mumbai museum digitally “reunite” Ramayana

Hindus have commended British Library London and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) Mumbai for “reuniting” Mewar Ramayana, digitizing...

Hindus urge authorities to save Karachi temple

KARACHI: Hindus in Pakistan’s commercial hub Karachi on Monday urged authorities to halt construction work on an underpass, which...

Lembit Opik reports assault to police after powder was thrown on him at Hindu festival

Former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik called police to report he had been victim of a politically-motivated attack after being sprayed with coloured...

Hindus commended British Library London

Hindus have commended British Library London and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) Mumbai for “reuniting” Mewar Ramayana, digitizing...

Stop offering help to Hindu migrants to discourage Islamist radicals: Bangladesh

Stop offering help to Hindu migrants to discourage Islamist radicals: Bangladesh A leading filmmaker from Bangladesh, Nasiruddin Yousuff, pressed...

Hindu’s festival “Holi” celebration planned for April 5, 2014

April 5 will bring the annual Holi, Festival of Colours, celebration to Sarnia. The Sarnia Hindu Society has arranged a dinner and entertainment...

Two Hindu temples set ablaze in Bangladesh

Unknown miscreants on Friday vandalised and set on fire two Hindu family temples, including a 100-year-old one, in Bangladesh. In...

100-year-old Hindu temple vandalised, torched in Bangladesh

A hundred-year-old Hindu temple was vandalised and torched on Friday in the Bagerhat district of Bangladesh. Police said the incident occurred at the family temple of...

Utah Hindu fest passes the Mormon test with flying colors

With only six participants at the first annual Holi Festival at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Mormons outnumbered Hindus — 4 to...

Festival at Flavet Field celebrates events in Hindu mythology

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The second annual UF Holi Festival of Colors is coming to Flavet Field from 11 a.m.to 2...

Hindu girls plight:When the govt is illiterate

Veengas Sometimes, I feel that we write to attract the attention of a state manned by individuals who cannot read or...

Students welcome springtime with Hindu festival of colors

Students danced to festive Indian music while throwing brightly-colored powder and water balloons at each other to celebrate Holi,...

Invoking The Goddess’ Exhibit Celebrates Pattini-Kannaki, Sri Lanka’s Shared Hindu-Buddhist Deity

Hindus and Buddhists in Sri Lanka may have been divided through political strife over the years, but they have...

Brief story of Hindu’s only majority area in Pakistan, Tharparkar – Drought and Migration

Each year hundreds of social development programmes are initiated in Tharparkar with donations from international development groups, but no...

Celebrating the birth of Lord Rama

Before April 8, Hindus will begin preparing for Rama Navami, the celebration of the birth of Lord Rama, the...

Hinduism connection with Delhi’s Old Fort

Recent excavations at the historic Purana Qila unearthed relics of different periods, making the author wonder if a deeper...

Miscreants attack Hindu locality, 10 hurt 

AL candidate Feroz Ahmed alleges that Jamat supporters were responsible for the malice   At least 10 people from...

Attack against Hindu’s Dharmguru Mata Amritanandamayi in book “i’national conspiracy”

Terming the attack against Mata Amritanandamayi in a book by her former disciple as an “international conspiracy” to tarnish her image by...

It’s High Time Hindus Stood United – Vellappally

SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan has said that it is due to the reluctance to declare oneself as...

Hindu’s Spiritual Leaders are Pure Like Ganga – Ashok Singhal

Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal has alleged that there is an international conspiracy to defame the image of spiritual saints and mutts...

HBS Dean at Ekal Vidyalaya ‘Power of Education Forum’

The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation recently hosted a “Power of Education Forum” at the Hyatt Regency here that brought academicians,...

Religious “Ganga’s” arti, at the bank of Rishikesh Hindu’s holy river “Ganga”

A group of Americans is standing on the banks of the Ganges, holding flower floats and listening intently as a cheery-faced man explains...

“Rang de Holi!” Hindu’s festival celebration marks end of winter

Members of the Hindu Center of Charlotte celebrated Holi – the ancient festival of colors and spring on Sunday....

British Library & Mumbai museum digitally reunite Hindu’s Holy Book “Ramayana”

Hindus have commended British Library London and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) Mumbai for “reuniting” Mewar Ramayana, digitizing it and...

Bhagavata Gita at Seton University in USA

American University teaches Bhagavad Gita November 2008: Bhagavad Gita has becomecompulsory for every student joining Seton Hall University. This...

Pangguni Uttiram’s Painless Test of Devotion

Human beings cannot just sit still and wait for the Gods to help them; they have to take the...

Interest in National Hindu Conference increases

INTEREST in participating in the first ever Fiji National Hindu Conference is growing, says Ashika Chandra of the World...

Multiple flyovers in Clifton threaten 150 year old Hindu temple : Karachi

KARACHI- The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sought the intervention of the chief justice of Pakistan to protect an...

Hindu Temple Attacked in Pakistan : A Story of Minority Persecution

While the pseudo-seculars and bleeding-heart-liberals in India can be heard yelling non-stop at the top of their lungs about the rights...

Hindu women foil attempt of a Muslim woman accusing Hindus of molesting!

Fanatics back off before united strength of Hindus ! Pune : A Muslim woman tried to accuse Hindus of molesting after trivial...

Qualities of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj need to be inculcated !’

Panvel : Birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should not be celebrated just for a day; but for celebrating...

Hindu activists rescue minor Hindu girl from clutches of Jihadi youth !

Nipani (Dist. Belgaum) : A Hindu girl studying in 9th standard at Buddihal (Taluka Chikodi) was drawn in clutches of false love of...

Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj worshipped with ‘dugdhabhishek’ !

Chopda (Dist. Jalgaon) : On the occasion of birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as per the Hindu calendar...

Utah Hindu fest passes the Mormon test with flying colors

With only six participants at the first annual Holi Festival at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish...

Universal Society of Hinduism joins call for multi-faith prayer room at Saskatoon airport

The president of the Universal Society of Hinduism hopes the Saskatoon Airport Authority will change its position on installing...

Hindu Nationalist Leader “Modi”, the ‘pracharak’ who is poised to be king

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak now more famous than his childhood idols is poised to become prime minister....

Dharmaraksha Sangamam organised by Hindu organizations, participate over one lakh Hindu’s

Dharmaraksha Sangamam, organised by Dharma Rakshavedi, an umbrella organisation of various Hindu organisations, will be held at Marine Drive...

Pakistan rights body wants to save Karachi temple

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sought the intervention of the chief justice of the Supreme Court...

SC orders judicial inquiry into Larkana riots

“The Supreme Court directed the Larkana district and sessions judge on Thursday to investigate into the attack on a...

“Rethink Yoga”, John Brown University’s article, no action taken so far-Hindu community upset

An opinion column by Deborah Raiees-Dana in John Brown University’s student paper the Threefold Advocate wrote a column titled “Rethink Yoga.” The author...

Shiva-Vishnu Temple gives visitors a glimpse of Hindu faith

Along a quiet neighborhood street in Livermore, behind wrought iron gates and down a long tree-lined entry, stands a brilliant white...

Pakistani Hindu girl won 2nd position in essay contest, awaits awards

RAWALPINDI:  She has lived the 18 years of her life as a member of a marginalised community, with life...

Hindu Student Leaders Deepen Ties to Sanatana Dharma at HSC Meet

NEW BRUNSWICK,New Jersey The Hindu Students Council (HSC) held its Annual Leadership Meet to educate college students from around...

Destruction of Hindu Temples in Tamil Eelam and Sri Lanka

SINHALA BUDDHIST ETHNO NATIONALISM – Masquerading as Sri Lankan ‘Civic Nationalism’ Destruction of Hindu Temples in Tamil Eelam and Sri...

Hindu community still in need of a permanent space for worship

Members of the Protestant and Hindu communities, along with other faculty and staff, sat down in early February to...

SC orders judicial inquiry into Larkana riots

Karachi “The Supreme Court directed the Larkana district and sessions judge on Thursday to investigate into the attack on...

Sunnyvale Hindu Temple Bathed in Color for Holi

Thunderous shouts of “Holi Hai” (It’s Holi) filled the air Mar. 15 as hundreds of Bay Area residents packed...

The Hindu festival of colors celebrated by thousands

Festival of Colors: Holi is the Hindu festival of colors that rings in the spring by pelting everybody in...

Hindus back taxi drivers’ demand for multi-faith prayer-room at Saskatoon (Canada) Airport

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that having a prayer-room at the airport would...

Harvard Business School Dean at Ekal Vidyalaya “Power of Education Forum”

“Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation” (EVF-USA) , an organization that brings education to millions of underprivileged children in remote rural &...

US Hindus back taxi drivers’ demand

Nevada, Mar 21 (IBNS) A US based Hindu group has supported taxi drivers’ reported demand for a multi-faith prayer-room...

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed to speak about Hinduism

TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will speak and answer questions about Hinduism on Friday, March 21, in...

Inquiry officer appointed by session judge to investigate the attack on a Hindu mandir in Larkana

The Supreme Court has appointed the Larkana district and sessions judge as inquiry officer to investigate the attack on...

Committee urges judicial investigation of temple burning

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony on Thursday recommended the Sindh government hold...

NCJP strongly condemns the mob attacks on Hindu community in Larkana

ISLAMABAD – The National Director of National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) Fr. Emmanuel Yousaf Mani, has expressed deep sorrow...

Twenty Years Celebration of Hinduism Radio Program

HOUSTON: Voice of Sanatan Hinduism Radio program has now completed 20 years of broadcasting. Looking back to the past...

In Pics: Project ‘OM Ashram’, in the shape of the ancient Sanskrit symbol OM

Central building of this large complex, is constructed in the shape of the ancient Sanskrit symbol OM. The sound...

Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi is number one target of Islamic terrorists: Former Indian Home Secretary

Ara, Bihar: Former Home Secretary and BJP leader RK Singh today said the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was on top...

HAF and Sewa International deliver care packages to afflicted Hindu families in Pakistan

Pakistan’s Harsh Winter Softened by Care Packages from HAF and Sewa International Washington, DC (March 20, 2014)  — Global...

Pakistani cabinet minister congratulated the Hindu community for Holi

Holi celebrations at PNCA mark an event teeming with inter-faith harmony The festival of Holi was celebrated at Pakistan...

India’s Festival Of Colors Gets An Early Start In Villages All Over The Country

Brightly colored powders are flying across India as 2014 Holi celebrations begin. Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, doesn’t...

Hindu’s Shiva and Parvati festival Gangaur, specially by ladies

Gangaur is one of the most important festivals in Hinduism. It is a colourful festival which is widely celebrated...

Hundreds gathered at Hindu Jain Temple of Pittsburgh to enjoy “festival of colors,” – HOLI

PITTSBURGH – Holi is the one day a year when it’s acceptable, even encouraged, to approach a stranger and...