Sabarimala temple mast being dismantled
The Travancore Devaswom Board has started dismantling the mast in front of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala. The dismantling began after Tantri Kandararu Rajeevararu performed special rituals (puja) in the More...
Filming at Hoysala temple upsets tourists, priests
The crew of Telugu movie Duvvada Jagannadham (DJ), with Allu Arjun in the lead, left tourists visiting Belur and the priests of the historic Channakeshava temple there livid on Friday. The crew, shooting on the More...
Ramdev, Sri Sri unite to take on new-age promoters of ‘synthetic’ yoga
The country’s top three exponents of “authentic yoga” have joined hands to stop the likes of Shilpa Shetty, Bikram Chaudhary and Ana T Forrest from giving a modern twist to the ancient Indian practice of mental More...
Plot for Patanjali: In U-turn 3 years later, Himachal govt restores lease
In a major concession to Baba Ramdev in election year, the Himachal Pradesh government Friday made a U-turn on its three-year-old decision to cancel the land lease granted by the previous BJP government and decided More...
Ramdev trust wins I-T war on tax-exempt tag for yoga
MUMBAI: Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth (a public charitable trust) has succeeded in its appeal before the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), which has accepted its tax exempt status. The ITAT (Delhi bench) More...
Hindus push to end commercialization of sacred images
Bathroom mats. Toilet seats. Shoes. Dog tags. All of these items have, in recent years, gone on sale adorned with images of Hindu deities, particularly that of Ganesha, known most commonly in the West for his elephant More...
Hindus exhort all Ohio schools to start the day with yoga like Newark elementary
Hindus have commended Ben Franklin Elementary School (BFES) of Newark City Schools (NCS) in Ohio for reportedly launching the school day with yoga, calling it a step in the positive direction. Pupils at BFES reportedly More...
Listening and Its Significance in Vedic Tradition
By – Avinash Narrikkadan Sravana or listening is the first step towards spirituality in the Vedic tradition. Sravana does not refer to just hearing the sounds to understand them. It is a state of high awareness More...
Holy name story: Vibhishana and leaf with name Rama!
The Everyone knows how the Ram Setu was constructed by the Vanaras writing Rama’s name on the rock. The bridge was held afloat by the power of Rama’s name. There is a lesser known story on the power of Rama’s More...
Indian fairy tales: The Lambikin
NCE upon a time there was a wee wee Lambikin, who frolicked about on his little tottery legs, and enjoyed himself amazingly. Now one day he set off to visit his Granny, and was jumping with joy to think of all the More...