Hindus laud efforts to bring yoga into New Jersey schools
Nationally recognized Rowan University (RU), a public research university in Glassboro (New Jersey), organized a symposium on March 24 regarding effectively bringing yoga based movement to schools. This face-to-face More...
Supreme Court asks Centre, Jammu and Kashmir government why no panel for minority rights protection in the state | India Today
A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice JS Khehar asked the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday as to why a panel is not being constituted to protect the rights of minorities (Hindus, Sikhs, etc.) More...
Swaminarayan organisation’s new temple project initiated in South Africa | The Indian Express
Over 3,000 devotees attended the foundation laying ceremony of a new temple of the BAPS Swaminarayan organisation at North Riding, north of Johannesburg in South Africa. The new temple will be similar to the one More...
Land creeping threatens Nepal’s famed Pashupatinath Temple | DNA
A geologist in Nepal, who has been studying the land structure of various heritage sites in the country, has warned that land creeping is threatening the famed Pashupatinath Temple. Land creeping is the slow downward More...
Transgender temple fest Kerala: 4,000 men cross-dressing to offer prayers | Times of India
The annual festival of Chamayavilakku at the Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple, Chavara, Kollam that witnesses a rare ritual of men and transgenders cross-dressing as women, had concluded on Saturday. About 4,000 More...
Rituals resume at Lingaraj temple after a day | The New Indian Express
BHUBANESWAR: The daily rituals in Lingaraj temple, which were disrupted since 4.30 pm on Saturday, were resumed on Sunday evening after Khurda ADM assured the agitating servitors of looking into their demands including More...
Day-long campaign to clean temples in Dakshina Kannada | The Hindu
Temple personnel, students and members of various social organisations took part in a day-long cleanliness drive at the Kadri Manjunatha and 490 other temples governed by the Muzrai Department in Dakshina Kannada More...
Work on Ram temple at Ayodhya to start soon, says BJP MP Swamy
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, on Sunday, called upon the Muslim community to cooperate in the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya, referring to the site which has been under dispute. “The construction of the temple More...
VHP leader launches ‘Hindu First’ initiative | The Hindu
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), at a convention held in Ahmedabad on Sunday, launched a “Hindu First” initiative and released a 12-point charter of demands. “It’s time that Hindus were taken care of totally,” More...
Meet Kerala’s first ‘Complete Yoga Village’ | The Hindu
The sleepy village of Kunnamthanam is set to become Kerala’s first ‘Complete Yoga Village’, and hopes to set a national record. It is already attracting churches, temple devaswoms, and social organisations More...