How trust in interfaith relations avoided riots after the Akshardham terror attack in 2002
BAPS was severely tested on 24 September 2002. What would later be classified as one of the worst terrorist attacks on a religious place in modern India engulfed the heart of BAPS. Its renowned Swaminarayan Akshardham, More...
Trinidad Hindus Observe Nau Raatri, Ram Nowni
PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD, April 14, 2016 (HPI by Paras Ramoutar): For several weeks now, Hindus in Trinidad have joined their counterparts in the Indian diaspora worldwide in the observance of Nau Raatri and Ram More...
Custom, faith or tradition cannot stop women from entering Sabarimala: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reiterated that denial of entry of women between the age of 10 and 50 in Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala based on custom, faith or tradition cannot defeat the constitutional More...
Trinidad Hindus Observe Shivganga Maha Yatra, Trinidad
TRINDAD, April 11, 2016 (by Dr. Prithiviraj Bahadursingh, yatra coordinator): In February 2015, the first Shivganga Maha Yatra was held where Yyatris walked from Gangadhara (Marianne river, Blanchisseuse, Trinidad, More...
Trimbakeshwar temple revokes ban on men’s entry in sanctum
Nashik: The Trimbakeshwar Temple authorities have gone back on their April 3 resolution wherein they decided to ban entry of men too into the core worship area at the famous Lord Shiva shrine here. A meeting of More...
State to open visitor centre at Ujjain Kumbh Mela – Times of India
Ranchi: The state’s tourism department has tied up with Madhya Pradesh (MP) tourism department to provide devotees planning to attend the Simhastha Mahakumbh in Ujjain with facilities to make their trip memorable.The More...
Over 100 dead in temple fire in South India after firecrackers cause ‘massive blast’ (VIDEO)
At least 102 people have died and more than 200 were injured after celebratory firecrackers reportedly caused a massive blast and fire at a Hindu temple located in a coastal town near Kollam in the southern Indian More...
Meet Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal – The Man Whose Single Mission Cleaned Up A Dying River In Punjab
Today, the historic river bed of Kali Bein, a tributary of the Beas River which flows through Punjab, is teeming with life and is a delight to watch. Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal Sant More...
Shani temple lets in women devotees
In a big victory to the campaign for gender equality, the famed Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra on Friday lifted the centuries-old ban on entry of women at the sanctum sanctorum, yielding to a high voltage More...
The 360-degree darshan: Virtual Reality finds a new use case around the Ujjain Kumbh | The Indian Express
An elderly woman in Ushapur village, taking the virtual tour of Mahakaal temple with folded hands. This might not be the picture that comes to to your mind when you hear the word Virtual Reality. But in Ushapur More...