UNESCO denies reports on delisting of Sri Lankaֹ’s Golden Temple – The Hindu
UNESCO has asserted that no reference was “ever made” to the delisting of the Golden Temple of Badulla, one of the eight World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka, during the recent visit of its Director-General Irina Bokova to the country. Located about 175 km from Colombo, the temple was declared a World Heritage site in 1991. The cave monastery, with More...
ISKCON celebrates 50 years of community service | Rising Sun Chatsworth
The International Society of Krishna Consciousness, better known as the Hare Krishna Movement, turned 50, last month. The Rising Sun has therefore decided to take a closer look at its achievements and the impact More...
Lilburn hopes to make Hindu temple center of commercial district | Myajc
Lilburn officials hope to revitalize a commercial area surrounding a Hindu temple that has become one of Gwinnett County’s top tourist destinations. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir has drawn 1.8 million visitors More...
Donald Trump’s campaign has left the Hindu-American community divided – Firstpost
Donald Trump’s campaign to become the next President of the United States, to state the obvious, has been divisive. Reflecting the larger American electorate, those divisions are also apparent within the Indian-American More...
N.J. ISKCON Installs Deity Of Jagannath-Baladev-Subhadra – News India Times
The Radha-Krishna Temple and Cultural Center of Plainfield, Central New Jersey, popularly known as the ISKCON temple, held its 3-day celebration of the installation of the deities of Jagannath-Baladev-Subhadra, More...
Hundreds of people coming together to practice Yoga in Budapest made for a spectacular watch | The Indian Express
Just so you know, it is not just Modiji who gets all excited about Yoga. About 600 people came together to perform Yoga on Freedom Bridge in Budapest recently, in a bid to popularize the practice among people and More...
Swaminarayan Temple Lowell Hosts 10th Patotsav Celebration Aug. 13-20
LOWELL, MA—The Swaminarayan Temple Lowell, which is part of the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization, is hosting its week-long 10th Patotsav celebrations Aug. 13 through Aug. 20 at the temple premises More...
One arrested with stolen artifacts, antique idols – My Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepal Police has arrested a member of a gang of six to seven youths allegedly involved in stealing artifacts and antique idols from quake devastated buildings, temples and other structures. The More...
Dancing Shiva: Indian villagers still waiting for the return of their stolen statue – ABC News
Two years after the Australian National Gallery gave a stolen sculpture back to India, it remains in police storage — and the south Indian villagers awaiting its return say they still do not know when their prized More...
Princeton University to exhibit Hindu gods – HJS
The Ivy League Princeton University’s Art Museum will showcase paintings of various Hindu deities and legends in an upcoming exhibition “Epic Tales from India” from November 19 through February five next. This More...