For the love of God: When Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali adorned matchboxes | The Indian Express
Ever seen the Hindu Gods Shiva, Vishnu and Hanuman as well as Indian Goddesses Kali and Saraswati on the labels of matchboxes? And that too matchboxes made in Austria, Sweden and Japan? When matchboxes made their first appearance in India just before the start of the previous century, they had labels in vibrant colours, with pictures that made them More...
Deka takes oath in Sanskrit, her fave language reverberates in Assembly – The New Indian Express
GUWAHATI: Sanskrit reverberated in the Assam Assembly on Wednesday when actor-turned-politician Angoorlata Deka of the BJP took the lead in taking oath in the language, much to the surprise of many. Last week, More...
New Jersey’s Education Board includes 19 Hindu festivals in its List of Religious Holidays
In its recently adopted resolution—”The List of Religious Holidays Permitting Student Absence from School”—New Jersey State Board of Education (NJSBE) listed 19 Hindu festivals. It included four More...
Hindu temple in Indiana concludes installation of murtis | World Hindu News
Bharatiya Temple & Cultural Center (BTCC) of Greater Lafayette in West Lafayette (Indiana, USA) has completed traditional installation of statues of Hindu deities. BTCC, which formally opened in 2012, now reportedly More...
Hindu temple opens in England’s Swindon
Swindon in South West England has a new Hindu temple now. Swindon Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre organized its first formal puja on May 21, which reportedly included Ganesh puja, Satyanarayan puja, etc., followed More...
US text book row: Victory for Indian-Americans as California not to replace ‘India’ with ‘South Asia’ – Firstpost
Washington: A California commission — mandated with recommendation and revision of school text books — has rejected demands of replacing India with South Asia for pre-1947 references, which had become a major More...
With $7.5 Million Raised for North America’s Largest Sai Temple, Volunteers Talk About the Project – India New England News
GROTON, MA—With $7.5 million raised to build North America’s largest Sai Temple in Groton, MA, temple volunteers are now getting ready for a grand opening in December and planning next steps. INDIA New England More...
Commentary: For some Hindu students, a cost to being different
“Read this and swear on it,” the leader said, holding up a pocket-size Bible. I refused – holding off until I could ad-lib a random sentence with some choice third-grade words for my brutish classmates. More...
Myanmar’s Hindu community looks west | Frontier Myanmar
Myanmar’s vibrant Hindu community relishes its freedom of faith, but economic and political exclusion leads some to return to their ancestral grounds. Signs of a vibrant Hindu community are everywhere in downtown More...
Crystal Shiva Lingam Found Hidden Inside Jar In Ancient Hindu Temple In Indonesia
Before it became a predominantly Muslim country sometime between the 13th and 16th centuries, Indonesia had a long and rich Hindu history. The evidence exists in the form of numerous ancient temples spread across More...