A Buddhist Temple seeks permission to install a 10 foot statue
This week, the temple leaders will appeal a decision by the Abington Zoning Enforcement Officer denying their application to install some ornamental monuments along with the The Chua Linh Quang Buddhist Meditation temple on Washington Street, has been open for almost an year, used by the VietnameseAmericans and others for yoga and meditation. According More...
New start for Bay Area’s Old Temple
Renovation of the magnificent ‘Old Temple’ in San Francisco, also believed to be the first Hindu temple in the Western world, is near completion. The temple, which is a part of Vedanta Society of Northern California More...
US – Senate gives yoga bill unanimous nod, sends to governor
The Idaho Senate voted 34-0 in favor of the yoga bill today, sending HB 108 to Gov. Butch Otter’s desk. If he signs it into law, it would ensure that Idaho doesn’t stretch to regulate those training yoga teachers More...
Durban Distributes 5,310 Biscuits to Celebrate Gaura Purnima
The 531st appearance anniversary of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the inspiration for devotees from the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple in Durban, South Africa to bake, pack and distribute 5,310 biscuits. The goal More...
Hindus glad as major gas pipeline re-routed, bypassing Lord Krishna complex in West Virginia
Hindus worldwide are delighted over reported route altering of major gas pipeline, thus skipping the sacred sites of New Vrindaban Holy Dham focused on Lord Krishna near Moundsville in rural West Virginia. This More...
Square Signs Up 1,200-Year-Old Buddhist Temple in Japan
Square Inc. has just scored its oldest customer ever — a 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple in central Japan. Visitors to Mount Koya in Wakayama prefecture, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will be able More...
Happy Holi! Nawaz Sharif wishes Hindus in Pakistan; says there will be no religious discrimination
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif greeted the minority Hindu community of the country on the eve of Holi. According to local media reports, Sharif promised to safeguard their rights, saying there More...
‘Indians have no reason to fear under Trump presidency’ Republican Hindu Coalition President Shalabh Shalli
There is anxiety and uncertainty among Indian Americans following violence against the community in different parts of the country, but President Donald Trump is committed to building good relations with them, said More...
Bannon an avid reader of Bhagavad gita Gita, wants close ties with India’ | Times of India
WASHINGTON: Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon is well versed with Hinduism, is an avid reader of Gita and wants a deeper relationship with India, an Indian-American donor of US President Donald Trump has More...
Perturbed Hindus urge Sydney Mayor to disallow exhibition showing Lord Krishna smoking meth
Upset Hindus are urging Lord Mayor Clover Moore and City Council of Sydney for immediate disallowing of “Krishna in Erskineville” art exhibition from a Darlinghurst gallery, reportedly showing Hindu deity Lord More...