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Chola architecture in full splendour
Having grown up in an agraharam house, I have a fascination for traditional lifestyle. And it is disheartening to see concrete structures replacing vintage houses in the villages. On a recent trip, I happened to More...
Swamy courts controversy, says BJP will unite Hindus, divide minorities in UP
/11440465/Dna_Article_Middle_300x250_BTF In what may give the opposition parties fresh ammunition to target the saffron party in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader More...
5th Hindu Mandir Priests’ Conference (HMPC)
Montclair, CA. The 5th Annual Hindu Mandir Priests’ Conference was held on 24th & 25th June at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Los Angeles Aadheenam on future of North American Hindu Priests. Delegates from More...
Is Hinduism a way of life or just a religion? SC to re-examine today
Seven judges of the Supreme Court will start to re-examine on Tuesday the question – What is Hinduism: a way of life or a religion practised by some people in India? In doing so, it will take a relook at its More...
Enough politics on Ram Mandir, now build it, Sena tells BJP
In an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, the Shiv Sena on Thursday asked its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to build the contentious Ram Mandir in Ayodhya once and for all instead of continuing to use More...
Siva Senai A Hindu Army In Sri Lanka To Counter Threats From Other Religious Groups
As per a New Indian Express report, Maravanpulavu Sachchithananthan, a former United Nations official who is now a publisher and Tamil nationalist, has formed Siva Senai (Siva’s Army). The purpose of this “army” More...
Navratri 2016 : Ujjain City celebrates Mahashtami with devotion and enthusiasm | Free Press Journal
Ujjain: On the 8th day of Shardiya Navaratri, temples of Goddess Durga remained crowded whole the day. Devotees with great zeal and devotion performed worship of goddess Durga with rituals. The festival of More...
Understanding the Fierce Cosmic Mother, Kali
Who is this terrible woman, Dark as the sky in midnight? Who is this woman, Dancing over the field of battle, like a blue lotus that floats, on a crimson sea of blood in frenzy and savage fury? Under the weight More...
Navaratri – The Many Hues and Forms of Dasara in India
Navratri is celebrated in different ways throughout India. The celebrations are as varied as the diverse cultures in the East, West, North and South of this great subcontinent. The Chaitra Navratri culminates in Ram More...
Jai Santoshi Ma Worship in India
The Deification of Santoshi Ma Santoshi Ma is a Goddess of recent origin in the Hindu religion. She was formally apotheosized in the 1960s after the establishment of five temples in North India. Hailed to be the More...