FORT BEND, TEXAS, August 30, 2023 (Houston Chronicle): Eduardo Hernandez, captain at the Northeast Fort Bend Fire Station 2 in Richmond, stood patiently while a young lady finished tying a silk thread around his outstretched wrist. Around him, other firefighters sporting matching bracelets enjoyed Indian sweets as they guided children around the fire station. The visitors were members of the…
UNITED STATES, August 28, 2023 (The Print, by Sudarshan Ramabadran): Today marks the 60th anniversary of the historic March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. His work on advocating for civil rights for Black Americans was also complemented by the actions of several others, perhaps the most well-known being Rosa Parks’…
SRINAGAR, JAMMU/KASHMIR, August 26, 2023 (Asia News Network): The longest Amarnath Yatra 2023 is finally inching to a conclusion as sages are carrying Chhari Mubarak to the holy cave while no fresh batches of Yatris left for Kashmir from Jammu. So far, 440,000 pilgrims visited the Amarnath cave shrine this year. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that…
SRINAGAR, JAMMU/KASHMIR, August 22, 2023 (The Wire): Amid a rapid decline in the footfall of pilgrims and the complete melting of the ice Shiva Lingam in the cave shrine, authorities in Kashmir have suspended the Amarnath Yatra reportedly due to urgent repairs that have been taken up even as the annual pilgrimage is officially still on. “Due to the considerable…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 26, 2023 (Daiji World): When Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, there were concerns that some of Afghanistan’s tiny non-Muslim minorities could vanish. Two years on, those fears are becoming realized, a media report said. While Afghanistan’s last-known Jew fled the country shortly after the Taliban takeover, the Sikh and Hindu communities are believed to…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, August 18, 2023 (RNS): It has been over a century since Swami Vivekananda introduced the tenets of Hinduism to a Western audience for the very first time. Vivekananda’s speech at the first Parliament of the World’s Religions — part of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago — was a message of tolerance, mutual respect and universal acceptance. The…
NEW ZEALAND, August 21, 2023 (Media Release): Hindu Youth New Zealand (HYNZ) proudly launched New Zealand’s first ever DharmaFest event last year. A completely youth-led initiative, DharmaFest is an event that brings various Dharma based groups, temples, and spiritual organizations together to showcase the beautiful dimensions of New Zealand’s diverse Dharmic communities and celebrate Vibhinnatāyām Ekatvam – Unity in Diversity.…
AYODHYA, INDIA, August 4, 2023 (NDTV): The temple trust will hold the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 21, 22, and 23 next year, a trust member said today. “The consecration ceremony of Ram Janmabhoomi will take place in the third week of January next year. Three dates – 21, 22, and 23 of January –…
UNITED STATES, August 21, 2023 (HMEC): Mandirs provide a platform to Hindus of all ages. It nurtures the community to grow together, cherish success, support in sorrow, appeal to stay united and teaches not to envy each other in any circumstance of life. The 16th HMEC conference will give Hindu leaders an opportunity to understand how in ancient times, Hindu…
VARANASI, INDIA, August 11, 2023 (The National News): At the crack of dawn, Pramod Manjhi, a fifth-generation boatman, begins his day by dipping his cupped hands in the Ganges river and splashing his face with holy water. Each year, at least 20 million people visit the river, one of Hinduism’s holiest, Varanasi city, also known as Kashi. The city in…
