INDIA, August 31, 2024 (Times Now News): It’s almost September, which means it is the time to welcome Lord Ganesha into our homes. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha. This festival is celebrated with much pomp and zeal in several states – Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and…
UNITED KINGDOM, September 1, 2024 (The Guardian): In 628 ce, an Indian sage living on a mountain in Rajasthan made one of the world’s most important mathematical discoveries. The great mathematician Brahmagupta (598–670) explored Indian philosophical ideas about nothingness and the void, and came up with the treatise that more or less invented – and certainly defined – the concept…
CHENNAI, INDIA, August 31, 2024 (The Hindu): R. Madurai Manikandaraja, an empanelled sthapathi of the HR&CE Department, shares how he began working with wooden objects used in temples from Sriperumpudur and how being in the city gives him an advantage, as everything from wood to tools can be purchased here, adding that this city, true to its character, has given…
AMBODIA, August 30, 2024 (New York Times): Amid the stone sculptures of Hindu figures, mythological temple guardians and Buddhist divinities, Cambodian officials this month recognized the success of lengthy years of repatriation efforts with a ceremony at the prime minister’s office in Phnom Penh. In a room filled with artifacts, officials formally welcomed the return of statues and other objects…
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, May 21, 2024 (Indian News Link): New Zealanders keen on learning Hindi, meditation, yoga, and understanding Hindu customs and traditions now have an opportunity to do so at the new Hindu Heritage Centre in Rotorua. Located at 225 Malfroy Road in Rotorua, the soon-to-be-officially-inaugurated Center is owned and operated by the Hindu Council of New Zealand to…
CAMBODIA, August 24, 2024 (Curly Tales): The primary theme of the Temple Run game is an explorer who makes their way through an ancient temple while dodging chasing monkeys and other obstacles. Cambodia’s iconic Hindu-Buddhist temple complex Angkor Wat has witnessed a rise in tourists filming Temple Run-inspired reels. And that’s far from good news. Tourists at Angkor Wat are…
BERLIN, GERMANY, August 14, 2024 (BZ Berlin, Google translated from German): On the edge of Hasenheide near Hermannplatz there is a bit of Mumbai in Neukölln. Planned since 2004 and built over the years with donations, a 59-foot-high Sri Ganesha Hindu temple now towers here. “We actually wanted to build higher, but when the permit was given, Tempelhof Airport was…
TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, July 27, 2024 (Trinidad Express): A Barrackpore-based Ramleela group is set to take the sacred play to the national stage for the second time. The Satya Drishti Ramleela will host a theatrical excerpt from the Hindu text the Ramayan on August 4 at the Naparima Bowl in San Fernando. The group, which has performed Ramleela for nearly 20 years…
HOUSTON, TEXAS, August 20, 2024 (Religion News Service): As the school year begins, many children around the country fondly look back at their time spent at summer camp making arts and crafts, playing dodgeball or performing in an end-of-camp talent show. But for the kids who attended the Houston area’s annual Hindu Heritage Youth Camp, this year’s camp was memorable…
QUEBEC, CANADA, August 18, 2024 (You Tube): The Montreal Murugan Temple was established in 1983 and was the first Saivite temple in the province of Quebec, Canada, established in 1983. The recently-held Chariot Festival was an elaborate event featuring several nadaswaram players and drummers, multiple priests, and thousands of devotees in attendance. This incredible four-hour video gives an up close…
