DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, April 22, 2022 ( IOL): Clean-up operations have begun at a Hindu temple near the Umhlatuzana river in Chatsworth, which was completely destroyed by floods during the recent storm that hit KwaZulu-Natal. The 70-year-old structure suffered extensive damages during the flood, while two employees and their dog were trapped on Monday night, April 11, when water levels…
CHENNAI, INDIA, April 23, 2022 (Casual Walker): The Arubathu Moovar festival is an annual festival of carrying 63 Nayanmars in a procession as part of Panguni Uthiram Peruvizha – Festival in Sri Mylai Kapaleeshwarar Temple/Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple. The Panguni Peruvizha chariot festival is dedicated to Lord Shiva, which happens during the Tamil month of Panguni (between March – April), and…
INDIA, April 25, 2020 (The Hindu): Stones apparently belonging to the Pallava period have been found on Mamallapuram beach. The top layer of sand being washed by rough seas and waves has exposed the stones, some of which resemble Shivalinga and probably belong to a temple. The stones were noticed by a group of surfers from Mamallapuram. T. Nitish Varun,…
BENGALURU, INDIA, April 18, 2022 (Indian Express): The annual Bengaluru Karaga temple festival held for over 300 years concluded in the early hours of Sunday in the old city of Bengaluru. The rituals for the festival began on April 9th and the Karaga Shaktyotsave (main event) was held after midnight on Saturday. The festival is celebrated each year to mark…
INDIA,April 16, 2022 (Swarajyamag by Aravindan Neelakandan): Prior to the British, education in India was decentralized, localized and, through the network of rural communities, democratic. It was also cost-effective. The British government, instead of upgrading this system, introduced a more centrally-controlled, capital-intensive education. This created disparities in the literacy of communities, a disparity which was blamed on Hindu society. Yet,…
MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 18, 2022 (Channel 3000): A new exhibit aiming to educate Wisconsinites about Hindu culture and civilization is now on display inside the state’s Capitol. The free exhibit is designed to help people understand one of the oldest continuous civilizations. It highlights time-proven principles and techniques for realizing the true nature of oneself. As part of the exhibit,…
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 15, 2022 (The Star): A little crowded but manageable – that sums up the sentiments of the Tamil community who attended Chittirai Puttandu, the Tamil New Year celebration, at various Hindu temples in the city yesterday. Many devotees who thronged their neighborhood temples were pleasantly surprised by the crowd. “I was apprehensive at first and was…
CAMBODIA, April 15, 2022 (Khmer Times KH): Preah Vihear, a Hindu temple, is situated on the top of a 1,720 ft. cliff in the Dangrek Mountains in Preah Vihear Province, about 248 miles north of capital Phnom Penh and 124 miles northwest of the famed Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap Province. The 11th century temple was inscribed on the…
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14, 2022 (The Star): After low-key celebrations for two years due to strict Covid-19 standard operating procedure, the Tamil, Sikh and Malayalee communities in the country are set to usher in their respective major festivals in grand fashion today and tomorrow. Chittirai Puttandu, the Tamil New Year, and the Sikh Vaisakhi is celebrated today while the Vishu…
CHENNAI, INDIA, April 13, 2022 (WION News): Three Hindu Deity statues worth millions have been seized in India’s Puducherry. Estimated to be over 600 years old (from the transition period of Chola and Vijayanagara dynasty), the statues are suspected to have been stolen from Hindu temples, before 1980. The statues depicting Nataraja, Veendhara Siva and Vishnu are said to have…