MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, April 12, 2023 (Mangalorean): Thousands of devotees from world-over gathered to attend the consecration ceremony at Sri Venkateswara Temple in Helensburgh, about 34 miles south of Sydney. Held once every two decades, the Maha Kumbhabhishekam, marking the renovation and expansion of the temple, was witnessed by more than 20,000 Hindus, including 15 priests and visitors from Singapore, Malaysia…
CALIFORNIA, April 10, 2023 (HAF press release): On April 10, 2023 the California Civil Rights Department voluntarily dismissed its case in Superior Court against Cisco Systems engineers Sundar Iyer and Ramana Kompella, who faced allegations of caste based discrimination. A mediation conference between Cisco and the CRD is still set for May 2. [HPI Note: CRD did not dismiss its…
KAUAI, HAWAII, April 10, 2023 (HPI): Iraivan Temple’s naturally formed, 700-pound quartz Sivalinga murti was officially installed (prana pratishtha) by ten priests over the six days of March 21-26th, 2023. The whole event was livestreamed, resulting in many hours of footage. In the coming weeks we will also share a updated documentary of the whole Iraivan Temple project from beginning…
INDIA, April 4, 2023 (Pipa News): Hindu spiritual heads from across the country participating in a religious congregation in Ahmedabad on Monday made a list of demands, including demands from governments to “exit temples (management)” and a “compulsory moral code.” Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat participated in the program organized at Shivanand Ashram…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 1, 2023 (Indian Express): A fortnight after The Indian Express investigation that at least 77 Indian antiquities linked to notorious smuggler Subhash Kapoor – who is in a Tamil Nadu jail — are still at the New York-based Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), the New York Supreme Court has issued a search warrant against the museum…
HOUSTON, TEXAS, March 26, 2023 (HUA): Hindu University of America (HUA) in association with Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH) hosted a Friends of HUA Gala evening on 26 March 2023, at VPSS Haveli, Houston. The gala, which was attended by about 500 community members, honored Kiran and Ramesh Bhutada and their family for their generous gift of one million dollars…
KASHMIR, March 22, 2023 (Swarajyamag): The Sharada Devi temple near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir was inaugurated today, after the panchaloha (five metals) vigraha of Mata Sharada reached Teetwal in Kashmir. The new temple was inaugurated in the virtual mode by Home Minister Amit Shah on the occasion of the first Navratra of the Chaitra maas. Supported…
PARIS, FRANCE, March 18, 2023 (Philharmonie de Paris, Google translate from the original French): Balinese gamelan are ensembles of primarily percussive instruments made of bronze and bamboo and may also include drums, flutes, strings, and voice. The Philharmonie de Paris presents Dances and Masked Ballet of Ballet thru September 18, 2023. Divided into two parts, each introduced by a gamelan…
KAUAI, HAWAII, March 24, 2023: The installation of the Spatika Lingam of Iraivan Temple will be completed on March 26, starting at 6:00am Hawaii time and concluding at noon. The ceremonies will complete six days of worship to install the 700-pound natural quartz crystal Siva Lingam conducted by ten Sivachariyar priests and attended by a modest number of devotees from…
KAUAI, HAWAII, March 20, 2023 (Kauai’s Hindu Monastery Press Release): As many of you already know, our large, 700-pound, crystal Sivalinga has been “temporarily” residing in Kadavul Temple since August 1987, awaiting its move to the Iraivan Temple sanctum. Our architect, Selvanathan Sthapati, has indicated that now that the all-stone, hand carved Iraivan Temple structure is complete and the 11,000-pound…
