Jewish synagogue converted to Hindu temple in Rhode Island

Rhode Island Hindu Temple Society (RIHTS) has reportedly acquired the building and property in Warwick (Rhode Island), a former conservative Jewish synagogue named Temple Am David, and is converting it into a Hindu temple. Claimed to be the first Hindu Temple in the...

Hindu mantras to open both Wyoming Senate & House

Both Wyoming Senate and Wyoming House of Representatives in Cheyenne will start their day with ancient Hindu prayers on February third. These invocations will contain verses from Rig-Veda; the oldest existing scripture of the mankind still in common use. Hindu...

New York to have parade on Hindu festival Phagwah

The 29th annual “Phagwah Parade 2017” will be held in Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens borough of New York City on March 12, to celebrate Hindu festival Phagwah, also known as Holi. It will include multiple floats playing religious music. Starting around ten am...

Between 2.5 to 2.9% of Canada’s population will be Hindu in 2036

Hindus would increase to between 2.5% and 2.9% of the total population of Canada in 2036, according to a study of population projections developed by Canada’s national statistical agency, Statistics Canada (SC). The number of religiously unaffiliated people...