Hindu statesman Rajan Zed opened International Day of Peace celebrations in Nevada with Gayatri-Mantra on September 21. Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, also read from Upanishads and Bhagavad-Gita, ancient Hindu scriptures, on the...
Baylor University, a nationally ranked private Christian research institution in Texas, will display a statue of Lord Ganesh, who is worshipped as god of wisdom and remover of obstacles by Hindus, from October one to December 31. It will also showcase replica of...
Sri Mata Hindu Temple of Winston-Salem (Winston Salem Hindu Temple) is holding a grand foundation ceremony from October seven to ten on its 7.5 acres plot in Clemmons (North Carolina), first Hindu temple of Forsyth County. Hindu community seems to be enthusiastic and...
Hindus are urging ban on usage of pejorative term “allochtoon” in all official forums in Netherlands, which is commonly used to refer to immigrants and their descendants, and which literally means “emerging from another soil”. Many of the so-called allochtoons were...
Belgium brewery, The Musketeers, has apologized for using Lord Ganesha as icon representing its Jack’s Precious IPA beer. Google translation of brewery’s (headquartered in Ursel, East Flanders) statement in Dutch, responding to criticism by Hindu community,...
Hindu Temple of Lubbock in Texas reportedly held a grand opening on September 10 with ancient Hindu rituals. Opening ceremonies included various poojas and havans, kalasha sthapana, panchamrutha abhishakam, astothara, aarthi, etc.; with priest Murali Manohar presiding...
