Om Sri Maha Athi Nageswari Amman Temple is reportedly launched in the new township of Puchong Gateway (Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia), after about four years of work. Dedicated to snake goddess Nageswari Amman, manifestation of Devi, this unique temple consists of four...
Hindus are urging for a permanent and exclusive Prayer Room at University of Iowa (UI), a top public research university in Iowa City founded in 1847. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that UI should respond to the requirements of Hindu...
Hindus have welcomed inclusion of “Designate spaces for individuals to pray, contemplate, meditate” as a “goal” by Ferris State University (FSU) in its “Diversity and Inclusion Plan, 2016-2021”. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that FSU...
University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) has “murtis” of Hindu gods. A “murti”, per Oxford Dictionary of Hinduism, is “image, icon, or concrete form of a deity; i.e. its manifestation, or incarnation”. UIMA has bronze murti of Brahma (creator god), brass murti of...
Ratha Yatra (Hindu Festival of Chariots) will be the central spectacle of international Festival of India planned to be held in Lagos (Nigeria) on August 13, reports suggest. It is like getting a taste of India and Hinduism without leaving Lagos. Besides Ratha Yatra,...
Hindus are urging City of New Orleans Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu, City Council and Chief Administrative Officer Andy Kopplin not to grant permits to parades related to Mardi Gras in 2017 and beyond, which showcase Hindu gods and goddesses. A permit is reportedly...
