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...
Hindus have commended The School District of Lee County (SDLC) in Florida for reportedly introducing yoga in its Caloosa Middle School (Cape Coral), calling it a step in the positive direction. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, applauded SDLC...
Cancer Center of Martin Health System (MHS) headquartered in Stuart (Florida) is offering a six-week “Mindfulness Yoga for Cancer” program starting September 19. This free program uses techniques such as mindfulness meditation, yoga and stretching, breath awareness...
Upset Hindus have urged Belgium based The Musketeers Brewery to apologize and withdraw image of Lord Ganesh from its Jack’s Precious IPA beer label, calling it highly inappropriate. Lord Ganesh’s image is shown on Jack’s Precious IPA (Alcohol: 5.9%,...
Hindus have welcomed University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville, public research university and flagship campus of the UA System, for offering free yoga classes; and are urging all US universities to offer such yoga programs. Classes being offered include “Yoga”...
University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Nursing in Minneapolis is assessing “the effect of yoga on measures of oxidative stress; motor function; and non-motor function in individuals with Parkinson’s disease”. “Yoga, a popular exercise modality, uses poses,...
Shri Ganesha Temple (SGT) in Adelaide’s southern suburb Oaklands Park in South Australia is reportedly planning a $600,000 expansion to host bigger events, weddings, classes, etc. This Temple, built at the site of a former Lutheran Church, has approached City of...
