Brussels Airport, despite its “Customer-focus” strategy, seems to have rejected the Hindus’ request of a designated “Hindu Prayer Room”. Responding to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed’s email of January 24, Cindy Wullems, Customer Feedback Officer Operations of Brussels...
A new Arulmigu Balathandayuthabani Devasthanam in Batu Kawan (Penang, Malaysia), situated amidst lush greenery on a hill and adjoining a lotus pond, will be reportedly consecrated on February 19. Besides main sanctuary; it also includes 11-meters tall statue of Lord...
“Meditation and Reflection Room” in the upcoming $44 million William N. Pennington Student Achievement Center at University of Nevada-Reno (UNR), currently being given finishing touches, would open on March 16; UNR President Dr. Marc A. Johnson told religious...
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...
The new Muscat International Airport (MIA), currently under development in Oman, will reportedly have 24 prayer rooms for men and women. Hindus are urging Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC), responsible for the management and operation of all Oman airports...
