Hindus are the happiest among all the religious communities/groups of United Kingdom (UK), according to a dataset of Office for National Statistics (ONS), UK’s National Statistical Institute. This was the finding of its study “Measuring National Well-being—Personal...
Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe (New Mexico, USA) will showcase Lord Brahma (Erawan) Shrine in its upcoming “Sacred Realm” exhibition, which runs from February 28 through March 19. On the opening day, henna artists will paint blessings on visitors’ hands...
Hindus are upset over reported parading of Hindu deities at a Lundi Gras parade associated with Mardi Gras celebrations on February eight evening in uptown New Orleans, calling it highly inappropriate. According to reports, Krewe of Proteus presented the “The Hindu...
Two new interfaith prayer rooms were reportedly launched in prestigious Duke University (DU) in Durham (North Carolina) last week. One “Interfaith Prayer Room”, also known as The Mosaic, opened in Keohane 4B; which includes diverse religious texts, prayer mats, floor...
Sparks City Council in Nevada (USA), incorporated in 1905, started its meeting on February eight with ancient Gayatri Mantra, considered the most sacred mantra of Hinduism. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed opened this meeting of Sparks City Council with an invocation which...
Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple of UK in Tividale village (England), claimed to be the “largest Hindu temple of its kind in Europe”, is planning to expand. In an application to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Temple has submitted plans for erecting a Chariot...
A Hindu Community Centre has been planned in the city of Preston in England. According to reports, land has been purchased for it and plans have been filed with the Preston City Council. To be developed by Mandhata Samaj, it will be used for religious, cultural and...
Hindus are urging Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District (PTHSD) in New Jersey to include Diwali, the most popular Hindu holy day, as a schools holiday in their 2016-2017 calendar and beyond. The 2015-2016 Calendar of PTHSD, whose “mission” includes “to...
Hindus have welcomed the Kenya government’s reported decision to withdraw the proposal of regulating the religious organizations. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, thanked Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta for withdrawing proposed...
Hindus are highly pleased with the fast and tremendous growth of yoga in the United States of America; with yoga practitioners reaching to about 37 million according to a recently released “2016 Yoga in America Study” conducted by Yoga Journal & Yoga Alliance....
