religion

• Vedanta Centre opens in Adelaide

  A Vedanta Centre has reportedly opened up in Burnside suburb of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Its recent launching celebrations included bhumi-puja, vastu-puja, Ganesha-puja, bhajan-ki




• Amazon.com removes doormats with images of Hindu gods in 24 hrs after Hindus protest

  Amazon.com, said to be world's largest online retailer, has removed the doormats carrying images of various Hindu deities from its website within 24 hours after Hindus protested. Distinguished Hi




• Upset Hindus urge Amazon to apologize & remove doormats with images of Hindu gods

  Upset Hindus have urged world's largest online retailer Amazon.com for the immediate withdrawal of doormats carrying the images of various Hindu deities-temples-saint and sold on its website, calling




• Recognition for more religions sought in Indonesia

  Indonesia should extend same rights and privileges to adherents of minority beliefs as given to officially recognized six faiths, distinguished religious statesman Rajan Zed stated in Nevada today.




• 1 in 5 Londoners is non-Christian, which includes Hindus

  Non-Christian religions, including Muslims, Hindus and Jews, account for one in five of the London?s population; according to a recent report from the Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society of S




• Hindus concerned after 2nd temple desecration in Malaysia

  Hindus worldwide are highly concerned after reports of desecration of second Hindu temple in Malaysia in less than six weeks. According to reports, a century old Muthumariamman Temple in Seberang




• Yoga road trip documenting yoga in America

  Yoga Journal, in partnership with Gaia, is hosting the ?Live Be Yoga Tour??a six-month cross-country tour documenting yoga in America. It stops at yoga studios, festivals, farms, prisons, healthca




• Hindus seek Diwali holiday in Philadelphia schools

  Hindus are urging The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) in Pennsylvania to include Diwali, the most popular Hindu holy day, as a school holiday in their 2017-2018 school calendar and beyond. T




• New Jersey's Education Board includes 19 Hindu festivals in its List of Religious Holidays

  In its recently adopted resolution?"The List of Religious Holidays Permitting Student Absence from School"?New Jersey State Board of Education (NJSBE) listed 19 Hindu festivals. It included four




• Students of Scotland’s renowned Lomond School introduced to Hinduism

  In a workshop, Hinduism was reportedly recently introduced to students of Lomond School in coastal Helensburgh, Scotland; a fully integrated 3 to 18 year co-educational institution. Students of Lo




• Hindu temple in Indiana concludes installation of murtis

  Bharatiya Temple & Cultural Center (BTCC) of Greater Lafayette in West Lafayette (Indiana, USA) has completed traditional installation of statues of Hindu deities. BTCC, which formally opened in 2




• Lauding Charleston school for yearend yoga party, Hindus urge yoga in all S. Carolina schools

  Hindus have commended Memminger Elementary School (MES) in Charleston (South Carolina, USA) for reportedly making yoga a major part of the end-of-the-school-year celebrations party on May 26. This




• Hindus to push for Hanuman monument at Oklahoma Capitol if ballot amends Constitution

  In the event the Oklahoma voters repealed a section of the Oklahoma Constitution in November ballot, which currently prohibits state assets from being used for religious purposes, Hindus will re-pursu




• Responding to Zed’s complaint on underserving Hindus, BBC aims to be “fully inclusive”

  Responding to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed?s complaint ?Hindus seek fairness in programming at BBC?, British Broadcasting Corporation states that ?our aim is to be fully inclusive?. Zed




• Hindus thank filmmakers for deleting inappropriate reference to Krishna in “X-Men: Apocalypse”

  Hindus are thankful to 20th Century Fox and Director Bryan Singer for deleting reference to Lord Krishna in the movie ?X-Men: Apocalypse?, releasing May 27, which was there in the trailer in December




• Virginia Commonwealth University to explore yoga’s effect on pregnancy depression

  Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Nursing will reportedly explore effect of yoga on depression during pregnancy. The US National Institutes of Health reportedly recently awarded two




• Boston University researchers find Hatha Yoga promising in treating anxiety

  Researchers at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in Boston University (USA) have concluded that ?Hatha yoga is a promising method for treating anxiety?. An abstract of the article



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  First Illustrated Bible Depicts Complete Old and New Testament

  Bible study has reached a new level of greatness. For the first time you can experience the complete Old and New Testament visually in a one mile long Leporello. Leipzig, Germany, May 23, 2016 -- B




• Hindus urge Missouri Governor to sign yoga tax exemption

  Hindus are urging Missouri Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon to sign the measure exempting yoga classes from sales tax, already reportedly passed by Missouri lawmakers. Distinguished Hindu statesma




• Hindu temple opens in England’s Swindon

  Swindon in South West England has a new Hindu temple now. Swindon Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre organized its first formal puja on May 21, which reportedly included Ganesh puja, Satyanarayan puja



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