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Hindu Temple breaking ground in Chatham Illinois April 21
Preparations are reportedly on for Bhoomi Puja (ground breaking) for the new about 8,500 square-feet Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield (HTGS) in the village of Chatham (Illinois). Bhoomi Puja is
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Mississippi University offering yoga course to reduce anxiety of public performers
University of Mississippi (UM), a public research institution, is offering ?Yoga for Performers? course in its Music Department. Announcement for this one credit course says: ?This class is design
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Hindus upset at parading of Hindu gods at Rio Carnival
Hindus are upset over reported parading of Hindu deities during the world?s largest carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in February, calling it highly inappropriate. According to reports, performe
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Hindus welcome Utah Government promoting outdoor yoga in State Parks
Hindus have commended Parks and Recreation Division of Utah Government Department of Natural Resources of launching yoga series in its nine State parks from April 28 to November 17. An announcemen
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Hindus push for Diwali holiday in Texas’ Frisco School District
Hindus are urging Frisco Independent School District (FISD), 30 miles north of Dallas with 23.84% students Asian, to proclaim official holiday on Diwali, most popular of Hindu festivals. Distingui
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Oklahoma County Commissioners meeting to open with Hindu prayer on May 2
Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County, founded 1890, will start its day in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma, USA) on May two with Hindu invocation, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scr
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“Hard Rock” apologizes & removes “Hindu Pizza” after Hindu protest
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), which had a ?Hindu Pizza? on its menu containing ?chicken tikka masala with yogurt, cilantro and mint?, has removed the pizza and apologiz
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Hindu prayer to open Enid City Council in Oklahoma on May 1
Enid City Council in Oklahoma (USA) will start its day with Hindu invocation on May one, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deli
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New Jersey public library celebrating Hindu festival Holi
New Brunswick Free Public Library (NBFPL) in New Jersey, run by the City of New Brunswick, is celebrating Hindu festival of Holi on April seven. There is no charge to participate in the festival
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Yale University affiliated hospital offering “Fertility Yoga” classes
Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut, affiliated with Yale University and Yale Medicine, is offering ?Fertility Yoga? classes. If you are trying to conceive, this class will help prepare the entire e
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“Hard Rock” sells “Hindu Pizza”, upsetting Hindus
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) has a ?Hindu? pizza on its menu containing ?chicken tikka masala with yogurt, cilantro and mint?, which has upset the Hindus. Distinguis
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Hindu mantras to start the day of Heber City Council in Utah for 1st time on June 7
Heber City Council in Utah (USA) will start its day with Hindu prayers on June seven, reportedly for the first time since its settling in 1859, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scripture
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Lauding Edison for Diwali holiday, Hindus want all New Jersey schools close on Diwali
Welcoming Edison Township Public Schools (ETPS) in New Jersey declaring Diwali holiday for students, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in New Jersey
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Hindus urge Prince Harry & Meghan to visit Hindu temple after wedding to seek blessings
Since both Meghan Markle and Prince Harry now reportedly practice yoga, Hindus are urging them to visit a Hindu temple to seek blessings sometime after their May 19 marriage at St. George's Chapel.
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Hindu prayer to start the day of Utah’s Centerville City Council on June 5
Hindu mantras will open the Centerville City Council in Utah (USA) on June five, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the
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Payson City Council in Utah opening with Hindu mantras for 1st time since 1850 founding
Payson City Council in Utah (USA) will start its day with Hindu prayers on June six, reportedly for the first time since its founding in 1850, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scripture.
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My Sister INC Encourages Women to Grow As an Entrepreneur While Staying True to Christian Values
My Sister INC offers professional training methods for women to establish their professional life and grow as a better Christian. My SISTER INC (SISTERS INSPIRED STRENGTHENED THROUGH EMBRACING (CHR
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Another Hindu Temple approved in Connecticut
Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Milford in Connecticut has reportedly unanimously approved the proposal to establish a Hindu Temple and Cultural Center in Milford. Besides worship service
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Utah’s Weber County Board of Commissioners to open with Hindu prayer for 1st time in 168 years
Weber County Board of Commissioners will start its day in Ogden (Utah, USA) with Hindu mantras on June five, reportedly for the first time since its founding in 1850, containing verses from world?s ol
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Hindus to push for Diwali holiday as Maryland’s Montgomery Schools launches calendar survey
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS); headquartered in Rockville, Maryland; is launching a survey to develop 2019-2020 school year academic calendar, and Diwali is included in possible holidays lis
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Councils of 10 Utah cities & counties will start the day with Hindu mantras in June
Hindu prayers will open the meetings of ten city and county councils in Utah between June four to seven, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scripture. These include Weber County Board
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Upset Hindus urge Mexico brewery to retire Lord Ganesh Beer & apologize
Upset Hindus are urging Ensenada (Baja California, Mexico) based 8-Bit Brewers to apologize and withdraw its Ganesh IPA beer; calling it highly inappropriate. 8-Bit?s Cerveza Premium IPA Ganesh be
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Williams College in Massachusetts now has “Hindu Prayer Room”
Williams College, the second-oldest institution of higher learning in Massachusetts established in 1793, now has a Hindu Prayer Room. Reverend Gary C. Caster, Catholic Chaplain at Williams, respon
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Upset Hindus urge Italian brewery to withdraw Lord Ganesh Beer & apologize
Upset Hindus are urging Palmi (Reggio Calabria, Italy) based Baffo Craft Brewery to apologize and withdraw its Ganesh Craft Beer; calling it highly inappropriate. Baffo?s Ganesh Craft Beer bottle
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Oklahoma Senate to open with Hindu prayer
Oklahoma State Senate in Oklahoma City will start its day with Hindu prayers on April 30, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will del
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Hindus planning to urge Macy’s, Footlocker, etc., to not carry Pharrell-Adidas Holi shoes
As American singer Pharrell Williams and multinational sportswear corporation Adidas had been ignoring to rename their collaboratively launched Holi footwear and apologize, upset Hindus may plan to ur
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Etsy discards Lord Ganesh Flip Flops within 6 hours of Hindu protest
Brooklyn (New York) headquartered e-commerce company Etsy, Inc. withdrew flip-flops carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh from its website within less than six hours after upset Hindus protested,
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Upset Hindus seek apology as Etsy sells Ganesh Flip Flops after removing Ganesha Toilet Seat
Upset Hindus are urging Brooklyn (New York) headquartered e-commerce company Etsy, Inc. for immediate withdrawal of flip-flops carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriat
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Hindus commend Emory University for Ramayana exhibition curated by students
?Tell the Whole Story from Beginning to End:? The Ramayana in Indian Painting? exhibition has been launched at Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University (Carlos Museum), which will continue till Ma
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Hindus term Holi shoes launched by Pharrell Williams & Adidas as “inappropriate”
Hindus feel that Holi footwear collaboratively launched by American singer Pharrell Williams and multinational sportswear corporation Adidas is trivialization of traditions-concepts-symbols-beliefs of
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Amazon removes Lord Ganesha stockings after Hindu protest
World's largest online retailer Amazon.com withdrew stockings carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha from its website within two days after upset Hindus protested, calling it ?highly inappropriate
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While other airports offer free yoga facilities; at Baltimore one has to pay for yoga space
Hindus are critical of Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) where passengers/others have to pay $25 to use the reportedly only yoga space available, which is inside a gym. Distinguishe
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Upset Hindus urge Amazon to apologize & withdraw Lord Ganesha stockings & Om flip-flops
Upset Hindus are urging world's largest online retailer Amazon.com for the immediate withdrawal of stockings carrying the image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha and flip-flops carrying sacred Hindu symbol
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Hindus want pilot “yoga replacing detention” program extended to all Denver Public Schools
Hindus have commended Doull Elementary School (DES) in Denver for reportedly trading detention with yoga, and are urging Denver Public Schools (DPS) to expand it to all its 207 schools. Calling it
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Illinois Senate & House opened with Hindu prayers
On February 27 and 28 respectively, Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives in Springfield started their sessions with Hindu prayers, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scriptur
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Iowa Senate & House kicked off their sessions with Hindu prayers on Monday
On February 26, both Iowa State Senate and House of Representatives in Des Moines started their respective sessions with Hindu prayers, containing verses from world?s oldest existing scripture. Di
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Hindus offer condolences on Billy Graham’s death
Hindus have offered condolences on the death of Billy Graham, the renowned Christian preacher with a global reach, who died on February 21 in Montreat, North Carolina. Distinguished Hindu statesma
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Hindus suggest raising shrine to Lord Ganesha in California’s public Ganesha High School
Hindus are suggesting building a shrine to Hindu deity Lord Ganesha in a public school in Pomona (California) named after him and whose emblem carries Ganesha?s picture complete with his vahana (vehic
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Astrologer T.C. Shastri Got Awarded for defining Relation of Astrology & Human Life
Vedik astrology expert T.C.Shastri won all India Akhil Bhartiya Jyotishvid in 2013. Afterwards world-renowned astrologer shastri ji won two highly prestigious and distinguishing awards, given as hon
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Hindus urge all Pennsylvania schools to close on Diwali, after Council Rock okays Diwali holiday
Welcoming Council Rock School District (CRSD) for declaring holiday on November seven, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in Pennsylvania to close on