SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, September 12, 2024 (Houston Chronicle): Leaders of the Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land are hiring security guards and installing cameras after members of the Humble-based Awakening Generation Church protested a 90-foot statue of the Deity Hanuman and told visitors Jesus is the only God. “We never planned for security, we never thought we would need it,” Dr.…
NEW ZEALAND, September 13, 2024 (Indian Weekender): Indian citizens have continued to be the largest contributor to the country’s population growth, with 41,100 migrants entering New Zealand in the year to July, according to latest figures from Stats NZ. Returning New Zealand citizens totaled 25,200, followed by citizens of the Philippines (24,600) and China (23,600). The government agency categorizes migrants…
PUNE, INDIA, September 8, 2024 (Jagran): Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: Devotion met grandeur on the second day of Ganesh Mahotsav when 42,000 women devotees performed an enthralling morning Ganpati aarti at the Shreemant Dagduseth Halwai Ganpati temple in Pune on Sunday as festivals take off across the nation. The famous Pune temple reverberated with holy chants as women devotees flocked in…
UNITED STATES, September 3, 2024 (Sciengine): Solar eclipses are among the most spectacular and mysterious astronomical events observed since antiquity. Recently, astronomers have even identified a mention of a total solar eclipse in the Rig Veda, an ancient Hindu text, which could date back around 6,000 years. This discovery highlights how ancient texts can enrich our understanding of historical celestial…
KAUAI, HAWAII, September 14, 2024 (Hinduism Today): Hinduism Today magazine is seeking a free-lance writer to create a paid story on Hindu home shrine rooms among the immigrant community in the West. Story would run 2500 words or so including interviews and explanation about the importance of the home shrine in the Hindu tradition. Interested writers may contact us at…
CUETA, SPAIN, September 8, 2024 (Cuetaldia, Google translated from Spanish): Once again the Hindu Community of Ceuta celebrated one of its most joyful celebrations, the Ganesh Festival, part of the multicultural and traditional heritage of the city. It did so as usual, filling the streets of the center with joy and color, through which they paraded the figure of the…
INDIA, September 11, 2024 (Arkeonews): Since the discovery of Harappan sites at Lothal, located about 18.6 miles inland from the coast of the Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat, India, in the 1950s, archaeologists have been divided on whether a dockyard existed at that location during the Indus Valley Civilization. This may now change as a new study by the Indian…
TRINIDAD, August 26, 2024 (Trinidad Express): Dr Deokinanan Sharma, 87, was remembered as the visionary who helped transform the sugarcane fields of Endeavour, Chaguanas, into a site that is regarded as the foremost institution for Indian culture, the Divali Nagar, now known as the NCIC (National Council for Indian Culture) Nagar. For more than 30 years, Sharma had dedicated his…
INDIA, September 8, 2024 (The Hindu): Vinayaka Chathurthi was celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety across the south on Saturday (September 7, 2024), with prominent leaders joining the celebrations in their respective States. A festive mood prevailed as people gathered in large numbers to offer worship in temples and grandeur marked the occasion with the installation of large Ganesha statues…
MUMBAI, INDIA, September 6, 2024 (Free Press Journal): Ganesh Chaturthi, an auspicious festival celebrating the birth of the Hindu Deity Ganapati, is right around the corner. While the festival is observed with great enthusiasm across India, Mumbai is especially popular for its grand Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. If you’re in Mumbai this Ganesh Mahotsav, you cannot miss the devotional celebration at…
