When Dowry Went Wrong
Hinduism Today has always been puzzled how the ancient system of stree dana, "women's wealth," morphed into the modern-day extortion […]
Kailash Pilgrims Bless Center
BY ISANI ALAHAN The Chinese officials read our temperatures by computer as we filed through immigration at the Lhasa Airport
Hindu Kids Just Want to Be Cool
Three and a half million people live in Singapore. Of those, just 250,000 are Hindu even though Hindus have lived
Karma and Gravity
BY ARVIND SHARMA Karma is a key Hindu concept not always easily explained. Comparing it with the gravity, however, helps
Time’s OM Page
Let there be no confusion. the primary aim of meditation is spiritual evolution. Not surprisingly, such a lofty goal appeals
Digital Dharma
ENVIRONMENT Blessings of Seed Devotees visiting Siva temples in Pune, India, are in for a special treat. Once a week,
The Lore of Kumbha Melas
BY RAJIV MALIK The Kumbha Mela is a gathering of the great monastic orders of India, known as akharas. At
Hands-on Healing
BY ISANI ALAHAN AND DEVI PARAM It’s June, 10, 2003, and we have just arrived at Ayushakti, a clean, modern,
Rising Above Apartheid
It was a precedent setting event when South Africa’s first national convention on Hindu unity convened on September 6, 2003,
Secrets of a Hindu Temple
Early in the morning on February 15, 1975, at his Hindu monastery on Hawaii’s Garden Island of Kauai, Hinduism Today’s