WASHINGTON D.C., October 21, 2026 (About USPS): Today, the U.S. Postal Service commemorated the joyous Hindu fall festival of Diwali with a new Forever stamp at the Embassy of India in Washington, D.C. On the Hindu calendar, Diwali falls on the eve of, or on, the new moon that occurs between mid-October and mid-November. In 2026, the main day of…
KAYOVARAHAN, GUJARAT, INDIA, July 1, 2026 (Hinduism Today): Khyati Desai-Seltzer recounts how her daughters, Sunaina and Sahani, became the first girls in generations of their family to undergo upanayana and receive the sacred thread. After the girls maintained their interest for more than a year, the family researched the tradition and found organizations including Gayatri Parivar, Arya Samaj and Art…
INDIA, October 18, 2026 (The Guardian by Anita Chaudhuri): Some yogis welcome the idea of competition – for others, it is anathema. Will those keen for yoga to become an Olympic sport win the argument? Vaishnavi Saravanakumar describes herself on Instagram as “India’s rubber band girl.” In a typical video post, dressed in a rhinestone-studded crimson catsuit and accompanied by…
CALIFORNIA, USA, July 1, 2026 (Hinduism Today): Writer Pradeep Srivastava examines the life and influence of English author Paul Brunton, whose 1934 bestseller “A Search in Secret India” introduced millions of Western readers to Indian spirituality and particularly to Ramana Maharshi. Born Raphael Hurst in London in 1898, Brunton worked as a journalist and editor before traveling through India in…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 15, 2026 (BBC): A man has been arrested after an investigation into threats of a potential mass shooting that could have targeted a Hindu temple near Chicago. Alexandros Paporakis, 19, from Palatine, Illinois, appeared in court on Wednesday. He was charged with one count of making a terrorist threat and one count of unlawful possession of a…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 15 2026 (NBC News): A tip from a coworker helped thwart an alleged mass shooting plot targeting a Hindu temple in the western suburbs, authorities said Thursday, with law enforcement praising a “single, courageous individual” whose report led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Palatine man accused of planning the attack. “The public remains law enforcement’s greatest…
UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, October 16, 2026 (The Hindu): A devastating fire broke out at the Maa Aadishakti Temple in Badiyakot village, Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, leaving devotees and the temple management deeply distressed. Expressing sorrow over the incident, a temple representative said that the cause of the fire remains unknown. video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/4347549232221800
UJJAIN, INDIA, September 11, 2026: A temple of Hanuman in Ujjain has been making headlines after it was demolished as part of a road-widening process, but the statue within the temple is simply not moving even though there have been several attempts to move it. Khade Hanuman temple is in an area where a road widening project prior to the…
KAUAI, HAWAII, July 1, 2026 (Hinduism Today): Rajeev Chaudhry compares children’s immersion in smartphones and social media to the Mahabharata’s Chakravyuha battle formation—easy to enter but difficult to escape. Drawing on social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation,” he describes the period from 2010 to 2015 as a shift from play-based childhood to phone-based childhood and points to reported increases…
UNITED STATES, October 4, 2026 (Hindu Parenting USA, by Raj Shah): Hindu Parenting in the USA offers resources for families raising confident children rooted in Hindu values. Raising children is among the most noble and fulfilling responsibilities. For Hindu parents in the United States, the journey is uniquely meaningful. Living amidst the dynamics of American life while carrying forward the…
