KATHMANDU, NEPAL, November 18, 2025 (Lokmat Times): Sitting under tarpaulin shelters and tending to oil lamps through the night in the premises of the Pashupatinath Temple, thousands of Hindu devotees gathered on the eve of Bala Chaturdashi, praying for the salvation of departed souls. Devotees camp overnight, remaining awake to care for the lamps as part of the ritual dedicated…
MAURITIUS, November 19,2025 (You Tube, Geography by Geoff): Mauritius is a tiny island over 1,000 miles off the Southeast coast of Africa, surrounded by coral reefs. Mark Twain once wrote “You gather that Mauritius was made first and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.” First colonized by the Dutch, then French and British, the island gained independence…
INDIA, November 18, 2025 (The Hindu): As hundreds of thousands of devotees queued up for darshan at the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, on the second day of the annual Makaravilakku pilgrimage season, there were reported complaints of lack of water for pilgrims standing in the line for several hours on Tuesday (November 18). Following the complaints and…
SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA, November 19, 2025 (YouTube): Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami of Kauai Aadhenam, traveled to San Ramon (near San Francisco), to attend the Maha Kumbhabhishekam (dedication) of the Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple. The event was conducted on November 10, 2025, and preceded by four days of preliminary pujas and prayers. The small Ganesha temple was founded by…
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2025 (Gallup): — The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life — from 66% in 2015 to 49% today — ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007. About half of Americans now say religion is…
INDIA, November 10, 2025 (The 420): In a scandal that has shaken the faith of millions, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe has uncovered a massive US$28.25 million fake ghee racket that supplied adulterated ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) — one of the world’s richest and most revered Hindu temple trusts. According to the CBI’s Special Investigation…
PEDDAPALLI, INDIA, November 9, 2025 (Telangana Today): Facing mounting pressure from public representatives, Hindu organizations and other sections, the Municipal Corporation of Ramagundam authorities have begun rebuilding the demolished Daari Maisamma temples within the corporation limits. The reconstruction work commenced on Saturday night. The officials had recently removed 46 Maisamma temples that were located on roads at different places in…
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO, November 5, 2025 (Trinidad Express): As many Hindus across the nation observe the occasion of Kartik Snaan today, one pundit is appealing to the community to keep the tradition alive. Spiritual head of the Munroe Road Shiv Mandir Pundit Navin Omadath Maharaj says the observance, traditionally practiced at the beaches and rivers, is important as it fosters…
UNITED STATES, October 28, 2025 (Hindu Vishwa by Sanjay Gupta): Two centuries ago, Macaulay’s education policy reprogrammed the Hindu mind, replacing Sanskrit learning with colonial syllabi. Today, machine learning models perform the same role. They “train” on skewed textbooks, activist blogs and biased media, then deliver that distortion back to our children, professionals and lawmakers as “truth.” A student asks…
INDIA, November 8, 2025 (By Choodie Shivaram): Some places are sanctified by the birth of Gods and great saints. As Ayodhya is to Rama, Krishna is to Mathura, Kalady is to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, revered as an avatara of Lord Shiva. This eighth century saint reinstated the supremacy of Vedanta and revived Sanathana Dharma through his profound Advaitha Vedanta philosophy.…
