UNITED STATES, October 15, 2021 (RNS): When Hindus move abroad, there are a couple of sentimental things you can often count on finding in their suitcases — packets of homemade theplas or khakras, a traditional Indian outfit and a statue or photograph of their Deity. The food may not last long and the outfit will go in the back of…
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, October 14, 2021 (oneindia.com): Hindu temples in Bangladesh have been vandalized by some unidentified miscreants during Durga Puja celebrations, prompting the government to deploy paramilitary force in 22 districts after three people were killed and many others injured in riots, media reports said on Thursday. The bdnews24.com news website reported that after allegations of blasphemy, a local temple…
TRINIDAD, October 15, 2021 (by Paras Ramoutar): Despite the Covid 19 Pandemic, patrons will not be shortchanged in terms of the various presentations set to begin on Tuesday October 26, culminating on Wednesday. November 3, at Divali Nagar stage, Chaguanas, according to Surujdeo Mangaroo, public relations officer of the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC), the original promulgator. Divali Nagar…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 14, 2021 (Hindustan Times): Hindu Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi greeted the people of the state ahead of Ayudha Puja and Vijayadasami. Ayudha Puja symbolizes the victory of good over evil and celebration of the annihilation of demon Mahishasura by Goddess Durga, he said in a statement. It is celebrated as part of the Navratri festival.…
BANGLADESH, October 11, 2021 (TBS News): Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Bengali Hindu community, begins today with Maha Shasthi pujas at temples across the country amid festivity and religious fervour while maintaining health guidelines. The five-day long Durga Puja celebration will begin with the unveiling of the face of the Deity and Kalparambho on the day of Maha…
INDIA, October 11, 2011 (Hindustan Times): A 150-year-old Durga Temple located in no-man’s land between India and Bangladesh near Assam’s Karimganj district is all set to host the Durga Puja festival. The temple was a part of Narendra Malakar’s property. He was a landlord during the British period. In a demarcation drive, a border was drawn between the house and…
INDIA, October 8, 2021 (Times of India): Navratri is one of the most prominent Hindu festivals in India, celebrated with much fervor and enthusiasm. During this time, ardent devotees observe a nine-day fast and visit revered Durga temples to offer their prayers to Maa Shakti (a form of Durga). This is also the time when prominent Shakti Peethas in the…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, October 6, 2021 (Deccan Chronicle): With the annual pilgrimage season in Sabarimala only a month away, the Kerala government on Wednesday said elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure a safe darshan for pilgrims in the wake of the Covid pandemic. All basic facilities for the pilgrimage, adhering to social distancing norms according to the government guidelines, are…
USA, October 8, 2021 (hinduamerican.org): Diwali is known as the “Festival of Lights” and is a Hindu holiday widely celebrated in India and across the Hindu Diaspora. The word Diwali derives from Sanskrit meaning “a row of lights” and clay lamps or diyas are lit to signify the destruction, through knowledge, of all negative qualities. In other words, Diwali celebrates…
UNITED STATES, October 6, 2021 (History News Network): For decades, Douglas Latchford cut a romantic figure: The genial Englishman was an explorer of jungle temples, a scholar and a connoisseur seduced by the exquisite details of ancient sculpture. Beginning in the 1970s, he amassed one of the world’s largest private collections of Khmer treasures, mostly Hindu and Buddhist sculpture, the…