INDIA, July 17, 2025 (Indian Express): The Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended on Thursday after a woman died and three others were injured due to a landslide triggered by relentless rains along the Baltal route in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. According to officials, the valley witnessed continuous heavy rainfall for nearly 36 hours, leading to hazardous conditions along the…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 16, 2025 (RNS): Illuminated by a skylight at the center of a small factory-turned-Hindu temple in Queens sits a murti of the Divine Mother — a 1-ton, 6-foot-tall statue of the South Indian village Goddess Mariamman, an incarnation of Kali, the Deity of time and death. Smoke from cigarettes and incense fills the room, and…
DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, June 6, 2025 (WNEP): On Jerseytown Road near Danville in Montour County, a new Hindu Temple called Shanti Mandir is ready to welcome the faithful. Ground broke less than two years ago, but the idea was years in the making. Board members say they are full of gratitude to see the temple now complete. “Seeing the community come…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, July 13, 2025 (Eternal Path Musings): Hinduism has a very interesting history in Russia. By the 16th century, Hindu traders, loosely around the Silk Road, had established a presence in the Astrakhan area, which was a major trading center near the northern coast of the Caspian Sea. These were largely Punjabi and Sindhi merchants. The Indian merchants…
UNITED STATES, July 9, 2025 (Times of India): A new Pew study reveals how India defies the global decline in religion. As Christianity wanes, Hinduism in India remains resilient, while Islam, fueled by demographics, rises fast worldwide. The report, based on more than 2,700 censuses and surveys across 201 countries, shows that while global religious affiliation is weakening, Hinduism in…
POLAND, October 10, 2022 (Notes From Poland–old story): A new Hindu temple has opened close to the city of Kraków – the first in the region and one of few in Poland – at a ceremony attended by local dignitaries and the Indian ambassador. The Radha Govind Bhakti Yog Mandir has been under construction in Brzegi – between Kraków and…
INDIA, July 8, 2025 (AstroVed): Guru Purnima festival is dedicated to teachers of all stripes. It can be your school or college teachers, mentors at work or spiritual teachers. Hindus, Buddhists and Jains celebrate the festival that comes around in Ashadha month (June-July). Teachers are also called gurus in India. It is a Sanskrit word that means “one who removes…
GERMANY, February 10, 2025 (WDR, Google translated from German): For days, members of the Schwerte Hindu community have been preparing the opening ceremony for their new temple – with elaborate ceremonies according to Hindu tradition. Priests came especially from London and Sri Lanka for this. They laid the foundation stone six and a half years ago – now the temple…
INDIA, July 7, 2025 (Bhaskar English): The sacred Amarnath Yatra is witnessing an enthusiastic turnout as over 50,000 devotees have had darshan of the naturally formed ice Shivling inside the holy cave within just four days of the pilgrimage. The 38-day yatra, which began on July 3, is set to conclude on August 9, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan. So far,…
INDIA, July 7, 2025 (Pragativadi): Following the Bahuda Yatra, the Adhara Pana ritual, a significant offering to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra, is set to take place on Monday at the Singhadwara of the Jagannath Temple in Puri. This sacred ritual involves offering a special drink, known as Pana, in uniquely crafted earthen pots placed up to the…
