JAMMU, July 6, 2026 (News Arena India): The sixth batch of the 2026 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar base camp in the early morning hours on Tuesday under tight security arrangements. The yatra, which started on Friday, has continued smoothly in the Kashmir Valley after the first and second batches headed to the base camps in Pahalgam and…
NEPAL, July 16, 2026 (WEGO): The 2026 visitors’ guide for the Pashupatinath temple states that the main sanctum of the temple is for Hindus only. It does not publish a more detailed identity test on its visitor pages, so anyone unsure about eligibility should ask temple staff rather than assume that nationality, appearance or a fee category determines access. Non-Hindu…
INDIA, July 15, 2026 (gurusubbaraman.github): The 276 Temples Interactive Directory is an interactive map with all 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams plotted, including the temples in Tamil Nadu Sri Lanka, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Nepal, and Tibet — from Chidambaram to Trincomalee to Kedarnath. This free, open online resource is an interactive bilingual (English and Tami)l digital directory of all 276…
INDIA, June, 10, 2022 (YouTube):Founded more than 1,500 years ago, India’s ancient Nalanda University is thought to have been the world’s first residential university. Established more than 500 years before Oxford University, at its peak Nalanda hosted over 10,000 students from around the globe. It is considered by historians to be one of the great centers of learning of the…
APAN, June 21, 2026 (YouTube): How did Hindu Gods travel from ancient India to Japan? For over 1,500 years, millions of Japanese people have worshiped Deities whose origins lie in Hindu civilization. From Benzaiten (Saraswati) and Bishamonten (Kubera) to Daikokuten (Mahakala/Shiva) and Kangiten (Ganesha), the sacred traditions of India crossed the Silk Road through Buddhism and became deeply woven into…
FLUSHING, N.Y. July 7, 2026 (RNS): The Hindu Temple Society of North America, officially called Šri Mahã Vallabha Ganapati Devasthãnamri, is the second-oldest traditional Hindu temple founded by Indian immigrants in the United States. It opened its doors on July 4, 1977, after years of fundraising and planning by Indian immigrants who had settled in the New York metropolitan area.…
INDIA, June 10, 2026 (YouTube): N. Swaminathan, eminent artist and head of the Thevara Padasalai of Dharumapuram Aadheenam, will be honored with the Padma Shri for his exceptional contribution to Tamil Pann Isai, traditional Thirumurai hymns, and the preservation of ancient musical discourses. Celebrated as a supreme artist and A grade All India Radio performer with an artistic journey spanning…
MUMBAI, INDIA, July 4, 2026 (Edition): Outside the aircraft hangar-sized venue, the crowd of Gen Z office workers and teenagers is thickening. Event staff scan QR codes and fasten wristbands. Friends take selfies together as they wait in a queue. As night falls, the doors open and the nearly 5,000 attendees walk in. Inside the venue in India’s commercial hub…
CHALAKUDY, INDIA, July 4, 2026 (Courant): The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan’s backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water. But that’s about all they have in common with their real-life counterparts revered across India as manifestations of the divine. The animatrons, crafted from fiberglass, iron and rubber, are intended to take the…
MAURITIUS, June 10, 2026 (l’express, translated from French): Minister of Arts and Culture Mahen Gondeea has announced the creation of a Trust Fund, attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, to oversee the management of Ganga Talao and improve administrative transparency. The announcement was made on Monday in Grand-Bassin during a visit aimed at assessing the sanctuary’s current state and identifying…
