NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 14, 2025 (Indian Express): Registration for the Amarnath Yatra 2025 has begun. According to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine board, the pilgrimage will be held from July 3 to August 9 this year, and devotees can register online. The Amarnath temple in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the holiest shrines for Hindus, dedicated to Lord Shiva…
UNITED STATES, April 10, 2025 (Religion News Service): On Tuesday (April 8), members of Congress introduced a rare bipartisan piece of immigration reform legislation aimed at clearing a backlog in visas for religious workers. The Religious Workforce Protection Act has substantial support from a variety of religious leaders, including Catholics, evangelical Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews and Episcopalians. “We would not…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, April 9, 2025 (India West): The Maha Kumbh, a sacred convergence of faith, tradition, and spirituality, drew millions, including many Indian Americans, to Triveni Sangam—the meeting point of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj, India. For Indian American devotees at Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles, such as Kiran Swamy, Sundari Velayudhan, Rashmi Singh and…
BERKELEY , CALIFORNIA, April 8, 2025 (Mercury News): Learning a new language can sometimes be a hobby or requirement, but for Brian Linebaugh, it became a lifelong pursuit that led him across the world and ultimately inspired a documentary that was recently featured at an international film festival. The film, “Beyond Words — Stories from Tamil Landscapes,” celebrates the rich…
MUMBAI, INDIA, April 2, 2025 (Pop Diaries): The Siddhivinayak Temple located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, is one of the most revered Hindu temples. Hundreds of thousands of people come there from all over the country to seek blessings from Lord Ganesha. These devotees also offer certain donations to the temples in terms of money. Recently, The Siddhivinayak Temple Trust reported that…
INDIA, April 6, 2025 (India Currents, by Samyukta Shrivatsa): On one fateful Wednesday night in January, I texted a friend words I never thought I would say: “I just decided to go to Maha Kumbh. I’m leaving tomorrow”. As a chronically over-working PhD student, my connection to my Indian Hindu roots was limited to saying a quick prayer and putting…
PUNE, INDIA, April 2, 2025 (Indian Express): Over the past two months, large-scale demonstrations have erupted across India demanding that the control over the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, be handed over to Buddhists. These protests are the latest chapter in a decades-old dispute over who controls one of the holiest sites in Buddhism. Buddhists want the repeal of…
AGRA, INDIA, April 1, 2025 (RNS): In Sadhan, a rural village where Hindus and Muslims have coexisted peacefully for centuries, religious tolerance is a fundamental value. With a population of 20,000 that includes both Hindus and Muslims from various caste backgrounds, the village has maintained an environment of interfaith unity, where mixed-faith families and people with both Hindu and Muslim…
AUSTRALIA, April 4, 2025 (Hindu Council Australia): A re-elected Albanese Labor Government will invest $8.5 million to support the construction of the first ever Hindu school in Australia. The new primary school will be located in Oakville in North-West Sydney. With more than 680,000 Hindus in Australia, it is the third largest religion and the fastest growing major religion but…
JAMMU & KASHMIR, March 25, 2025 (The Hindu): Permafrost melting is emerging as a unique environmental threat in the Kashmir Himalaya. A new study has found that thawing permafrost could affect 120 miles of roads, 2,415 households, 903 alpine lakes, and eight hydropower projects in the mountainous region. Permafrost is any type of ground — soil, sediment, rock, etc. —…
