CHENNAI, INDIA, April 25, 2025 (DT Next): The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, one of Hinduism’s revered monastic institutions, is set to welcome its 71st spiritual leader, a 20-year-old Vedic scholar named Ganesha Sharma Dravid, from Hyderabad, Telangana. The formal installation ceremony will take place on April 30 at 7 am at the mutt’s headquarters in Kanchipuram. Over its 2,500-year history, the…
INDIA, April 25, 2025 (India.com): Religious conversion is a highly controversial and sensitive topic in India, but interestingly, countries in Europe and the Americas have the largest number of populations that have converted to another faith from their birth religion, or turned into atheists who do not believe in any religion. According to a study by the Pew Research Center,…
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, April 25, 2025 (The Pioneer): After four years of meticulous reconstruction, the Concord Shiva Murugan Temple is set to reopen its doors May 9 with a landmark event drawing an estimated 10,000 attendees. The temple’s Kumbabishekam, or re-consecration ceremony, will mark the completion of its transformation into a traditional Chola-style structure—the first of its kind in the United…
SOUTH AFRICA, April 17, 2025 (IOL): In the heart of Mount Edgecombe, north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, the Shree Emperumal Hindu Temple stands as a historic testament to the struggles and triumphs of the Indian indentured labourers who first built this sacred space 150 years ago. This milestone highlights not merely the architectural significance of one of South Africa’s earliest…
INDIA, April 20, 2025 (MSN): The pilgrimage season for Char Dham Yatra 2025 will commence in May, after the Uttarakhand state government confirmed the opening dates for the revered Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. This announcement fuels passion and devotion amongst followers within India and abroad, signifying the commencement of one of the annual milestones in Hinduism…
INDIA, April 19, 2025 (The Hindu): Renovation of ancient structures using modern technology and materials without denting their aesthetics and historical value has always been a challenge. And when the structure is a temple as old as the Srikalahastheeswara Swamy Devasthanam in Srikalahasti town of Tirupati district, there is no room for error. The temple had been facing leaks at…
MANGALURU, INDIA, April 19, 2025 (The Hindu): The decked upper portion of “Brahma Ratha” of Bappanadu Durgaparameshwari Temple at Mulki in Dakshina Kannada collapsed amid a huge gathering of devotees while pulling the chariot during the annual jatre of the temple early on Saturday, April 19. However, there was no casualty and none were seriously injured in the incident which…
INDIA, April 15, 2025 (BBC): For a few hours on a warm April day, jets paused and silence reclaimed the skies above the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The airport’s closure was not due to bad weather or a technical glitch, as one might assume, but to make way for a Hindu…
MALAYSIA, April 17, 2025 (YouTube): Dating back over 100 years, this Hindu temple in Kampung, Kelanang, once hidden among the trees, now comes to life daily thanks to the devotion of a single Chinese family. At Sri Seetharaman Temple in Banting, Selangor, first-time visitors are often taken aback by the sight of 46-year-old Yong Hua Tait performing evening prayers for…
KUCHING, SARAWAK, EAST MALAYSIA, April 14, 2025 (Sarawak Tribune): The Sri Srinivasagar Kaliamman Temple at Jalan Ban Hock was filled with activities today as the Tamil Hindu community celebrated Puthandu, also known as Tamil New Year. The sweet scent of incense permeated the air, creating a spiritual atmosphere that welcomed both young and old to mark the beginning of a…
