AMBODIA, August 30, 2024 (New York Times): Amid the stone sculptures of Hindu figures, mythological temple guardians and Buddhist divinities, Cambodian officials this month recognized the success of lengthy years of repatriation efforts with a ceremony at the prime minister’s office in Phnom Penh. In a room filled with artifacts, officials formally welcomed the return of statues and other objects…
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, May 21, 2024 (Indian News Link): New Zealanders keen on learning Hindi, meditation, yoga, and understanding Hindu customs and traditions now have an opportunity to do so at the new Hindu Heritage Centre in Rotorua. Located at 225 Malfroy Road in Rotorua, the soon-to-be-officially-inaugurated Center is owned and operated by the Hindu Council of New Zealand to…
CAMBODIA, August 24, 2024 (Curly Tales): The primary theme of the Temple Run game is an explorer who makes their way through an ancient temple while dodging chasing monkeys and other obstacles. Cambodia’s iconic Hindu-Buddhist temple complex Angkor Wat has witnessed a rise in tourists filming Temple Run-inspired reels. And that’s far from good news. Tourists at Angkor Wat are…
BERLIN, GERMANY, August 14, 2024 (BZ Berlin, Google translated from German): On the edge of Hasenheide near Hermannplatz there is a bit of Mumbai in Neukölln. Planned since 2004 and built over the years with donations, a 59-foot-high Sri Ganesha Hindu temple now towers here. “We actually wanted to build higher, but when the permit was given, Tempelhof Airport was…
TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, July 27, 2024 (Trinidad Express): A Barrackpore-based Ramleela group is set to take the sacred play to the national stage for the second time. The Satya Drishti Ramleela will host a theatrical excerpt from the Hindu text the Ramayan on August 4 at the Naparima Bowl in San Fernando. The group, which has performed Ramleela for nearly 20 years…
HOUSTON, TEXAS, August 20, 2024 (Religion News Service): As the school year begins, many children around the country fondly look back at their time spent at summer camp making arts and crafts, playing dodgeball or performing in an end-of-camp talent show. But for the kids who attended the Houston area’s annual Hindu Heritage Youth Camp, this year’s camp was memorable…
QUEBEC, CANADA, August 18, 2024 (You Tube): The Montreal Murugan Temple was established in 1983 and was the first Saivite temple in the province of Quebec, Canada, established in 1983. The recently-held Chariot Festival was an elaborate event featuring several nadaswaram players and drummers, multiple priests, and thousands of devotees in attendance. This incredible four-hour video gives an up close…
INDIA, August 20, 2024 (Business-Standard): India emerged as the leading country of origin and destination for Hindu migrants globally in 2020, with 7.6 million Hindus born in India now living elsewhere and about three million Hindus born in other countries living in India, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center. The report titled “The Religious Composition of…
KAUAI, HAWAII, August 9, 2024 (Hinduism Today): Holi is wild and raucous, a frolic of friendly playfulness. During Holi, India’s streets are overtaken by crowds awash with colored powder. Not only clothes, but faces, arms and hair are smeared and sprayed with every color of the rainbow. People sing, dance, play, hug each other and smile with such child-like joy…
INDIA, August 11, 2024 (The Federal): The over 150,000 archakas (temple priests) in Karnataka, who come under the state department of Religious and Charitable Endowments, have sent a memorandum to the Siddaramaiah government. They want the practice of allowing devotees to book prasadam (religious offering to the Gods) online through temple apps discontinued. The Karnataka government has promised to address…
