Sri Karpaga Ganesh Temple Opens in San Ramon, California

SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA, November 19, 2025 (YouTube): Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami of Kauai Aadhenam, traveled to San Ramon (near San Francisco), to attend the Maha Kumbhabhishekam (dedication) of the Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple. The event was conducted on November 10, 2025, and preceded by four days of preliminary pujas and prayers. The small Ganesha temple was founded by…

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Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2025 (Gallup): — The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life — from 66% in 2015 to 49% today — ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007. About half of Americans now say religion is…

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Faith and Fraud: $28.25 Million Ghee Scam Rocks Tirupati Temple Trust

INDIA, November 10, 2025 (The 420): In a scandal that has shaken the faith of millions, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe has uncovered a massive US$28.25 million fake ghee racket that supplied adulterated ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) — one of the world’s richest and most revered Hindu temple trusts. According to the CBI’s Special Investigation…

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Godavarikhani Temple Row: Reconstruction Starts After Backlash and Political Pressure

PEDDAPALLI, INDIA, November 9, 2025 (Telangana Today): Facing mounting pressure from public representatives, Hindu organizations and other sections, the Municipal Corporation of Ramagundam authorities have begun rebuilding the demolished Daari Maisamma temples within the corporation limits. The reconstruction work commenced on Saturday night. The officials had recently removed 46 Maisamma temples that were located on roads at different places in…

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Hindus Celebrate Kartik Today

TRINIDAD and TOBAGO, November 5, 2025 (Trinidad Express): As many Hindus across the nation observe the occasion of Kartik Snaan today, one pundit is appealing to the community to keep the tradition alive. Spiritual head of the Munroe Road Shiv Mandir Pundit Navin Omadath Maharaj says the observance, traditionally practiced at the beaches and rivers, is important as it fosters…

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Preserving Hindu Ethos in the Age of AI

UNITED STATES, October 28, 2025 (Hindu Vishwa by Sanjay Gupta): Two centuries ago, Macaulay’s education policy reprogrammed the Hindu mind, replacing Sanskrit learning with colonial syllabi. Today, machine learning models perform the same role. They “train” on skewed textbooks, activist blogs and biased media, then deliver that distortion back to our children, professionals and lawmakers as “truth.” A student asks…

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The Rediscovery of Kalady, Birthplace of Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya

INDIA, November 8, 2025 (By Choodie Shivaram): Some places are sanctified by the birth of Gods and great saints. As Ayodhya is to Rama, Krishna is to Mathura, Kalady is to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, revered as an avatara of Lord Shiva. This eighth century saint reinstated the supremacy of Vedanta and revived Sanathana Dharma through his profound Advaitha Vedanta philosophy.…

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From Saiva Siddhantam to Systems Science: Hindu Metaphysics for a Complex AI World

UNITED KINGDOM, November 3, 2025 (By Vendan Ananda Kumararajah): Across the world, humanity faces what scholars call a polycrisis: ecological collapse, geopolitical instability, technological disruption and social fragmentation, all reinforcing one another in unpredictable ways. At the same time, the rise of deep technologies such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and planetary-scale computation is reshaping the fabric of our daily lives.…

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Post-Gen_Z Movement in Nepal: Challenges and Unfulfilled promises

NEPAL, October 29, 2025 (VIF India, by Prof. Hari Bansh Jha): The Gen-Z movement of September 8–9, 2025, marked a defining moment in Nepal’s modern political history. It laid bare the deep-seated corruption, nepotism and bureaucratic inertia that had eroded public confidence in the executive, judiciary and parliament alike. What began as a peaceful expression of public frustration soon evolved…

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Kedarnath, Yamunotri Shrines Closed for Winter Season

KEDARNATH, INDIA, October 23, 2025 (The Economic Times): The doors of the Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand were closed for the winter season on Thursday. The doors of Kedarnath, the abode of Lord Shiva and the eleventh Jyotirlinga, located in Rudraprayag district, were closed at 8:30 am. Despite the cold, nearly 10,000 devotees were present at the…

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