UNITED STATES, October 4, 2025 (anews.com.tr): The US could face a potential closure of 15,000 churches this year, vastly outnumbering the few thousand expected to open, Axios reported on Friday. Over the next decade, the sharp decline in churches is expected to continue, potentially leaving communities, particularly rural ones, without essential services such as food aid, childcare, and disaster relief…
WEST BENGAL, INDIA, October 2, 2025 (The Hindu): After the culmination of a week-long Durga Puja festival, the immersion of statues began on Bijaya Dashami/ Dasara in West Bengal on Thursday (October 2, 2025). Amid overcast skies, statues made it to the ghats of Kolkata and were immersed in the river Hooghly. During the day, statues of mostly Bonedi Bari…
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, August 2025 (Guardian): The Kali Yatra Festival, held annually at the Divali Nagar, stands as a powerful cultural and spiritual event dedicated to Goddess Kali. Founded by Gopaul Ragoonanan to dispel misconceptions and create unity among Hindus, the festival has evolved into one of the largest Hindu gatherings outside India. Now in its 12th edition, the festival…
THAILAND, October 1, 2025 (The Nation): The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is inviting tourists to visit Buri Ram this week to witness the annual celestial phenomenon of the sunset alignment through the 15 doorways of Prasat Phanom Rung. According to the the TAT, the spectacular sight of the sunset shining through the portals of the ancient Hindu temple in…
INDIA, September 9, 2025 (Hindu Post): The Supreme Court on 29th August, 2025, declined to entertain a plea against the Madras High Court’s judgment allowing the Tamil Nadu government to utilize Sri Somanathaswamy Temple’s land on lease and Sri Arulmigu Kapaliswarar Temple’s US$3 million funds for constructing a college building in Chennai. The Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath…
NEPAL, October 1, 2025 (The Daily Jagran): A two-and-a-half-year-old girl has been chosen as Nepal’s new Kumari, or Living Goddess. Arya Tara Shakya assumed the traditional Kumari throne on Tuesday. She officially entered the Kumari House, located in Basantapur in the heart of Kathmandu, during a special ceremony held at an auspicious time on Tuesday, according to Uddhav Karmacharya, a…
DENPASAR, BALI, September 24, 2025 (NusaBali): The Director General of Hindu Community Guidance at the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, I Nengah Duija, along with Member of the Regional Representative Council (DPD), Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, inspected the condition of the Musen Watu Ireng Temple and the Luhur Dalem Mutering Jagat Temple, located in the…
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, September 28, 2025 (Malay Mail): Hindus across the world are currently observing a nine-day religious festival called Navaratri, worshipping the various forms of the Divine Goddess. Navaratri, which means “nine nights,” falls in the month of Purattasi — the sixth month in the Tamil calendar — which coincides with the mid-September to mid-October period. According to Hindu…
CANADA, September 8, 2025 (GTA Chronicle): The Bhavani Shankar Mandir community in Brampton marked a historic occasion this past weekend with the unveiling of a 54-foot-tall statue of Lord Shiva, one of Hinduism’s principal Deities. The unveiling ceremony, held on September 6, was preceded by a colorful parade through the community, culminating in the installation of the towering figure on…
INDIA, September 22, 2025 (RNS): Monday marked the start of Navaratri, a vibrant, nine-night Hindu festival dedicated to the Divine Feminine in all her forms. Hindus will dedicate rituals to the Goddess Durga — the “Mother Goddess” who embodies the feminine energy known as Shakti — in recognition of her victorious nine-day battle against the buffalo demon, Mahishasura. Some Hindus…
