HAWAII, USA, July 1, 2025 (Hinduism Today press release): We have to admit–it wasn’t difficult to decide on the feature story for the July, 2025, issue of Hinduism Today. The 660 million pilgrims (twice the population of the US) who streamed into Prayag for the Kumbha Mela captured headlines across India and around the world. The timing posed a challenge…
INDIA, June 29, 2025 (Free Press Journal): Jagannath Rath Yatra is a significant Hindu festival which is mostly celebrated in Odisha. Each year, the sacred town of Puri in Odisha bursts with spirituality, devotion, and festivity while it celebrates the Jagannath Rath Yatra, one of India’s largest and most ancient festivals. In this yearly procession, Lord Jagannath, accompanied by His…
CHENNAI, INDIA, June 30, 2025 (The Hindu): For years, devotees entering Chennai’s Madhya Kailash Temple had to climb down eight steps to pray — not because of design, but because the road level was raised. That’s about to change. Now, twelve structures, including the temple’s raja gopuram and sanctum sanctorums, are being carefully lifted by over seven feet. The temple’s…
UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 (Hindu Vishwa, by Sreevidhya): Growing up in America while being part of the Hindu culture can be a very complex and challenging experience for many. Children and teens from Hindu families often face challenges trying to fit into both worlds. Because of this, many feel the need to hide parts of themselves, and some even…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 24, 2025 (India.com): The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced the deployment of 365 special trains to and from Puri ahead of the annual Puri Rath Yatra festival, one of the most deeply rooted spiritual gatherings in India’s eastern corridor. The addition of special trains will ease the movement of hundreds of thousands of devotees expected…
INDIA, June 24, 2025 (YouTube by Benoy K. Behl): The Vijayanagara Empire emerged in the mid-14th century and soon encompassed most of South India, from coast to coast. By the mid-15th century, the kingdom stretched from North Karnataka to Kerala and from the Malabar Coast to Orissa. At Hampi, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, was made the imperial…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, June 25, 2025 (licolncenter.org press release): Discover a once-in-a-generation theatrical experience weaving ancient wisdom with modern spectacle in Why Not Theatre’s visually stunning retelling of the Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata. A contemporary take on a story that is over 4,000 years old and foundational to Indian culture, this tale of a family feud is an exploration of…
GUADELOUPE, June 19, 2025 (The Commune): For over 150 years, the horrific suffering of Tamil indentured laborers in Guadeloupe remained buried under colonial silence. But a groundbreaking research paper presented at the 2025 Global India Diaspora Conference has finally exposed the genocide of over 30,000 Tamil Hindus in this French Caribbean colony. Between 1845 and 1900, tens of thousands of…
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, June 21, 2025 (Newsroom Press Release): His Holiness Brahmavihari Swamiji, head of BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi and international relations for BAPS, met with members of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. His Holiness also toured Church sites, including Deseret…
INDIA, June 19, 2025 (Times Now News): Palki is a 1000-year-old tradition where people take an annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur. Pandharpur is the place in Maharashtra where the seat of Hindu God Vithoba resides. The festival was started by some saints in Maharashtra and it continues to be observed, thanks to varkaris (followers of the saints). There are two main…
