INDIA, July 4, 2023 (Times of India): Morning aarti (worship with oil lamps) was performed at Amarnath holy cave early on July 4. The annual Amarnath Yatra began on July 1 with the first batch of pilgrims beginning their journey from Baltal base camp in Jammu Kashmir’s Ganderbal to Amarnath Cave. The 62-day yatra, which commenced on July 1 will…
JAMMU, July 1, 2023 (Daily Excelsior): As the 62-day long holy Amarnath Ji yatra started on the base camps Baltal and Nunwan-Pahalgam early this morning, 7,959 pilgrims performed darshan of the naturally formed Ice Lingam in the cave shrine situated at a height of 12,730 ft. deep in the Himalayas of South Kashmir till 7pm today. Nodal Officer SASB, Piyush…
TEXAS U.S., July 3, 2023 (Longview News-Journal): As many as 10,000 Indian Americans chanted the Bhagavad Gita in the presence of spiritual saint Pujya Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swami at Allen East Center in Texas, USA on July 03, Guru Purnima. This event was organized by Yoga Sangeeta and SGS Geeta Foundation as Bhagavad Gita Parayan Yagya. Saint Pujya Sri Ganapati…
INDIA, July 2, 2023 (Sandeepany Chinmaya Mission): Chinmaya Mission invites applications for the 19th Vedanta Course commencing on Makara Sankranti, 15 January 2024. The Mukhya Acharya for the Course is Swami Swaroopananda, the Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, and the Resident Acharya is Swami Advayananda. The two year residential Vedanta Course, to be conducted at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Powai, Mumbai, provides…
GANDERBAL, KASHMIR, June 30, 2023 (Rising Kashmir): Baltal, the shortest route leading to the sacred Amarnath Holy Cave, is awash with a celebratory atmosphere as local residents from various areas of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district fervently install tents to ensure a seamless experience for the pilgrims undertaking the upcoming Yatra. Scheduled to commence on July 1, this annual pilgrimage serves…
INDIA, June 29, 2023 (BBC by Tim Bird): With nearly 1.5 billion people and 330 million Hindu Deities, India has no shortage of religious festivals and performances. Yet one of the most ancient and mesmerizing is theyyam, which takes place in the southern state of Kerala and parts of neighboring Karnataka. Meaning “God” or the “incarnation of God”, theyyam is…
Hinduism Today is available online free of charge July 1st at http://www.hinduismtoday.com. You can also download our free Hinduism Today app and get the entire magazine in a mobile-friendly format for your device at hinduismtoday.com/get-the-app/. Our cover story is on Nepal’s remarkable rudraksha bead industry which generates a full six percent of the nation’s Gross National Product each year. Reporter…
NAHAN, INDIA, June 25, 2023 (Outlook India): Jagannath Rath Yatra was taken out in this Himachal Pradesh town with fervor on Sunday with tens of thousands of residents participating in the holy procession and paying obeisance to the Deity. Religious leaders of all sects of society, including Muslims and Sikhs, welcomed the Rath Yatra at different places in the town.…
PURI, INDIA, June 26, 2023 (Indian Express): Millions of visitors from across the globe throng the beach town of Puri in Odisha to take part in the annual Rath Yatra (car festival) of Lord Jagannath, which this year began on June 20. According to Hindu mythology, the Lord along with his siblings — elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi…
INDIA, June 27, 2023 (Times of India): Recently, the government of Karnataka introduced the Shakthi scheme making bus travel free for women in the state. Introduced just two weeks ago, the scheme is already a hit and has gradually boosted religious tourism in the state. As per reports, hundreds of thousands of women visited a number of Hindu pilgrimage sites…
