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Swastika One Step Closer to Becoming Legal in California in Recognition of Its Place in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism

June 24, 20221,479

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, June 22, 2022 (Hindu American Foundation): Following testimony at yesterday’s Senate Public Safety Committee hearing at the California statehouse, bill AB2282 passed out of committee with a 4-0 vote, bringing the decriminalization of the swastika and the formal recognition of the Nazi emblem as a hakenkreuz (hooked cross), its correct historical name, one step closer into law. Testifying…

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Shree Salasar Mandir Hindu Temple Rebuilt After Fire

June 23, 20221,728

PADUA, ITALY, June 21, 2022 (Facebook, translated from Italian of original source): There is the fire that destroys, which manifests itself in the form of fire, such as the one that on the night between 4 and 5 November 2021, which devastated the Hindu temple Shree Salasar Mandir, a place of worship so loved by the Hindus of Padua province…

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At Least Two Killed in Temple Explosions in Afghan Capital

June 20, 20221,332

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua): At least two civilians were killed and three security forces wounded on Saturday after three explosions hit a Sikh-Hindu temple in Police District 4 in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, according to multiple sources. “We heard a huge blast which struck the gate of a temple in Kart-e-Parwan neighborhood at around 6 a.m. local time.…

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Temples in Tamil Nadu to Become More Accessible Soon

June 20, 20221,275

TAMIL NADU, INDIA, June 19, 2022 (The Hindu): Major temples in the state are set to become disabled and elderly-friendly soon. They will have facilities such as wooden ramps and wheelchair stations. Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) P.K. Sekarbabu said not just 47 major temples but all 509 class II temples would have these facilities. “This is…

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Berlin’s New Hindu Temple About to Open

June 20, 20221,825

BERLIN, GERMANY, June 19, 2022 (Facebook): A charming news video in German has been released on the nearly completed Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple Berlin. The temple’s Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/SGHTBERLIN/ And the news video posted here: https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=677137700244002&_rdr

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Hindus Come Together to Launch Smaracaya Libraries

June 20, 20221,323

CALIFORNIA, June 19, 2022 (Press Release): For a long time, many key Hindu texts have been kept in Western libraries, in some cases cut off from Vedic researchers who had need of them, and were instead given to Western researchers, some of whom misused the texts to push inaccuracies about Hinduism. To resolve this, Hindus launched the Smaracaya digital library,…

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International Day of Yoga Launched In Trinidad

June 19, 20221,442

TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, June 17, 2022 (for HPI, by Paras Ramoutar): Yoga has become global and it has reincarnated in various forms for business and commerce, according to outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Shri Arun Kumar Sahu. He underlined this point while inaugurating the International Day of Yoga 2022, with the theme, “Yoga for Wellbeing” at the Mahatma Gandhi…

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Tirumala Temple Creates New Record with Donations Reaching US$17 Million in a Single Month

June 13, 20221,627

HYDERABAD, INDIA, June 10, 2020 (Gulf News): Sri Venkateshwara temple of Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh, the world’s richest Hindu temple, has created a new record for earnings. The income of the temple from the contributions of the pilgrims for a single month hit a record Rs 1.3 billion (US$16.6 million) in the month of May, Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanam (TTD) Executive…

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Planning Amarnath Yatra? Here’s How to Register, Book Tickets, Documents Required and Other Details

June 13, 20221,416

NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 10, 2022 (News Able): After a two-year hiatus, the Amarnath Yatra will resume on June 30. The 43-day journey to Amarnath’s Himalayan temple will conclude on August 11. For the first time this year, pilgrims may take a helicopter directly from Srinagar to the annual Hindu pilgrimage. The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Jammu…

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Chidambaram Temple Refuses to Allow Government Audit

June 11, 20221,717

CHENNAI, INDIA, June 8, 2022 (Hindustan Times): The famous Nataraja temple in Chidambaram on Tuesday did not allow officials of the Hindu, Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) to check their accounts, saying they have “no jurisdiction to call for records or inspect the premises.” This happened a day after the pontiff of Madurai mutt, an ancient Hindu monastery, called for…

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