Global Dharma
TEMPLE LIFE PROTOCOL IN HIRING PRIESTS IN DECEMBER, 2015, India’s Supreme Court ruled that the hiring of temple priests …
The Magazine
April/May/June, 2016
16 articles in this issue
Opinion
In My Opinion: India’s Gift To The World
IN MY OPINION INDIA’S GIFTS TO THE WORLD ______________________ A Protestant minister explains how India’s export of spi…
Publisher's Editorials
Publisher’s Desk: Growing Up Without Prejudice
PUBLISHER’S DESK GROWING UP WITHOUT PREJUDICE ______________________ Conflict and violence have their roots in hatred le…
Health & Ayurveda
Educational Insight: Secrets of Indian Gastronomy
A Synopsis of the Ayurvedic Fundamentals of Food and its Preparation ALL TEXT EXCERPTED FROM THE BOOK SECRETS OF INDIAN …
Hindu Festivals
Kumbha Mela 2015: Nashik
KUMBHA MELA 2015: NASHIK ______________________ Photographer Arun Mishra takes us to the bathing festival ______________…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 4-2016
LETTERS LATEST INSIGHT SECTION The magazine HINDUISM TODAY is a treasure of information on Sanatana Dharma. My first bro…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Special Feature: The Sacred City of Haridwar
DEV RAJ AGARWAL Hundreds gather for the evening worship of the Ganga River at Har Ki Pauri ghat in central […]
Temples & Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage: My Moments with Siva in the Himalayas
ALL PHOTOS BY SCOTT RICE Scott Rice is a devotee of Mata Amritanandamayi and a frequent volunteer with her disaster [&he…
Opinion
Opinion: God Is No Longer Invited?
OPINION GOD IS NO LONGER INVITED? ______________________ When her most cherished religious dance is secularized, one wom…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Tamil Nadu’s Fabulous New Temple Chariot
TAMIL NADU’S FABULOUS NEW TEMPLE CHARIOT ______________________ After a hundred-year hiatus, an exquisite vehicle for Si…
Language/History: Sanskrit-Tamil Harmony
LANGUAGE/HISTORY SANSKRIT-TAMIL HARMONY ______________________ Tamil Nadu’s ancient scriptural heritage has always inclu…
The Arts
Art: Masterful Carvers of Rajasthan
BHAGWANDAS RUPANI Artisans at work: Mahesh with his two sons, Mohit and Rohit ART MASTERFUL CARVERS OF RAJASTHAN _______…
Personal Practice
Worship: Banking on Lord Rama
WORSHIP BANKING ON LORD RAMA ______________________ Why this unique “deposit-only” bank is cherished by thousands of dev…
Health & Ayurveda
From The Vedas: The Creation and Purpose of Soma
FROM THE VEDAS THE CREATION AND PURPOSE OF SOMA _______________ A poetic Vedic insight into the God’s ancient and myster…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
Without a guru, your progress will be very slow and uncertain. Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007), renowned spiritual leader, autho…
Culture & Society
Digital Dharma
FILM PIXAR’S HINDU SHORT BY AARTI AND MAYURESH VISSWANATHAN SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM, ONE OF PIXAR’S newest short films, is a…