VARANASI, India (RNS) — The Bharat Mata mandir in India’s holiest city has come to represent an ideology that many in Narendra Modi’s constituency hold — a distinctly religious allegiance to the ...
(RNS) — Over the weekend, my family celebrated our son’s birthday at the BAPS Swaminarayan mandir in Robbinsville, New Jersey. We chose the temple for a variety of reasons, including the ease of ...
The dominant political ideology in India today is Hindu nationalism, a spectrum of thought that represents a “New India.” In the words of Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s minister of external affairs, ...
BOMBAY -- Thousands of Hindus dispersed around the globe find themselves just a click away from offering prayers at India's holiest temples. Many overseas Indians are among the Hindus flocking to a ...
STORY: The opening of the temple comes fifty years after the older Hindu temple in Dubai and hopes to grow into not only a place of worship, but also a 'knowledge centre' and 'outreach program ...
In Hinduism, worship isn't limited to chanting mantras and devotion; proper posture is also crucial. According to Vastu and ...
VARANASI (IANS) – A Varanasi court on January 31 allowed Hindus to worship inside the sealed basement of the Gyanvapi mosque. The court has asked the district administration to make the necessary ...
CHAMPAIGN – The highly educated diaspora of Hinduism is looking for a permanent home in Champaign County. Hindus have met for years at the Urbana Civic Center, but they can't put up art works or other ...