Hindus have strongly criticized Denmark’s proposal backed by its parliament to confiscate refugees’ possessions; calling it inhumane, despicable and absurd. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that impoverished refugees and displaced deserved compassion and welcome and not confiscation. Denmark was sending a bluntly negative and worrisome message to […]
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Sri Venkateswara Hindu Temple Sydney adopting cow for worship
Sri Venkateswara Temple (SVT) in Helensburgh (near Sydney, Australia) is reportedly adopting a cow (and a calf) for worshipping and using its milk for sprinkling on temple deities in a religious ritual. It is being done under “Goshala Project”, whose prime objective is to perform Gomatha Pooja (Mother Cow Worship). “We intend to kick start […]
Thyagaraja Aradhana 2016 on January 28
Thyagaraja Aradhana 2016 (Thiruvaiyaru Thyagaraja Aradhana 2016) will be celebrated on 28 January. Thyagaraja Aradhana or Thyagaraya Aradhanotsavam is a tribute to saint composer Sri Tyagaraja swamy. The 169th aradhana of saint composer Sri Thyagaraja Swamigal will be held between January 24 and January 28 at the saint’s samadhi on the banks of Cauvery in Thiruvaiyaru. Actual […]
British Museum exhibiting “Krishna in the garden of Assam”
The British Museum (BM) is exhibiting Lord Krishna devotional textiles in its exhibition “Krishna in the garden of Assam”, which will continue till August 15. Main attraction of this exhibition is nine meters long “Vrindavani Vastra”, claimed to be the largest surviving example of devotional textile produced in the Assam state of India in late […]
Hindus commend SkyTeam for yoga rooms at Heathrow & Hong Kong airports
Hindus have commended SkyTeam, global airline alliance with 20 member airlines, for launching yoga rooms in their lounges at London Heathrow and Hong Kong International airports, calling it a step in the positive direction. Yoga Room at SkyTeam Exclusive Lounge at Heathrow terminal four provides yoga mats and video exercises in a tranquil space. Yoga […]
Hindus seek prayer room at Brussels Airport
Hindus are urging for a designated “Hindu Prayer Room” at Brussels Airport, Belgium’s largest and one of the world’s leading airports. Brussels Airport, with “Customer-focus” strategy; features Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox and Protestant “Places of Worship”; besides a “Humanist meditation room”; open to passengers in Pier A and Pier B. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, […]
Hindus seek Pope’s intervention to fix Ireland’s educational system
Hindus are urging His Holiness Pope Francis to intervene to fix largely Roman Catholic Ireland’s education system as Ireland Government appears to have failed to put an end to religious preferences in admissions to schools. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that religion should not play any role […]
Upset Hindus urge Ohio apparel firm to recall Lord Ganesha products
Upset Hindus have urged for the immediate withdrawal of tee shirt, tank tops, mug and blanket with Lord Ganesha’s image sold by a Columbus (Ohio) headquartered apparel and home goods company Print Syndicate, calling these highly inappropriate. Hindus have strongly objected to slogans/statements printed on these five products (marketed under its brand “Look Human”) around […]
Grinnell College Iowa has exclusive “Hindu Prayer Room” with 24-hour access
The prestigious Grinnell College in Iowa (USA), founded in 1846 as a Congregationalist college, now has a dedicated “Hindu Prayer Room” with 24-hour access and Lord Ganesha installed in it. Located in the Center for Religion, Spirituality and Social Justice; “Hindu Prayer Room” is accessible to students from eight am to 12 midnight every day […]
Diverse religious leaders urge New York’s Whitesboro Village to change emblem
In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Christian-Hindu-Buddhist-Jewish-Baha’i-Native American leaders have urged Village of Whitesboro in Oneida County of upstate central New York to think of changing its controversial official seal as many considered it inappropriate and offensive. Senior Greek Orthodox Christian Priest Stephen R. Karcher, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, Buddhist Priest Matthew T. Fisher, well-known […]
“Maha Shivarathri Yathra” will travel 8 km in South Africa
“Maha Shivarathri Yathra” will cover about eight kilometers on February 28 in Lenasia South, a part of City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Organized by Hindu Coordinating Council, this 24th annual “Maha Shivarathri Yathra” will include many floats. Starting with a hawan at six am from Transvaal Andhra Sabha, it will culminate at Shree Amirthakadeswarar Eeshwarar […]
Exclusive “Hindu Prayer Room” sought at Columbia University
Hindus are urging for a permanent and dedicated Prayer Room at Columbia University, a world-class educational institution in Upper Manhattan (New York) founded in 1754. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Columbia should respond to the requirements of Hindu students to provide designated prayer-meditation hall for rituals, quiet […]
Martin Luther King Interfaith Service opened with Gayatri Mantra in Nevada
Interfaith Community Memorial Service for civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Reno (Nevada, USA) opened with Gayatri Mantra, considered the most sacred mantra in Hinduism, on January 17. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the invocation at the Service from ancient Hindu scriptures—Rig-Veda, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, reading in Sanskrit and then translating into […]
Malaysia Hindu temple celebrates 100 years completion
Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple Kajang (Malaysia), said to be the oldest Hindu temple in Selangor, has completed 100 years. Temple celebrated the occasion with elaborate ceremonies, and gold coins commemorating the Temple century were crafted. Besides providing worship services, this Temple reportedly also undertakes various community, social, cultural and educational programs; organizes youth camps; and […]
Lord Ganesha exhibit touring 5 British museums
The British Museum (BM) is organizing a touring exhibition headlined as “Celebrating Ganesha”. This BM exhibition will be held in Bradford Cartwright Hall (January 16-May 15), County Durham Bowes Museum (May 21-September 18), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (September 24-January 02, 2017), Horniman in London (January 07-April 23, 2017) and London Brent Museum (May-August 2017) […]
Hindus commend Taiwan for electing 1st female president
Hindus have commended Taiwan for electing its first female President. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, warmly congratulated Taiwan President-elect Tsai Ing-wen on election victory, thus creating history of becoming Taiwan’s first woman President. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, welcomed Tsai’s pledge of cooperation with […]
Yoga rooms at Frankfurt Airport
Hindus have applauded launching of two yoga rooms at Frankfurt Airport, a major international airport in Germany, calling it a step in the positive direction. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Burlington International Airport Vermont and Chicago Midway International Airport, Sioux Falls Regional Airport—all in USA, and Helsinki Airport […]
Obama carries around Lord Hanuman figurine in pocket
United States President Barack Obama carries around tiny Hindu Lord Hanuman statue in his pocket. In a live post-State of the Union interview with Ingrid Nilsen, American YouTube personality, from the East Room of the White House on January 15, Obama showed things he carried around all the time and took out from his pocket […]
Maryland’s Howard County Board of Education – Diwali holiday
Hindus have applauded Maryland’s Howard County Board of Education for reportedly unanimously incorporating most popular Hindu festival Diwali as a day-off in the 2016–2017 Academic Calendar of 76 Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) schools. Calling it a step in the positive direction, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said […]
17 January 2016 – Mukkanuma
17 January 2016 is Mukkanuma festival. Mukkanuma is the final and fourth day of Makara Sankranti festival in Andhra Pradesh. Mukkanuma is celebrated on the next day of Kanuma. It is celebrated as Kaanum Pongal in Tamil Nadu. Kanuma and Mukkanuma are also known as ‘Pasuvula Panduga’ (Festival of Cattle) in Telugu. Pasuvula Puja (worshipping […]