Hindu Statesman Rajan Zed awarded Bishop Manogue Interfaith Award

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has been awarded “Bishop Manogue Interfaith Award’. Award citation, handed over to Zed at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School (BMCHC) in Nevada (USA) on 3 March 2011, says: “For building bridges and positive relationships and generating good will among diverse religions and denominations.” Jim Toner, School President, and Tim Jaureguito, School […]

Exhibition of Lord Ganesha and Vishnu at Los Angeles Getty Museum, USA

Exhibition of Lord Ganesha and Vishnu is going on at famous J. Paul Getty Museum of Los Angeles in USA. As part of “Gods of Angkor” exhibition, the exhibitors exhibit 13th century Lord Ganesha and Lord Vishnu. It will be continued till 14 August 2011. Sify News published This exhibition contains intricately detailed 26 historical […]

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed given warm welcome in rural Nevada

Well known Hindu statesman Rajan Zed spoke about religion in general and Hinduism in particular to a packed house of people belonging to different religions and denominations at “88 Cups Coffee & Tea” in Minden (Nevada, USA) on February 24 evening. Audience, comprising of both older and younger seekers, including some atheists, had lot of […]

Gayatri Mantra opened University of Nevada Inner-Faith Night celebrations

Yet again Gayatri Mantra opened another big University celebration in USA. Second Annual Inner-Faith Night of University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) on February 23, 2011 saw various religious groups coming together in dialogue. This unity celebration included dialogue among Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jew, Native American, Baha’i, and Atheist traditions. UNR Unity Commission hosted it. Hindu […]

Goddess Lakshmi image on Potion 9 Mood enhancement shots – Hindus are upset

The image of Goddess Lakshmi is used on the bottle of ‘Potion 9’ ‘mood enhancement shots’, which are intended to boost sex drive. Hindus are very upset on this issue and demanded the company to remove the image of Goddess and ask apologies from all Hindus world around. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a […]

Vote for Hindupad.com the Best Hindu Blog in About.com Readers Choice Awards 2011

Hindupad.com is nominated for Best Hindu Blog category in About.com Readers Choice Awards 2011. This new awards program running on About.com showcases the best Hindu blogs, organizations, matrimonial, etc. Hindupad needs your help to be the Best Hindu Blog. Most number of votes for Hindupad gets more choice of winning the contest of Best Hindu […]

Jim Carrey mocks Lord Ganesha in NBC TV channel to demonstrate a sexual act

Jim Carrey, a famous Hollywood actor, mocked Lord Ganesha in NBC TV channel’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) on Saturday, 8 January 2011. The actor demonstrated a sexual act by mocking Lord Ganesha. This ridiculous act disturbed the large Hindu population in United States of America (USA) and all over the world. Hindu organizations demand apologies […]

SCR runs 132 Special Trains to Sabarimala in December 2011, January 2012

South Central Railway (SCR) to run 132 special trains to Sabarimala from 5 December 2011 to 17 January 2012 from various regions of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. These special trains will start from Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Kakinada Town, Narsapur, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Kareemnagar, Sirpur of Andhra Pradesh and from Aurangabad and Akola of Maharashtra, to Kollam of Kerala. SCR […]

Pune Ernakulam bi-weekly Train helps Sabarimala Ayyappa devotees of Maharashtra

Pune – Ernakulam bi-weekly train introduced on 27 November 2010 will help Sabarimala Ayyappa devotees of Pune and other parts of Maharashtra. This bi-weekly super fast express flagged off at Ernakulam junction railway station at 9 am on Saturday and will reach Ernakulam on 28 November 2010 at 11.20 am. Trains 2519 / 2520 Ernakulam […]

Sabarimala Ayyappa Prasadam through DTDC Courier to your home

Now, you can get Sabarimala Ayyappa Prasadam through DTDC Courier directly to your home. Hindupad has got an email from Harshan P from DTDC Courier stating that “DTDC Courier & Cargo ltd has been authorized by the concerned authorities to carry the Holy Prasada of Lord Ayyappa through courier all over the world. Devotees can […]

Laksha Galarchana Hanuman Chalisa Parayanam in Hyderabad for Ayodhya Ram Mandir

Laksha Galarchana and Hanuman Chalisa Parayanam will be held in Hyderabad on 27th November 2010, Saturday, today, as a prayer to Lord Hanuman to help the Hindu devotees in building Ayodhya Ram Mandir. Sri Hanuman Shakti Jagarana Samithi will be organizing the event from 3 pm onwards on Saturday at NTR Stadium, Indira Park, Domalguda, […]

Obama in Nataraja Pose on Newsweek Cover of November 2010 issue

Obama as Nataraja? Obama in Lord Nataraja pose? Yes, Newsweek, the popular American news magazine has published US President Barack Obama in the post of Lord Nataraja on the cover of its latest issue of 22 November 2010. In its November 22, 2010 issue, Obama has been shown by Newsweek on its cover page with […]

No Animal Sacrifices in Temples – High Court orders Orissa Government

Animal sacrifices are usual puja rituals in some trantric temples of backward areas during Navratri Durga Puja and some other festivals. Keeping this on their bench, the High Court ordered Orissa Government to control them. The court also asked the government to direct all district authorities to prevent animal sacrifices in temples. The high court […]

Ayodhya verdict: Ayodhya Judgement – Disputed land is Ram Janam Bhumi

Ayodhya verdict or judgment is out at 4 PM on Sep 30, 2010. Allahabad high court has given judgment of Ram Janam Bhoomi and Babri Masjid dispute. Three-judges Allahabad high court bench has come to the conclusion that the disputed land belongs to Ram Janmabhoomi, the birth place of Lord Sri Ram Lalla. The asserted […]

Guidelines from Ministry for Ganapati Visarjan and Durga Puja

Central ministry and Central Pollution Control Board of India have formulated some guidelines prior to Ganapati Visarjan and Durga Puja. They requested all the pujan pandals to use eco friendly Ganapati and Durga idols for the sake of safer environment. They have also suggested to use environment-friendly materials for idols and decorations of pandals that […]

Hindupad is now with brand new Logo

Hindupad has got its logo. We have been putting in a lot of efforts to get a good logo since Hindupad started. Now, our efforts have become fruitful. The logo consists of two aspects – one is ‘Om’, and the second one is Hindupad title. Om, the sacred symbol of Hinduism, in background in green […]

Chennai Kollam and Chennai Mangalore special trains during Navaratri Puja in October 2010

Southern Railway will run Dasara Navratri puja special trains in October 2010. The special trains will run between Chennai Central and Mangalore Central, Chennai Central and Kollam, Chennai Central and Nagercoil, Chennai Central Tirunelveli Garib Rath, Chennai Central and Coimbatore. Advance reservations for these trains will start on 1st September 2010. Chennai Central and Mangalore […]

Shirdi Airport will be ready by November 2011

Shirdi Airport will be ready by November 2011 for which Chief Minister of Maharashtra laid the foundation stone on Friday, August 27, 2010. He also flagged off the Dadar-Sainagar Superfast Express train on Friday. As per the present estimation, more than 30,000 devotees visit Shirdi Saibaba Temple everyday. It is usual that on Thursday and […]