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Illuminated by a skylight at the center of a small factory-turned-Hindu temple in Queens sits a murti of the Divine Mother — ...
The worship of Shiva, Hinduism’s ‘inconceivable’ deity, finds a home in the tech sector (RNS) — Often cast as the most transcendent sect of Hinduism, Shaivism’s ...
Thousands of Hindu devotees on Thursday flocked to the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, observing "Shrawan Sakranti," or ...
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 ...
These songs, called bhajans, are part of a rich tradition of music in Hinduism. Music is essential to the worship experience, Hindus say, because it arouses the senses and creates spiritual ...
Practicing Hindus across the United States have almost seamlessly transitioned worship to home and virtual settings, finding comfort and guidance through digital means amid pandemic-induced temple ...
But Hinduism is a sensory religion in which worship includes “incense, flowers, chanting and the sound of the bells,” she says. “You can’t smell on the computer or feel the marble on your ...
For almost 45 years the Bharatiya Temple of Metropolitan Detroit, in Troy, has been the center for Hindu culture and worship in Michigan. Founded in 1977, it’s the oldest Hindu temple in the ...
A sign displayed at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, a Hindu temple, is defaced with anti-India and anti-Hindu graffiti in Chino Hills, Calif., on March 7, 2025. (BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha via AP) ...
Petitioners have said a Hindu temple predated the mosque at the site and an idol of a deity and relics were still there. Judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha said the Muslim side had failed to make the ...