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  • The fortnight of the ancestors

    From 18th September 2024* Hindus observe the fortnight (Paksha) of the ancestors (Pitrus) when Hindus offer gratitude to three generations of Pitrus. The ancestors…

  • Vishvakarma Puja: festival of the divine architect

    Vishvakarma is the Hindu deity of crafts and architecture and is largely worshipped by Hindu artisan and craft communities. In the Puranas and Itihasas,…

  • Onam: Honouring King Bali

    Onam is observed during the Hindu solar month of Simha (Chingam) on the day of the Shravana Nakshatra and marks the end of 10…

  • Oregon recognises swastika as distinct from Hakenkreuz

    Thursday 18 July, The Hindu American Foundation announced in a post on X (formerly Twitter):  A Historic Win for Our Community! Thanks to the…

  • Content creators banned at Himalayan Temples

    May 2024: Authorities in Uttarakhand (India) have urged police to take stringent action against filming and photography within 50 metres of the Himalayan Char…

  • British Hindu recreates 2,000 year old Roman Helmet

    In 2001, pieces of a Roman military helmet were discovered in Market Harborough (Leicestershire). Conservation experts from the British Museum and Leicestershire Museums subsequently…

  • 5,000 Hindu & Buddhist homes destroyed by Rohingya terrorists

    Myanmar: Between April 11th and 21st 2024, 5,000 homes of Hindus and Buddhists were destroyed in Buthidaung which is 25km from the Bangladesh border.…

  • Heralding the arrival of Ganesh

    Ganesh is the deity who creates and removes obstacles that guide an individual towards a spiritually evolved life. This Deva grants success, prosperity, abundance,…

  • Yoga on ice video goes viral in China

    April 2024: Siddharth Chatterjee; UN Resident Coordinator for China, released a documentary video on how yogic practices and deep breathing can support the development…

  • Oxford University to return stolen Murthi

    On 11th March 2021, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford (part of the University of Oxford) announced that it would return the 16th-century bronze Murthi…

  • Janmashtami 2024

    Krishna is one of the incarnations of Vishnu, embodying the most playful aspects of the absolute Brahman (Lila Purshottam). A highly complex character, Krishna…

  • Odiya Hindus bring Jagannath to Ghana

    On 4th February 2023, the Utkala Ghana Association, completed the inauguration rituals of the newly constructed Shree Jagannath Mandir in Accra. The temple is…