Category: Events
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Prana Pratishta rituals take place at Shri Ram’s birthplace
5th June 2025: This morning, the Prana Pratishta rituals took place at the Shri Ram Mandir at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi (birthplace of Rama) in Ayodhya, India. Following the opening of the main shrine on the ground of the temple on 22nd January 2022, construction of the remaining shrines in the temple complex continued. This included…
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South African Hindu National Conference held in Durban
9-10th November 2024: Vishva Hindu Parishad (‘VHP’) South Africa held the South African National Hindu Conference at Durban (KwaZulu-Natal province). Themed “United Communities, Stronger South Africa”, the event brought together 300 delegates and leaders from 42 Hindu organisations and representatives from South Africa’s Sanyasa Council. The previous gathering took place in 1995. Two resolutions were…
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South African Hindu National Conference held in Durban
9-10th November 2024: Vishva Hindu Parishad (‘VHP’) South Africa held the South African National Hindu Conference at Durban (KwaZulu-Natal province). Themed “United Communities, Stronger South Africa”, the event brought together 300 delegates and leaders from 42 Hindu organisations and representatives from South Africa’s Sanyasa Council. The previous gathering took place in 1995. Two resolutions were…
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Ram Mandir Ayodhya observes first anniversary today
Today, 11 January 2025, marks the 1st Patotsav of Shri Ramlalla at the Janmabhoomi Mandir at Ayodhya (UP, India). The Patotsav is a ritual performed annually on the anniversary of when the Prana-Pratishta (deity installation took place). During Prana-Pratishta, the divine presence is awakened in the stone or metallic Murthi, and from that point, the…
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Oxford group leads Immersive Sanskrit study trip at Jan’s Kumbh Mela
One of the world’s largest and oldest spiritual gatherings, the Kumbh Mela takes place on the banks of four sacred rivers in the Indian cities of Haridwar, Nashik, Ujjain and Prayagraj. Held at each location approximately every 12 years on a rotational basis, the Kumbh Mela is a revered period of pilgrimage for Hindus across…
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Diwali 2024 celebrated by NHS staff
Monday 30th October 2024: Over 100 Hindu medics at Manchester Royal Infirmary came together to mark Diwali. In addition to switching on lights across the Oxford Road Campus, Lakshmi Puja was performed inside the Board Room of the Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT). Covering 11 hospitals, the MFT is the largest NHS trust in the UK.…
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Hindu Community Organisations across UK participate in Remembrance Sunday
On Sunday 10th November 2024, Hindu organisations across towns and cities the UK participated in Remembrance Sunday events to commemorate lives of British and Commonwealth military and civilian service people in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts. In the image: The team from Bradford Hindu Council here taking part in commemorations at the city’s…
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Downing Street apologies for serving meat and alcohol at Diwali event
Friday 15th November: 10 Downing Street issued an official apology for serving meat and alcohol at its Diwali celebration, following widespread condemnation by the British Hindu community. In addition to pressure from several community leaders and Hindu organisations, MP for Leicester East; Shivani Raja, wrote to Prime Minister Kier Starmer expressing her disappointment and also…
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Laos’s postage stamp celebrates Ayodhya Shri Ramlala
In July 2024, Laos and India jointly released a postage stamp featuring the image of Shri Ramlala from Ayodhya. This deity was installed at the Ramajanmabhoomi’s temple on 22nd January 2024. The unveiling took place during India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar’s visit to Laos for a meeting with ASEAN (political and economic union of…
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NYC: Ram Mandir takes centre stage at India Day Parade
Sunday 18th August 2024: A large model of the new Mandir coming up at the birthplace of Shri Rama in Ayodhya featured on a float during the 42nd annual India Day Parade held in the streets of Manhattan, New York. India Day brings various Indian cultural organisations together to mark India’s Independence Day. The inclusion…
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Shiva’s new Estonian Abode
June 2024: One of Europe’s largest Shiva temples was consecrated with Mahakumbhishekam rituals between the 4th and 13th of June 2024 near the Estonian capital Talin. The temple is located in Lillerou (translated as Valley of the Flower), a rural site that was developed as a sacred space in the early 1990s by Ingvar Villido,…
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Hindus across UK, observe first annual Day of Remembrance
On Saturday 28th September 2024, Hindu Memorial Day was observed at Hindu Temples and Community Centres across the UK in Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Derby, Dundee, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Nottingham, Reading, Slough, Kent and Wellingborough. Further events took place today in Aylesbury and London. Held during Pitru Paksha; the traditional annual period for remembering ancestors,…