Source: The Daily News

On July 13, 2000, The Daily News published the article "Hindus Build a New Home: Teenager Pursues Dream of Priesthood," about a 16-year-old high school student with dreams of becoming a priest for the New York Hindu Sanatan Mandir, a "shining new house of worship completed this year in East Elmhurst," NY.

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

n July 1, 2000, The San Diego Union-Tribune published an article entitled "Escondido City Council approves construction of Hare Krishna complex."

Source: The Courier-Journal

On June 12, 2000, The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky published an article entitled, "Hindus Mark Local Temple's First Year; Hundreds Gather to Worship, Join in Ceremonies."

Source: The Detroit News

On April 9, 2000, The Detroit News published an article entitled, "Hindus Plan New Temple in Canton: Faithful Enjoy Fast-Growing, Diverse Region."

Source: The Boston Globe

On April 8, 2000, The Boston Globe reported that Wednesday, April 12th is Rama Navami, a Hindu holiday honoring the birth of the Hindu deity Rama, who is revered as a "paragon of moral virtue." Arvind Sharma, professor of comparative religion at McGill University, stated: "Rama has become very important in the modern Hindu imagination...He is very upright and martial, and he symbolizes the persistence of the Hindu hope for some kind of restoration of his power." The central event of the celebration of Rama Navami is the recitation...

Source: The Fresno Bee

On March 18, 2000, the Fresno Bee reported the the Hindu Temple of Fresno in northeast Clovis is preparing to celebrate the joyful spring festival of Holi. This festival is celebrated with color: balloons filled with colored water and dry dyes are thrown at and by participants. The temple includes a sanctuary with representations of the multiple gods and goddesses of the Hindu faith, a kitchen, library and an office. And it is already in need of expansion. "This is too crowded. We had 200 people at the last service," said Dr....

Source: The Washington Post

On February 2, 2000, The Washington Post published an article on the Maryland-National Capitol Park and Planning Commission, which regulates the physical growth and development in Montgomery and Prince George counties. In the 1990s, the Commission has had to handle many disputes between developers wanting to build houses of worship and residents complaining of a potential for problems which would detract from the overall community. Recently, the Planning Board voted to allow the Hindu Center of Metropolitan Washington to build a...

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

On January 15, 2000, The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the East Bay Hindu organization will have to look elsewhere to find a home for a cultural center after an attempt to move into a former Masonic Temple in Concord, California failed. Concord city staffers denied the cultural center's application to move into the building because new zoning regulations for that neighborhood specify that the building be used for tax-generating purposes. The building's owner submitted a proposal to move a radio station into the...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald

On December 19, 1999, the Chicago Daily Herald reported that the Geneva Public Library in Geneva, Illinois held a program on Saturday morning, December 18th, about the 5-day celebration of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. Greg Chismark, a parent from Geneva, was one of about a dozen who witnessed the program: "It is important for the kids to understand the different cultures...They need to recognize not everyone celebrates Christmas."

Source: The Boston Globe

On November 22, 1999, The Boston Globe reported that about 60 people gathered outside the Beacon Hill Baptist Church on Cambridge Street in Boston to protest the SBC prayer guide to convert Hindus. The rally was organized by the New England Hindus Against Religious Intolerance. The prayer guide states: "Hindus seek power and blessing through the worship of gods and goddesses and the demonic powers that lay behind them...Hindus lack a concept of sin or personal responsibility...they are slaves bound by fear and tradition...and the...

Source: Los Angeles Times

On November 20, 1999, the Los Angeles Times published an article on the Hindu community in Huntington Beach, CA. More than 15 families have gathered together once every other week for the past 15 years in private homes. The main purpose of the group, officially titled United India Bal Vihar, is to teach their children about the traditions and history of Hinduism, which they don't get in school. At the gatherings, there are opening prayers and chanting, followed by a speech about ethics from an elder, and then a presentation by a...

Source: Omaha World-Herald

On November 13, 1999, the Omaha World-Herald published an article on the Hindu celebration of Diwali in Omaha, Nebraska. Diwali is a four-day holiday that marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year. The holiday denotes the end of the harvest season and it honors Lord Rama who, according to Hindu legend, vanquished the demon Ravana and returned from exile on the day known as Diwali. Oil lamps, fireworks, and candles are part of the Diwali celebration because it is said that the town was decorated with oil lamps to light Rama's way...

Source: The Houston Chronicle

On November 8, 1999, The Houston Chronicle reported that the Hindus of Greater Houston organized a rally on Sunday, November 7th outside of the Second Baptist Church to protest the recent SBC prayer guide for converting Hindus. More than 100 people attended the protest, including several Jews, carrying signs saying, "Religious Intolerance is Un-American," and "The Truth is One. The Paths are Many." Gary Moore, spokesman of the 26,000 member Second Baptist Church, had not seen the guide, but spoke on behalf of Southern Baptists...

Source: The New York Times

On November 7, 1999, The New York Times published an article on the growth of the Hindu community in Connecticut, including the opening of a two-story temple in Middletown, CT. In 1950, the federal census listed the number of Hindus in Connecticut at 333. The last census, in 1990, indicated that the Hindu population had grown to 11,755 in Connecticut. The first real wave of Indian immigrants to Connecticut was in the 1970's, with many of the immigrants being children of elite Hindu families in India. Barun K. Basu, who arrived in...