Author: Staff Writer

Source: Syracuse.com

Wire Service: AP

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Niles Herald-Spectator

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/niles/news/1785183,park-ridge-navaratri-092409-s1.article

Area Hindus began celebrating the annual Navaratri festival two weekends ago with prayer and dancing at Golf-Maine Park District's Feldman Recreation Center in Niles.

The first of several garba nights -- featuring traditional dance and worship -- was Sept. 12 in...

Author: Chris Roark

Source: Star Local News

http://www.scntx.com/articles/2009/09/21/flower_mound_leader/news/59.txt

Members of the Hindu community in Denton County celebrated the opening of the Flower Mound Hindu Temple on Sunday.

The Hindu temple is the only one in Denton County.

More than 300 families attended the event that began at 6 a.m. Saturday with a worship known as Prana Prathista, as well as worshiping...

Author: David Batty

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/sep/20/london-open-house-festival-architecture

The approach is less than enchanting – a grey suburban street off London's North Circular Road. Then it creeps into view, a serene vision of white domes and pillars. Indeed, the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir could be mistaken for a fairy tale mirage, if this were the height...

Author: Michael Paulson

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/20/hindu_americans_face_challenges_growth_in_following_their_faith/

The Hindu Temple of Minnesota is quite a sight - a massive boxy structure surrounding an ornate gray tower with a wedding cake top featuring layer upon layer of sculptured lotuses and icons....

Author: Rebecca Lowe

Source: Harrow Times

http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/4638676.Hundreds_flock_to_Hindu_festival/

More than 200 revellers danced and drummed their way through the heart of Wealdstone this morning to celebrate the start of a nine-day Hindu festival.

Paraders marched from the International Siddhashram Shakti Centre, in Palmerston Road, to Byron Hall, in Christ Church Avenue, to herald the first day...

Author: Gary Scharrer

Source: The Houston Chronicle

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6624521.html

Christmas will stay in Texas textbooks, State Board of Education members said Thursday while reviewing early recommendations for new social studies standards.

The board will not approve the new curriculum standards for public schools until next year, but wanted to assure constituents they will not accept a...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/hampshire/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8263000/8263258.stm

The Vedic Society Hindu Temple in Southampton was the first of its kind in the UK to be built entirely from scratch, and this year it has marked 25 years in the city.

A group of people came to Southampton in the 80s and wanted to create a centre...

Author: Thomas Meagher

Source: NJ.com

http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/09/hindu_festival_celebrations_ki.html

The celebrations start when darkness falls. A kaleidoscope of saris swirl as drummers play traditional rhythms mixed with modern beats until well after midnight. Asian Indians from around the state will gather in the coming weeks for Navratri, a Hindu harvest festival. The revelry honors the goddess...

Author: Staff Writer

http://despardes.com/?p=7176

A small village in the Uttar Pradesh State is setting an example of religious amity, with its Hindu residents hosting iftar for their fellow Muslim villagers.

“Serving Muslims during the holy month gives us a unique sense of satisfaction,” Indrajeet Pandey, a 48-year-old resident of Naubatpur village, told Indo Asian News Service (IANS) on Thursday, September 17.

In Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, the...

Author: Priya Saxena

Source: Collegiate Times

http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/14152

Plans to build a cultural center and apartments at 102 Mountain Breeze Dr. in Blacksburg have been resubmitted to town officials and will be considered at meetings beginning next week.

The cultural center will function as a religious center, but it will not focus on one religion. Rather, the center will provide a place to practice Hinduism, Sikhism and...

Author: Raveena Aulakh

Source: The Toronto Star

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/692189

Lord Ayyappan has a new home.

An eponymous temple devoted to the Hindu god was consecrated in Scarborough with an elaborate ceremony spanning the long weekend and attended by an estimated 50,000 people from across North America.

"It's a very important day for us," said Thiru Sivasamy, devotee, volunteer and treasurer of the temple board, during...

Author: AP

Source: Syracuse.com

Author: Sean Yoong

Source: Syracuse.com

Wire Service: AP

Author: Dalson Chen

Source: Canada.com/The Windsor Star

http://www.canada.com/life/Hindu+community+marks+festival/1961618/story.html

Hundreds of Windsor's Hindu faithful gathered at the edge of the Detroit River on Thursday night to celebrate the end of their annual festival for Ganesh -- the elephant-headed deity considered the most widely revered in the Hindu pantheon.

Known as Ganesh Visarjan, the climax of the...