Author: Staff Writer

Source: News Track India

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/7408

Thai and Cambodian troops are now in confrontationist mode at the border dividing the two countries after four days of clashes over the ancient Preah Vihear Hindu temple.

There is a fear that the dispute between the two countries will escalate, as the Hindu temple has been a source of tension since the International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that it...

Author: Margaret Ramirez

Source: KansasCity.com/The Chicago Tribune

http://www.kansascity.com/255/story/710649.html

Amid the noise and bustle of downtown Chicago, the groom rode a white horse, shaking to Indian drumbeats in procession to the Palmer House Hilton hotel.

Inside, the bride and groom took seats under the red mandap, or wedding canopy, and the priest began chanting in a high, melodic voice.

For some, the chants heard at...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24039586-2702,00.html

Leaders of non-Christian faiths have met Pope Benedict XVI, who hailed the shared moral values of the world's major religions.

About 20 religious leaders from the Jewish, Hindu, Islamic and Buddhist communities gathered to meet the Pope and the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney George Pell in the Chapter Hall...

Author: Walter O'Brien

Source: MyCentralJersey.com

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080718/NEWS/80718028

After more than two years of public hearings, the application for construction of a Hindu temple here has been unanimously rejected.

Yesterday, the township Board of Adjustment denied a variance and preliminary site plan for the CharDham Hindu Temple proposed for 25A Coddington Road...

Author: Tanu Dixit

Source: Calgary Herald

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/neighbours/story.html?id=ac26e769-0cb8-4107-aa27-96d5227d8d41

At the end of June, a group of youth from the Hindu Temple attended a retreat at Camp Gardner, near Bragg Creek.

On reaching the campground parking lot, the kids got a tractor ride to the lodge which would be their quarters for the next two nights...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Huliq News

http://www.huliq.com/64226/hindu-god-krishna-celebrated-metropolitan-museum

A new installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Krishna: Mythology and Worship – celebrates the Hindu god Krishna, perhaps the most popular of all the appearances (avatars) of the Indian Hindu deity Vishnu.

The installation of 23 painting, textiles, and sculptures from the Museum's...

Author: Paige Kollock

Source: Voice of America News

http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-15-voa27.cfm

The neighborhood of Flushing in New York City borough of Queens, just outside Manhattan, has been a model for religious freedom since the 1600s. Back then, members of The Society of Friends, or Quakers, began arriving in what was then a Dutch colony, fleeing religious persecution in England.

The colony's director-general barred the...

Author: Mahesh Basantani

Source: Inhabitat.com

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/10/hindu-temple-to-run-on-solar-power/

Spirituality seems to be taking a green course. The world’s largest solar kitchen has been installed by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University and Academy for a Better World. And now a Hindu religious and cultural center in California has taken significant steps towards sustainability including running...

Author: Anto Akkara

Source: Ecumenical News International

http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=2064

A joint forum of Buddhist, Christian and Hindu minorities in Bangladesh is lobbying quietly for the restoration of a secular constitution that was abolished 20 years ago making Islam the state religion in the Muslim-majority nation.

"We are trying our best to make our voices heard," Nirmal Rozario, organizing secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu...

Author: Ellora Misra

Source: OdishaToday.com

http://www.odishatoday.com/orissa/Rath_yatra_celebrated_in_usa_070608-8562326598.html

The DFW Hindu Temple Society " Ekta Mandir" celebrated Rath Yatra, the car festival of idols Jagannath, Balabhadra and their sister Devi Subhadra on Sunday, ( 6th of July ) two days after the world famous Rath Yatra at Puri, with much fanfare and traditional fervor here at Dallas in Texas...

Author: Madhur Singh

Source: Time Magazine

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820844,00.html

The Tirumala temple, in the south Indian city of Tirupathi, is one of Hinduism's holiest shrines. Over 5,000 pilgrims a day visit this city of seven hills, filling Tirumala's coffers with donations and making it India's richest temple. But since 2002, Tirumala has also been generating revenue from a less likely source: carbon credits. For...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hinduism Today/The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2008/7/4.shtml#3

The wonder in her eyes, the calm with which she accepted ceremonial blessings, showed that Asha Huntsman, 2, felt an immediate connection. Adopted from India and brought home to Utah early last year by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and his wife, Mary Kaye, little Asha seemed to relish the colorful celebration and crowds that surrounded her at...

Author: Denise Ford-Mitchell

Source: The Saginaw News

http://www.mlive.com/saginawnews/living/index.ssf/2008/07/for_hindus_in_america_its_an_i.html

With the exception of special observances, followers of Hinduism rarely worship together.

Hindu worship -- or puja -- is primarily an individual activity rather than a communal service, says Midland resident Sambasiba R. Allada.

"Worship for...

Author: Francis X. Clooney

Source: America Magazine