Hindu News

Situated on the banks of the icy Lidder river, a 900-year old Shiva temple is the only Hindu shrine in the Kashmir valley which has Muslim priests.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, who won a 25-year war with Tamil Tigers long viewed as unwinnable, said a political solution to the problems that helped fan the conflict must wait for presidential elections.

A spate of deaths at holy sites in the Himalayas has prompted warnings from medical experts that governments are not doing enough to warn pilgrims of the dangers of high altitude.

Hindus have applauded His All Holiness Archbishop Bartholomew, Patriarch of Orthodox Christian Church, for organizing a world-level and interfaith symposium to examine "moral aspects of the ecological problem" of Mississippi River.

By P. Vijian NEW DELHI, July 5 -- Indian astro scientists have become starry-eyed. They are looking to the stars to heal heart patients.

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 9:28 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 9:28 p.m. LAKELAND The Evelyn and Warren Willis Garden of Meditation on the campus of Florida Southern College in Lakeland , Florida on July 2, 2009.

Hinduism believes that the soul has no gender but is variously born in male and female bodies.

Priests in this Hindu holy town, where thousands of Indians go every year to perform the last rites of their ancestors - called 'pinda daan' - are up in arms against a move to introduce an online version of the ritual.

Hindu gods feature prominently in Khmer religion and art. By far, the most well known is Vishnu the Creator, commonly seen in benign poses with four arms.

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When the power cuts that frequently plague Nepal were at their worst this winter, one of the biggest frustrations for many people was missing their favourite television soap opera.

Rome, Italy, Jun 26, 2009 .- Archbishop Rafael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar, India deplored this week that two years after the widespread attacks on Christians in Orissa, no one has been detained or charged for the grave damage to property and lives that resulted.

The Varanasi Pilgrimage Tour will lure you to a spiritual journey, bringing you even more close to the god.

He has had to flee his palace, with its Graceland-meets-the-Himalayas decor, and decamp to a house up the hill.

Srinagar/Jammu, June 25 : The ongoing annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in the Kashmir Himalayas will be allowed also through the traditional Pahalgam route from Friday, officials said Thursday.

THANJAVUR: Services of banks do not end with mere granting of loans. They should involve themselves in the development of villages, said G. Narayanan, Executive Director, Indian Overseas Bank , at Innambur near Swami Malai in Thanjavur district on Saturday.

The ongoing Amarnath pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave temple in the Kashmir Valley was halted for a day Monday from here due to heavy rush of pilgrims on north Kashmir Baltal route.

"I like the tree position best," says five-year-old Sadhana, standing perfectly still on one leg, hands clasped in prayer.

The first ever Hinduism Meet of its kind in North America - the 'Hindu Dharma Sabha' is being organized by the Forum for Hindu Awakening with support from prominent spiritual gurus and Hindu organizations, on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Durga Temple of Virginia , near Washington DC .

For many Asian-Indians in Mississippi, there is a common thread: Hinduism. 'Hinduism is a way of life,' said K.R. Rao, 76, of Brandon, a retired nuclear engineer who estimates that 90 percent to 95 percent of Asian-Indians here are Hindus.