Tweet (CHAKRA) The objective of the Hindu Mandir Priest Conference (HMPC) is sustainability and the advancement of Sanatana Dharma by making the modes of worship meaningful and relevant for the younger generation of Hindus within the United States and Canada. The purohits (priests) play an essential role in the spiritual and cultural welfare of North [...]

Tweet (CHAKRA) Hindu Americans are appalled by the recent comments made by Republican presidential candidate and former Senator of Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, on the eve of last Saturday’s South Carolina primary, according to the Hindu American Foundation (HAF). While speaking to a town hall audience, Santorum said that the concept of equality did not come [...]

Tweet Kerala, India (CHAKRA) - Kunnathunadu, Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha, three taluks of Ernakulam district experienced a shutdown on January 18th, as a result of the inhumane slaughtering of an innocent and pregnant cow. Three individuals belonging to the local Muslim community slit the cow’s throat inside the compound of the Sree Dharma Sastha. The shutdown began [...]

Tweet Bihar, India (CHAKRA) -  The Mundeshwari Temple in Kaimur District is in trouble due to the lack of security and safety measures set up to protect the oldest monuments in India which reside within the temple. The Maoist hit Kaimur district is not safe and thus the centrally protected monuments are not receiving the care [...]

Tweet (CHAKRA) Hindus have expressed shock at Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights report on Roma (Gypsies) human rights in Slovakia. Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg, in this report prepared after his recent visit to Slovakia, wrote: “…racist and notably anti-Roma discourse, sometimes of a distinctively aggressive nature, is still common among mainstream politicians in Slovakia. [...]

Tweet (CHAKRA) International Gita Society launched it’s a month long program—31 days of Science and Spirituality for the Bhagavad Gita on Gita Jayanti Day “December 5, 20110.” The program was aimed to connect youths to understand the Bhagavad Gita for daily life and to remember world known great Yogis, scientists, philosophers, and literates. Around 500,000 youths joined this program through [...]

Tweet (CHAKRA) A group representing American Hindus (Hindu American Foundation) condemned a series of firebomb attacks that occurred at five separate locations late Sunday night in New York. Four of the firebombs targeted locations in Jamaica, Queens, including a Hindu temple housed within a residential property. This event was broadly ignored by mainstream media outlets [...]

Tweet California, USA (CHAKRA) –  The International Gita Society (IGS) opened a school for poor Hindu Children named ” Vishwa Niketan” on December 21, 2011 in Subidhat Village of Dinajpur District. The function was started with reciting the Bhagavad Gita slokas. The occasion was graced by the IGS, Bangladesh President Mr. Bishwanath Roy and other [...]

Tweet By Linda Brock (CHAKRA) Yoga, an exercise meant for calming ones sense of being to reach inner peace, has recently been disapproved by a Vatican Priest who claims that Yoga is a work of the devil. The chief exorcist of the Vatican, Father Gabriele Amorth who is 86-years-old said he has cleansed hundreds of [...]

Tweet (CHAKRA) A new Jain temple has been built in the city of Kuala Lampur to cater to approximately 5,000 Jains in the community. A consecration ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of the latest Jain temple in the country. The temple was built using 4,000 kg of marble which was imported from India. [...]