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A unique Diwali celebration was witnessed in Wellington on 14th October 2012 in Wellington. International tertiary students from universities and polytechs with able support from school students in Wellington region, organised and participated in the Deepawali Lunch at the New Zealand Police Headquarters at Molesworth Street. The event was held under the banner of New […]
Dussehra, also known as Vijaya Dashami, is a major celebration in Hinduism and followed by Hindus all around the globe. It is also commonly referred to as the festival of good vs evil since it symbolizes the defeat of Ravana by Lord Ram. Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of the Hindu autumn lunar month […]
In light of the recent tragic cases of Rimsha Masih, a fourteen year-old disabled Christian girl imprisoned under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, and Rinkle Kumari, a nineteen year-old Hindu girl kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) hosted a Capitol Hill Briefing last week to highlight the persecution of minority women in […]
A computer disk drive containing the large collection of Saiva Agamas from the archives of the French Institute of Pondicherry Institute arrived today in Toronto. It is a gift from Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today. This gem, containing over a million photos, including most of the Saiva Agama scriptures, was brought for worship […]
Navadurga are the 9 forms of Goddess Durga Maa. The nine forms of Durga Maa are worshipped during Navratra on certain days and are named: Shailputri on Pratipada; Brahmacharini on Dwitiya; Chandarghanta on Tritiya; Kushmanda on Chaturthi; Skand Mata on Panchami; Katyayani on Shashthi; Kaalratri on Saptami; Mahagauri on Ashtami and Siddhidatri on Navami.
(CHAKRA) In view of the reported incidents of racism in Boksburg (Gauteng) school, Hindus-Jews-Buddhists have asked for nationwide investigation into the prevalence of racism in South Africa schools. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed; Rabbi ElizaBeth W. Beyer, prominent Jewish leader in western USA; and Reverend Jikai’ Phil Bryan, well known Buddhist leader in Nevada (USA); […]
Navratri (Navaratri) is a 9 day festival in Hinduism of the worship of Goddess Durga and entails traditional folk group dances known as Garba & other festivities. Navratri actually means 9 nights in Sanskrit, nava meaning the number ’9′ and ratri meaning ‘nights’. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshiped […]
By Ravi Soni In Hinduism , there are two school of thoughts ,”Adwaita” and “Daita”. Adwaita considers God as one and universal power. In “Daita” ,Vedas and other scriptures consider God in everything. Dwaita also considers that God is in Human being and he has shape same as Human Being. Human likes to see everyone like […]
(CHAKRA) “Sewa Day” was celebrated by the Indian and Hindu communities at multiple cities in the US. The objective was to bring together a diverse group of volunteers representing professional bodies, associations, linguistic, temple, spiritual, social and cultural organizations from the Indian, Indian-American, Hindu and wider communities for a day of community service. Hundreds of […]
Guru Ram Das Ji was the 4th of the 10 Sikhism Gurus and became Guru in September 1574 following in the footsteps of Guru Amar Dasji. Guru Ram Das was born on October 9 1534 in Chuna Mandi, Lahore, Punjab. The Guru’s original name was Bhai Jetha. Before Guru Ji died, he nominated his youngest […]