A three-metre-tall mechanical elephant weighing 800 kilograms was offered to Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple, Thrissur, on Wednesday. Sitarist Anoushka Shankar and People for the Ethical ...

The authorities will be launching a crackdown on encroachments of lakes and waterbodies in Mandya district. At a review meeting chaired by Mandya Deputy Commissioner Mr. Kumar on Tuesday ...

As the evening drew in, traditional Indian music and dance performances unfolded against the temple’s stunning backdrop, wrapping up the celebratory day. Swami Brahmaviharidas, head of international ...

Chennai: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, the governing body of the Tirupati temple, has taken action against 18 non-Hindu employees, who apparently are following non-Hindu practices despite ...

A Temple University student has been arrested and charged with impersonating an ICE officer after showing up at a residence hall and attempting to enter. Two "suspicious" males identified themselves ...

Johannesburg celebrated the inauguration of the largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the Southern Hemisphere, built by BAPS. Mahant Swami Maharaj presided over the event. The temple will ...

It is similar to the one in Nairobi, Kenya. According to the BAPS Facebook page, the temple is “the largest Hindu cultural complex in the Southern Hemisphere.” Mahant Swami Maharaj inaugurates the ...

Mounted on a wheelbase, it can easily participate in processions and temple rituals. Anoushka Shankar and PETA India donated a life-size mechanical elephant to the Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple in ...

He said that if Hindu customs are violated, the sanctity of Lord Venkateswara's temple would be disturbed and the sentiments of the devotees would also be hurt. The TTD Act, which has been amended ...

The space has been set up in response to the increasing number of Hindu students and staff at the university A university has opened a new Hindu temple for students and staff to worship on campus.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has sacked 18 employees for violating temple policy by participating in non-Hindu religious activities while also taking part in TTD festivals and rituals.