Hinduism News Archives

News and commentary about Hinduism.

The Massive Hindu Kumbh Mela Festival Attracts Over 100 Million Visitors

11 Feb 2019
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Kelly Frazier

More than 100 million visitors will attend the event The visitor numbers at the Kumbh Mela are mind-boggling: approximately . Titled as the "greatest gathering on earth," the visitor population is more...

Louisville Hindu Temple Vandalized

04 Feb 2019
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Nathan Glover

A 17-year-old has been charged with burglary and mischief. The 17-year-old was charged with burglary and mischief charges. The police believe he acted alone. It is up to the judge to decide whether...

Tulsi Gabbard’s Connection to Hindu Nationalists Raises Concern

29 Jan 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Tulsi Gabbard’s opponents have attacked her ties with Hindutva organizations. The 37-year-old has already made her mark in history, being the first Hindu elected to Congress. The American liberal...

LA Faith Coalition to Hold Emergency Press Conference Demanding Disney CEO Bob Iger End Anti-Religious Hate on A&E Networks

29 Jan 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Religious leaders will gather in front of Disney offices to “end anti-religious hate.” World Religion News received an email overnight from Los Angeles Faith Coalition about an emergency...

Hindus Prepare for Thai Pongal Celebration

07 Jan 2019
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Corey Barnett

The four day harvest festival of Pongal will begin next week. Thai Pongal is a four-day Hindu holiday celebrated in Tamil Nadu which happens in the month of Thai (January-February). The festivities...

Religion and the 2019 Congress

04 Jan 2019
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Elisa Meyer

The number of Christians has decreased in Congress. when compared to its predecessors. Most of these changes, it is to be noted, are on the Democratic area of the fence. These findings were discovered...

How Religions Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and the Holidays

20 Dec 2018
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WRN Editorial Staff

What Do World Religions Do During the Holiday Season? Exclusively from WorldReligionNews.com! Share this Infographic on Your Site Source: WorldReligionNews.com Typically when we say "the...

Christian Advocacy Group Petitions Meditation in Public Schools

18 Dec 2018
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Gary Nguyen

The ACLJ has claimed "mindfulness" is against the Christian religion. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), an advocacy group batting for Christian beliefs, has taken a stand protesting...

Aaradhya’s India: The Whole World Is Our Family

13 Dec 2018
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Wayne Edward Hanson

A 7-year-old girl shares her pride in her home country, India, in a video posted to Facebook. Scientologist Wayne Hanson, a regular contributor to the STAND (Scientologists Taking Action to End Discrimination)...

Why A Hindu Man Left Brooklyn to Start A Cow Sanctuary in Pennsylvania

02 Dec 2018
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Derek Welch

Balancing the world's karma Sankar Sastri is undertaking a great effort in hopes that he will be making the world a better place than before. He starts each day by trudging out into the fields of his cow sanctuary...