Author: Subas Pani

With 16 tiers of Hindu script inscribed into its concrete ceiling, the ornate, cream-colored temple is an incongruous structure at the end of a winding road near Brandon, a growing bedroom community just outside Mississippi’s...

Trying to explain the core beliefs of “Hinduism” to an interested observer can be challenging to say the least. Its often stated that the word “Hinduism” itself is a total misnomer, as it basically refers...

India is seeking UNESCO support for an international campaign to recover its priceless antiquities that were once taken away from the country in foreign invasions, a senior official of the Archaeological Survey of India said....

In the chemotherapy infusion room at the Staten Island University Hospital sit several cancer patients hooked up to IVs. But they aren’t leafing through magazines or staring at a talk show and worrying about their health....

Yoga classes helped people with chronic lower back pain improve their mood and ability to function, and it eased their pain more than conventional treatment alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of...

Can downward dog transform murderers into model citizens? That’s the philosophy behind a program in India’s state of Madhya Pradesh where prisons offer special yoga classes to the incarcerated. Instead of breaking...

Two stone deities were recently stolen from a Hindu temple in Alabama, and the county sheriff is currently investigating the case. The two deities were of the traditional temple gate keepers Jay and Vijay, situated just outside...

A special cultural festival is being organized by the Hindu Temple Forum of New Zealand, to celebrate the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Raksha Bandan is a traditional Hindu festival that promotes universal friendship. The Hindu...

In Indonesia, the Hindu community plans to arrange a special Hindu festival to commemorate culutral art. The festival will be held in the city of Yogyakarta between the 14th and 18th of July, 2010. Hindu arts from all regions of...