Author: Niraj Warikoo

Source: Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/article/20100214/NEWS05/100214020/1005/news03/Hindus-across-metro-Detroit-gather-for-Shivratri

Hindus across metro Detroit gathered in temples this weekend to mark Shivratri, one of their holiest times of the year.

At the Bharatiya Temple in Troy, about 500 gathered today for special prayers and services...

Author: Kavita Ramdya

Source: The Washington Post

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/onfaithandlove/2010/02/a_hindu-muslim_love_story.html#more

I was raised by parents who were, relatively speaking, very open-minded. First-generation Indian-Hindu immigrants who moved to New York in the early '70s, they nested in Smithtown, Long Island, a middle-class suburb that was as average as its name. "...

Author: Andria Simmons

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/judge-rebukes-hindu-temple-299116.html

A federal bankruptcy judge admonished leaders of the Hindu Temple of Georgia and their attorneys Thursday, threatening prison time and attorney sanctions if they continue to make outlandish claims and conceal information from the court.

The founder of the Norcross temple, Annamalai...

Author: Dipankar De Sarkar

Source: South Asia Mail

http://www.southasiamail.com/news.php?id=56958

The Metropolitan Police Service, also known as Scotland Yard, has joined forces with London’s Hindu community to “discuss the safety concerns of Hindus in the UK”. 

Over 100 people representing London’s Hindus joined Scotland Yard officers and members of parliament last week to mark the inauguration of the Hindu...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/8507811.stm

A devout Hindu has won his bid for the right to be cremated on a traditional funeral pyre.

Davender Ghai, 71, was seeking to overturn a 2006 Newcastle City Council decision forbidding him from being cremated according to his beliefs.

Last year his challenge was dismissed by the High Court, but that ruling has been overturned at...

Author: Neil Nisperos

Source: Contra Costa Times

http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14343815?nclick_check=1

A Hindu community here is closer to completing its religious center, but still has to overcome a city height restriction for the towers it wants to build as part of the temple.

The Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanastha Hindu community of Chino Hills wants to begin construction on the...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: India Journal

http://www.indiajournal.com/pages/event.php?id=9834

Targeting the large number of Hindus in the United States, an Atlanta-based company headed by an Indian-American has launched a series of custom-made postage stamps depicting Hindu gods and goddesses.

The first set of such postage stamps in denomination of 44 cents was launched in January by USA-postage.com, the Atlanta-based firm, depicting...

Author: Harmeet Shah Singh

Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/india.new.religion/

In an event considered rare, one of India's low-caste communities has declared its own distinct religion.

Followers of a 14-century spiritual figure, Guru Ravidass, will now have their own holy scriptures, a flag and a greeting, sect officials said.

The new holy book compiles Guru Ravidass' writings, which until now were...

Author: Lydia X. McCoy

Source: Evansville Courier...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Zee News

http://www.zeenews.com/news600754.html

Hindu gods have made their way into US mail, with an Atlanta based company headed by an Indian American launching a series of legally valid custom-made postage stamps.

The first of these 44 cent stamps featuring Sri Krishna, Shiva-Parvathi, Lakshmi, Lord Venkateshwara, Murugan, Vinayaka and Sai Baba were issued by usa-postage.com last...

Author: Julia Zappei

Source: Yahoo News

http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20100130/tap-as-malaysia-hindu-festival-b3c65ae.html

Hundreds of thousands of people - many with hooks pierced through the skin of their backs -thronged temples Saturday to celebrate a Hindu festival amid tensions surrounding attacks on houses of worship in Muslim-majority Malaysia.

Eleven churches, three mosques, two Muslim prayer...

Author: Robert Pigott

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8486375.stm

With its wood-clad buildings, large expanses of light and grass-covered roofs, the Krishna-Avanti Primary School in Edgware, north London, proclaims its respect for the environment.

But the first state-funded Hindu school is also designed to make a statement about this famously well-integrated religion.

At its heart is the temple, above which rises a...

Author: mynews.in

Source: mynews.in

http://www.mynews.in/News/Obama's_man_of_faith_hails_Hindu_Americans_N36313.html

Joshua DuBois, executive director of the White HouseOffice of Faith-Based and Neighbourhood Partnerships and Special Assistant to President Barack Obama, has lauded Hindu Americans for promoting inter-faith dialogue and cooperation through service in the United States.

In an...

Author: James McGinnis

Source: PhillyBurbs.com

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/92/2010/january/20/hindus-honor-martin-luther-king.html

Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament sat before the elephant statue of the Hindu god Ganesh.

The monsignor of a Roman Catholic Church politely accepted the ceremonial flames of Aarti, the highest love of Bhagwan (a Hindu name for God...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Indian Express

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sc-rejects-plea-for-separate-religious-identity-for-sikhs/569032/

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition requesting a separate religious identity for Sikhs. 

The petition filed by J S Sethi said the community which is issued birth certificates under the Hindu law faces an uphill task to...