This massive Hindu temple is a beacon of peace and has been under construction since 2010. It is open to the public and welcomes all. The largest Hindu temple in North America is said to be the huge Swaminarayan Akshardham located in Robbinsville, New Jersey. If you want to explore the rich Hindu culture without […]
The attention of any visitor to the Southern Province is immediately drawn to the city of Galle and its maritime heritage of Galle Fort. As a maritime province, it has lived through 350 years of colonial rule first by the Portuguese, then the Dutch and finally the British. Inevitably, contemporary artistic and architectural styles have […]
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University Women’s Basketball (18-7, 9-4) will look to extend their winning streak to nine games when they visit the Temple Owls (12-12, 7-6) on Saturday afternoon. The Green Wave enters its showdown with the Owls with wins in its last three American Athletic Conference road contests. Tipoff between Tulane and Temple […]
Kolhapur: The traditional “khete” at Jyotiba temple – known as “Dakshin Kashi” – located in Wadi-Ratnagiri started on Sunday with a strong turnout from devotees. Some people climbed the hill from the ‘gai mukh’ area, while many preferred to walk directly from the Shivaji Bridge over the Panchaganga River and from Japhale, the villages of […]
Kolhapur: District Collector Rahul Rekhawar held a meeting on Thursday with Paschim Maharashtra Devasthan Samiti (PMDS) to discuss arrangements to be made at Jyotiba Temple in Wadi-Ratnagiri on the occasion of the traditional ‘khete’ which will start from Sunday .According to the Hindu calendar, the annual fair is held on five consecutive Sundays in the […]
Ahe visit to a temple city in southern India shows the abundance and prosperity of various economic activities. From the making and selling of items of faith to markets for traditional items and unique handicrafts, these temple towns are resplendent with the bustle of shoppers and sellers that swarm the streets. Apart from attracting pilgrims […]
Renderings of what the Provo Utah Temple reconstruction will look like. The Provo Utah Temple celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Provo Utah Temple as it looks today. Courtesy intellectual reserve Renderings of what the Provo Utah Temple reconstruction will look like. Fifty years ago on Wednesday, Joseph Fielding Smith, then […]
Although there are hundreds of temples scattered across Kyoto, not all of them are open to the public in the same way as famous places like Kinkaku-ji or Kiyomizu-dera. Koho-an, a sub-temple of the vast Rinzai Daitoku-ji Buddhist temple complex, is one such site that rarely allows visitors. This spring, however, the temple will temporarily […]
Gong Xi Fa Cai (may you have a prosperous year) Jakarta (ANTARA) – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan visited the Bio Hok Tek Tjeng Sin temple on Tuesday in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, and conveyed Chinese New Year greetings to visitors praying at the temple. “We visit Bio Hok Tek Tjeng Sin to welcome visitors and […]
The Saptakoteshwar Temple withstood attacks from the Delhi Sultanate and the Portuguese and stands today in all its glory. It is another one of those historic temples that shed light on the thriving historical records and heritage of Goa. Located in the village of Narve, the Saptakoteshwar temple is considered to be one of the […]
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Located right next to the Colosseum in Rome, this temple is a must visit for anyone wishing to visit its largest ancient complex. There are many Roman ruins in the ancient Roman world spread across the Mediterranean and beyond. The city of Rome was (understandably) the heart of the Roman world and the pagan religions […]
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A three-day “Til Chaturthi” festival kicked off at Khajrana Ganesh Temple in Indore on Friday. The temple was decorated with flowers and electric lights. According to reports, food stalls and swings will be banned this year. About 51,000 laddoos of sesame and jaggery were offered to Lord Ganesha on the first day. […]
Designed to look like a sacred lotus flower, this temple has captured worldwide attention and continues to be one of the most beautiful in India. India is a very diverse country and home to a range of different religions such as Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism. These are just a few of the […]
The Kanchi Kailasanathar temple in Kanchipuram is one of the most famous temples in Tamil Nadu. There are so many specialties in this temple. Whether its construction or beliefs. The intricately carved galaxy of Hindu art that dates back to the Tamil tradition of the 7th and 8th centuries is a specialty. Vineeth Sreenivasan recently […]
Amid the surge in Covid cases, the Renuka temple at Savadatti taluk in Belagavi district, about 500 km from Bengaluru, Karnataka, which has again been closed, is experiencing a sharp drop in income. “We expected a turnover of around ₹5-6 crore in January and February as two major fairs take place during this period. But […]
Massive. Staggering. Magnificent. Impressive. Gift from ancient India to World Heritage. The Konark Sun Temple is about 750 years of history and 120 years of conservation. It represents the culmination of the architecture of the temple of Odisha. Even in its current state of disrepair, it is one of the most astonishing examples of religious […]
A month after it was discovered that crooks were manipulating the reservation system and charging people for darshan at the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai, a total of 9 people were arrested in connection with the case, reported Mid-day. During the investigation, police in Dadar discovered that a group of flower sellers and traders who operated […]
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Devotees and visitors to Abu Dhabi line up to participate in the construction of the capital’s first traditional Hindu stone temple. Locals and tourists alike pray over bricks before bringing them to the Mureikha construction site where they will be added to the carved stone pillars. The gesture symbolizes the community’s involvement in building what […]
The Hongluo (Red Snail) Temple on Hongluo Mountain, about 55 kilometers from downtown Beijing, has been revered for centuries as the most efficient place in the capital by those who pray for true love and a happy marriage. To the west of the temple is a spring which, according to legend, once housed a pair […]
By Brett Peruzzi, Contributing writer A Buddha statue outside the Vihara Buddhist and New England Meditation Center in Grafton Grafton – On a quiet hill in the woods off Highway 140 in Grafton, a Buddhist temple is doing its part to stay connected to its followers and spread its message of calm and compassion in […]
Image from gofundme.com A man was arrested for destroying three Buddha statues on Sunday April 5 at Wat Lao Santitham, a Buddhist temple in the town of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Shawn Michael Israel, 21, was caught by police cameras at the temple with a hammer in his hand. Israel is heard saying that the statues […]