A Hindu temple opened amidst the picturesque area of the East Village in New York City. This temple is operated by the Vishwa Dharma Mandalam, funded by His Holiness Swami Ramakrishnananda. This magnificent temple is attended by expert pujaris and the disciples of Swami Ramakrishnananda. The Mandir was opened in 96 Avenue B, (Btwn. 6 and 7 Sts.), for the purpose of serving the Hindu community. Pujas and vedic ceremonies are performed daily, and the hindu holidays are celebrated in a classical way, as well as Satsangs and classes given personally by Swami Ramakrishnananda. Numerous members of the Hindu community expressed their greetings and well-wishes for the opening of the Mandir. The public that follows Santana-Dharma enthusiastically attend the daily ceremonies. There are free lectures, classes about Hinduism, Ayurveda, classical Hindu music, Vedanata, and hatha yoga classes.          http://www.ramakrishnananda.com/

Religion Journal; Yoga in Aspen Public Schools Draws Opposition

Yoga has become as trendy as this glamorous ski hamlet, so it would not seem surprising that some local schools have added it to the students' day. But some parents and religious leaders here are objecting, saying that teaching yoga in school violates the separation of church and state.

''At its base element, yoga is a spiritual practice,'' said Steven Woodrow, pastor of the First Baptist Church here. ''You can't separate the religious from the spiritual. Why not teach Pilates or aerobics if it's just stretching?''

Historic Hindu prayer opened Colorado State Senate

A milestone was created on Tuesday in Colorado when Rajan Zed, prominent Hindu chaplain and Indo-American leader, opened the Colorado State Senate with a Hindu prayer for the first time since its formation.

Hinduism is one of the Oldest Religions of the World

Hinduism has more than 800 million adherents. It is a global religion. The majority of Hindus reside in India and Nepal in South Asia. A significant population also lives in other countries of South Asia, Southeast Asia, the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Hinduism is one of the oldest and major religions of the world. It has the third largest religious following in the world next to Christianity and Islam.

Encyclopaedia on Hinduism

It took 33 years for the swamiji to compile the book

TREASURE: The cover of the book. 

BANGALORE: “It was the lack of infrastructure leading to dearth in the study of Hinduism which propelled me to write this encyclopaedia,” stated Swami Harshanandaji of the Ramakrishna Monastic Order and the author of “A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism”, the first such work on Hinduism in English.

Over 500 reconvert to Hinduism in Orissa

In a 'reconversion' ceremony, 567 Christians returned to Hinduism in Indian state Orissa,Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) , the Hindu apex body sources said.

The ceremony was organised by the VHP and an elaborate arrangement was made at a local school premises where the people, mostly belonging to scheduled caste, had assembled.

38 Hindu pilgrims killed in bus crash

  At least 38 Hindu pilgrims were killed and dozens injured overnight when an overcrowded bus plunged into a gorge in western India, police said yesterday. The private luxury bus was traveling to Nasik town in Maharashtra state after visiting a popular Hindu shrine late Sunday when the brakes failed above a 600-foot (183-metre) gorge, a police spokesman said.

Passion to the rescue of Vedas

HYDERABAD: He started with no resource except his will. Almost a decade later, he is aware that only small steps in the journey have been completed. Yet the man is unflinching in his commitment of digitising Vedas.

"It may take a decade or more but I am determined in my pursuit to put the available Vedic literature on the electronic medium," says R.V.S.S. Avadhanulu, working as a Deputy Director (Computers), Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS).

"It's an alarming situation since most of the vast Vedic material has been lost. I would say that only one per cent of the original material is available. That too would be lost if we do not take steps to conserve it," says the scholar.