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• Hindu “Shivarathri Yatra” procession will cover 7 km in South Africa for “Universal Peace”

  ?Maha Shivarathri Yatra? procession, directed at ?Universal Peace?, will cover about seven kilometers on February 19 in Lenasia, a part of City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, in South Afri




• Hindus worldwide upset over labeling Hinduism as witchcraft by a South Africa hospital

  Hindus worldwide are dismayed by the reports of a KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health hospital in Pietermaritzburg linking Hinduism with witchcraft. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a st




• Hindus concerned at evil God of destruction modeled after Ganesha in Japanese TV series

  Hindus are concerned at the presence of one of the eight evil Gods of destruction in ?Dragon Ball Super? Japanese anime television series, which many attributed to Lord Ganesha. Distinguished Hind




• Upset Hindus urge California’s Leaf Group withdraw items disrespecting Hindu gods

  Hindus are urging Santa Monica (California) headquartered Leaf Group Limited to immediately withdraw some of the products sold on its marketplace Society6 which mock-distort-disrespect various Hindu d



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  Wyoming Senate & House opened with their 1st Hindu prayers

  Both Wyoming Senate and Wyoming House of Representatives in Cheyenne started their day with ancient Hindu prayers on February three. These invocations contained verses from Rig-Veda; the oldest ex




• Jewish synagogue converted to Hindu temple in Rhode Island

  Rhode Island Hindu Temple Society (RIHTS) has reportedly acquired the building and property in Warwick (Rhode Island), a former conservative Jewish synagogue named Temple Am David, and is converting i




• Zed to open both Wyoming Senate & House with Hindu mantras

  Both Wyoming Senate and Wyoming House of Representatives in Cheyenne will start their day with ancient Hindu prayers on February third. These invocations will contain verses from Rig-Veda; the old




• New York to have parade on Hindu festival Phagwah

  The 29th annual ?Phagwah Parade 2017? will be held in Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens borough of New York City on March 12, to celebrate Hindu festival Phagwah, also known as Holi. It will in




• Between 2.5 to 2.9% of Canada’s population will be Hindu in 2036

  Hindus would increase to between 2.5% and 2.9% of the total population of Canada in 2036, according to a study of population projections developed by Canada's national statistical agency, Statistics




• Penn State University studying yoga-based program to reduce cancer risk

  A research at Pennsylvania State University is reportedly undertaking a yoga-focused mind and body intervention that uses stretching, breathing, prayer and relaxation strategies to increase physical a




• No homework on Hindu festival Diwali for New York’s Mineola School District kids

  Mineola Union Free School District (MUFSD) in New York state has announced that no home work or examinations will be given on the day of Hindu festival of Diwali, the most popular of their festivals.




• Free yoga sessions in England’s Peterborough for sight-hearing impaired

  Sense, England?s national charity that supports people who are deaf blind, has launched free accessible yoga sessions for people with sight and hearing impairments in Peterborough, a cathedral city in




• Study reveals chair yoga may reduce pain in elderly

  An 8-week chair yoga program was associated with reduction in pain, pain interference, and fatigue, and improvement in gait speed; concluded a study recently published in the online Journal of the Ame




• Zimbabwe Hindus to celebrate 25th anniversary of majestic Omkar Temple in Harare

  Zimbabwe Hindus are planning extensive events to celebrate 25th anniversary of Shree Omkar Mandir in Ridgeview area of Harare on April 15-16 next. These celebrations, being organized by The Hindoo




• Upset Hindus urge California brewery to not use Lord Ganesha image on beer bottles

  Upset Hindus are urging Eureka (California) based award-winning Lost Coast Brewery to not use Hindu deity Lord Ganesha?s image on its Indica IPA beer bottles, calling it highly inappropriate. Labe




• Amazon.com removes Lord Ganesha skateboards after Hindus protest

  Amazon.com, said to be world's largest online retailer, has seemingly removed skateboards carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha from its website after Hindus protested. Distinguished Hindu




• Merrimack College urged to add “Hindu” to its Jewish-Christian-Muslim Center

  Hindus are urging renowned Merrimack College in North Andover (Massachusetts) to add ?Hindu? to its Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations Center to be inclusive for its Hindu students and the community




• Hindus disappointed as Amazon continues to carry Lord Ganesha skateboards despite requests

  Hindus are disappointed with world's largest online retailer Amazon.com for continuing to carry skateboards, bed covers, duvet covers and bedspreads; showing images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; which




• Hindus welcome Dublin Archdiocese for hosting yoga in Kilcullen Parish Centre

  Hindus have commended Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin (Ireland) and its Kilcullen Parish for hosting yoga classes in Kilcullen Parish Centre. These vinyasa flow yoga classes, suitable for all




• Upset Hindus urge Texas brewery to withdraw Lord Shiva beers

  Upset Hindus are urging New Braunfels (Texas) based New Braunfels Brewing Company (NBBC) to withdraw three beers named after Hindu deity Lord Shiva, calling these highly inappropriate. These are:



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