Eight Hindu priests from other states joined the two priests at the Hindu Temple of Greater Tulsa to perform more than 60 rituals over a four-day period leading up to the Maha Kumbhabhishekam ceremony ...

(RNS) — Religious rituals are sensory encounters. The smell of candles, incense, the taste of wine at Communion or prasad, the blessed food at Hindu worship practices: Each is aimed at involving the ...

When throngs gathered to rededicate the oldest major Hindu temple in the United States, there was poignance -- prayers for continued recovery from the pandemic that struck many loved ones in India -- ...

When we think of Hindu temples, images of towering gopurams (gateway towers), intricately carved pillars, fragrant incense, and rhythmic chants often come to mind. But Hindu temples are far more than ...

ROBINS — As gongs rang through the field and incense drifted in the breeze, a crowd in Indian and Western garb wove together around a square to make a declaration that comes about once in a generation ...

Against a backdrop of buzz saws and workers scurrying about, four white robed priests chanted in Sanskrit in the main foyer of the new Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield in Chatham late Wednesday ...

Like all of Utah’s religious groups, Hindus have been forced by COVID-19 to cut back their various festivals and forms of worship. It has been especially hard for a faith whose deities are housed in a ...

The Sri Siva Subramaniar Alayam hosted its 125th anniversary celebration on Saturday at Centenary Hall in Verulam. At the event were: IF RITUALS at temples continue to be presented as mere ...

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. -- The world's largest Hindu temple outside of India now stands in Central New Jersey. Its opening Sunday was marked by a grand dedication ceremony. The Akshardham is the second ...

Townsville Hindu community marked a significant cultural milestone on Sunday with a groundbreaking ceremony for the first ...