Spirituality/Culture

“I really appreciate my Indian heritage. I took Ganesha, Bhagwad Gita & interpretation of Upanishad with me in the space.” -says Sunita Williams In December 2006, she took a copy of the Bhagavad Gita to the International Space Station. In July 2012, she took a symbol Om and a copy of the Upanishads. In September [...]

East London’ Final Holi Celebration Sunday 23rd March and the weather is looking good to!  We are delighted to announce that Newham Council in collaboration with London Fire Brigade, will be hosting a Holi Festival Party event.    Event Details: Date: Sunday, 23rd March 2025 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Venue: LFB, STRATFORD Fire [...]

Vin Diesel’s father, a theatre director, practised meditation daily, and the family often visited a guru who had travelled from India to bless a group of meditators. When Vin was a young boy, the guru approached his parents and pointed to him, saying, “That child will surprise you one day.” Already proud of their son, [...]

After 1,700 years the first ancient Greek temple opened in Arcadia, Peloponnese over the weekend. Hundreds of people attended the inauguration ceremony of the temple which was built for liturgical purposes and not as a museum. [...]

Belo Horizonte’s vibrant Carnival took a spiritual turn as revelers honored Lord Krishna through the Afro-Brazilian-inspired ‘Pena de Pavao de Krishna’ procession. The streets came alive with color, music, and devotion as Indian and Brazilian traditions beautifully merged, celebrating unity through dance and spirituality. [...]

We saw some cringey Indians complaining about how 'Hindutvadis' hate Valentine's Day. Well, maybe this story from history could be the reason... Most people have no clue that the super loverboy Shah Jahan who built the tomb of love known across the world as the Taj Mahal, once sent his Romeo army most probably on St [...]

As the Los Angeles fires went on a rampage recently, Swami Yogananda’s The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine survived thanks to a family who came to the rescue just miraculously in time. This is the same Los Angeles that Swami Yogananda called Varanasi/Benares of the West, so maybe as one cycle ends with the fires a [...]

US-based spiritual leader, Moksha Puri Baba narrates his journey from the US Military to adopting Sanatan Dharma and eventually taking Sanyaas. He felt a past life connection to Sanatan Dharma, and said that he felt like a reunion with other ‘mahatmas’ here in India. At the Kumbh Mela, Moksha Puri Baba is actively promoting the [...]

Fitness training is an essential part of Hindu practice and also something most Hindus haven’t worked out yet but think Krishna on the battlefield was telling Arjuna to eat pakoras and samosas 50 times a day while smoking 10 packs and drinking 20 bottles of alcohol daily to become an intellectual ‘Kshatriya’ with a massive [...]

Regardless of all the Hinduphobic hate against Hindus, Hinduism and its practices are expanding across the globe behind the scenes among all races and genders. Many become full Hindus or at least follow the practices in their lives. We’ve also come across ex-Muslim followers of Hindu gurus and even known some Pakistanis reverted back to [...]