Spirituality/Culture

Anyone who has seen the classic Vampire Diaries series will recognise the talented Ian Somerhalder, who starred as Damon Salvatore, a chief vampire with a whole history of cruel violence and madness going back over a 100 years from where the story starts. So it’s probably natural he’s now hanging around with a Hindu pagan [...]

Hindu gurus and Hindu practises have been very popular across the globe even before the Beatles, but now, with India rising, the spread of Hindu practices and thinking is going to go into warp speed along with the rising popularity of gurus like Sadhguru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and many others, which is why the [...]

On 24th May, the 57th London Rathayatra Started from Park Lane 2 PM to 5 PM — Trafalgar Square In this 1 hour 13 minute one-take walking tour, we follow the annual Hare Krishna Festival of Chariots as it journeys through the heart of the city. Starting at Piccadilly, we wind through the iconic Piccadilly Circus [...]

Beyond, the Hinduphobic myth often promoted by confused Hindus trying to act all virtuous that ‘we don’t convert’, having no clue that even far back to even ancient times, Hindu Gurus and Swamis did convert others to the Dharmic path, even going out of India to do so. Hindu spirituality is expanding rapidly across the [...]

Italian artist Giampaolo Tomassetti presented a special painting of the iconic ghats of Varanasi during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Italy. The artwork captured the spiritual essence of the ancient city along the banks of the Ganges. Inspired by Indian civilisation since the 1980s, Tomassetti’s work reflects a deep artistic connection with India and [...]

Aarti Khetarpal is getting global attention online after making her Cannes debut with a spiritually inspired appearance rooted in Hinduism. Stepping onto the prestigious red carpet at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in May 2026, the multi-talented actress, presenter, and devotional artist completely bypassed conventional high-fashion tropes to proudly showcase India’s deep Hindu Vedic heritage. [...]

With Hinduism expanding across South America, with many Latinos and Hispanics becoming Hindus, this is a good move, which is why Hindu priests should also be trained in conversion rituals to bring more to Hinduism. Indian Ambassador to Brazil Dinesh Bhatia, along with Brazilian teacher Jonas Masetti, during the Pran Pratishtha ceremony for the first Lord [...]

St James schools were established in London in 1975. Sanskrit is taught as part of the curriculum to all Prep School students, and in the Senior Schools many take the option of continuing with Sanskrit up to IGCSE Level. Having gained a significant interest and appreciation of the subject as a result of their studies, [...]

Rihanna participated in a traditional puja ceremony and performed Aarti during her visit to the Ambani residence in Mumbai, marking a cultural moment during her India trip.   [...]

During the Street Fighter trailer launch at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, one of the action stars from the movie, Vidyut Jammwal, was on stage, first doing prayers to the sun and then the moon, followed by chanting the Gayatri Mantra, which instantly shifted the loud and busy atmosphere to a calm and deeply spiritual togetherness [...]