Spirituality/Culture

What far-right Christian fundamentalist Audrey Truschke had warned us about that global Hindutva is spreading shows up as proof, with superheroes Thor and Iron Man from the Avengers sending Diwali Wishes. Tony Stark- Iron Man, played by Robert Downey Jr.- is often seen at Hindu festivals and leans toward some Hindu practices, so maybe that's [...]

From the red carpet with AP entertainment journalist Liam McEwan at the "Ramayana: Rise of a Legend" premiere in Los Angeles, with stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, producer Namit Malhotra and director Nitesh Tiwari. The ambitious two-part epic — with part one released in advance of the Diwali holiday — aims to share [...]

Diwali, which is part of the "beastly people with a beastly religion" meaning Hindus and Hinduism as quoted by PM Winston Churchill, was celebrated at 10 Downing Street. We are sure Restore Britain will go into cardiac arrest. Lights, diyas and floral decorations adorned 10 Downing Street as UK PM Andy Burnham and his wife, Marie-France [...]

The festivities began on Oct. 22 with a Diwali Mela at EPCOT’s World Showplace Pavilion, where more than 1,100 registered dancers and guests gathered for an evening of food, music and cultural celebrations. More than 500 dancers in vibrant Indian costumes brought the spirit of Diwali to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, transforming Magic Kingdom [...]

It's good that other Hindus are also starting to destroy this Hinduphobic myth, "we dont convert, sahib, because we are not like other religions, so please give us an award," that those confused Hindus, acting all virtuous and totally failing, often promote by confusing their post-colonial Indian inferiority complex with a true Hindu identity. [...]

When his mother was battling a serious illness, Monu Meturbala made a promise to Lord Shiva — if she recovered, he would run across India to visit all 12 Jyotirlingas. His mother recovered, and the 19-year-old from Bihar began his extraordinary journey on foot. Running nearly 50 km every day, he has already covered around 8,000 [...]

Back in September, Indian scientists at Antarctica's Maitri research station, roughly 15,000 kilometres away from India.celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi by crafting a snow deity-murti of Lord Ganesha. Instagram user Anirudh Dhar, who works at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in Goa, shared a video capturing the celebration at Maitri Station in Antarctica. [...]

A Texas-based American man, Nick Dearman, has attracted attention online after posting a video of himself reciting the Hanuman Chalisa at high speed. Dearman, who describes himself as a Hanuman devotee and holistic health coach, shared the video on Instagram. The clip has received more than 1.4 million views and over 2 lakh comments, with [...]

While her father, President Donald Trump, is ready to impose 100% tariffs on India in an attempt to kill India’s economy, his daughter Tiffany Trump, with her husband, Michael Boulos, and her mother, Marla Maples, made a surprise appearance at the Ambani family’s celebrations, joining the remover-of-all-obstacles Lord Ganesh festivities at Antilia in Mumbai. Tiffany [...]

Thousands of people gathered on the banks of the River Thames in London on Sunday for the first-ever Ganga Aarti, a ceremony of light and thanksgiving organised by Chinmaya Mission UK in collaboration with the annual Totally Thames festival. [...]