MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Members of the Wat Amphawan Temple of America feel targeted after a group of six people allegedly entered the monk living quarters in Murfreesboro Saturday, ransacking several rooms. Temple members said the incident happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, when security footage showed what appeared to be six […]
AYODHYA, India (AP) — About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of India’s holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of the controversial grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, Lord Ram. Ayodhya’s airport can barely accommodate the influx of private jets. “The planes will depart after dropping […]
OREM, Utah (ABC4) — The Orem Utah Temple was dedicated Sunday by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This temple’s dedication “marks a milestone in the progress of the kingdom of God on the Earth, and particularly in this vital part […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday in a political move to boost his party ahead of a crucial national vote. Experts say the temple, dedicated to Hinduism’s […]
By Saurabh Sharma and YP Rajesh AYODHYA, India (Reuters) – A grand temple to Hindu god Lord Ram opens on Monday on a site in India millions believe is his birthplace, in a religious spectacle led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before he seeks a rare third term in elections. The construction of the […]
(Bloomberg) — A bunch of small stocks expected to gain big from the opening of a controversial Hindu temple in India have emerged as winners. Most Read from Bloomberg Shares of companies linked to the development of Ayodhya have risen on the prospects of the temple town becoming a religious tourism destination. Praveg Ltd., which […]
Workers put up cutouts of Hindu deity Lord Ram and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 18. Preparations are underway in India’s northern Ayodhya city to mark the opening of a grand temple for Lord Ram, a major Hindu deity. Credit – Deepak Sharma—AP On Jan. 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Frenzied preparations were underway Wednesday in India’s northern holy city of Ayodhya to mark the opening of a grand temple for Lord Ram, Hinduism’s most revered deity. The Ram Mandir’s opening Monday would fulfill a decadeslong Hindu nationalist pledge that is expected to resonate with voters during the upcoming national election […]
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a 2,700-year-old temple that houses a horseshoe-shaped altar overflowing with offerings. Constructed of bricks, the temple is 100 feet (30 meters) long and is located next to the Temple of Amarysia Artemis, a sanctuary dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis, which researchers found in 2017 on the island of Evia, […]
(BCN) — A second Hindu place of worship in the East Bay has been hit by anti-India graffiti in two weeks, the Hindu American Foundation said Saturday. Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward was vandalized with graffiti supporting a Sikh separatist movement seeking to establish a homeland in northern India, the foundation said in a social […]
(Bloomberg) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated projects totaling 111 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) in the northern riverside town of Ayodhya, ahead of the opening of a long-anticipated and controversial temple in January. Most Read from Bloomberg Hundreds braved a winter morning to line up along roads in the city as Modi began a […]
STORY: It’s a religious project with very secular implications. Workers in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya are putting the finishing touches to a grand new Hindu temple. The first stage of Ram Mandir is due to open next month. And it has sparked a $6 billion infrastructure boom in the surrounding area as officials […]