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Sri Meenakshi Temple Celebrates the Arrival of New Year 2016

Sri Meenakshi Temple Celebrates the Arrival of New Year 2016

By Aakash Srikanth & Adhi Gopal PEARLAND: Long before the dawn of the New Year, devotees were gathered at Sri Meenakshi Temple Society (MTS) to bid farewell to 2015 and to welcome 2016.  The special midnight pooja has become a regular feature at MTS with many devotees braving the winter cold for the occasion.  The […]

Annual Namadwaar Madhura Utsav and Srimad Bhagavata Katha

Annual Namadwaar Madhura Utsav and Srimad Bhagavata Katha

MANVEL:The eighth annual Namadwaar Madhura Utsav and Srimad Bhagavata Katha was celebrated joyfully by devotees from Houston and all around the USA from December 18 to 27. Organized by Global Organization for Divinity, the unique celebration drew over 250 devotees from Houston and across the USA including Boston, Virginia, Atlanta, Minneapolis, California, Dallas, and other […]

Tulsi Vivah Celebrations at The Temple of Ma Gayatri

Tulsi Vivah Celebrations at The Temple of Ma Gayatri

KATY: The temple of Ma Gayatri and the Gayatri Consciousness Center located in Katy, held it’s very first Tulsi Vivah the marriage ceremony of Lord Shri Krishna with everyone’s beloved plant Tulsi. The grand celebrations took place over a period of two days, on November 21 and 22. The first day’s event held mehndi ceremony […]

Magnificent, Majestic Mahakumbhabhishekam at Sri Meenakshi Temple

Magnificent, Majestic Mahakumbhabhishekam at Sri Meenakshi Temple

Dr P. Vaduganathan PEARLAND: ‘The Sri  Meenakshi Temple Day’, as proclaimed by Mayor of Pearland Tom Reid, will forever be remembered by the 3000 people who were blessed to witness it on Sunday, November 29. They stood awe-inspired by the unique and simultaneous Mahakumbhabhishekam over five Kumbhas or the Vimanams of the Main temple. The […]

Hanuman Temple Uses Technology to Reach Devotees and Lofty Goals

Hanuman Temple Uses Technology to Reach Devotees and Lofty Goals

By Jawahar Malhotra FREDERICK, MD:  Along a curve in rural country highway 80, among the green undulating hills, the square ornate building in cream with ochre yellow colored ornamentation in the South Indian temple style comes to focus around a turn going downhill. An unexpected sight in the hills, surrounded by national forests and close, […]

Mahakumbhabhishekam Celebrations Begin at Sri Meenkashi Temple with Ganapathy Homam

Mahakumbhabhishekam Celebrations  Begin at Sri Meenkashi Temple with Ganapathy Homam

Dr. P. Vaduganathan PEARLAND:A beautiful crisp and bright sunny day marked the beginning of the Mahakumbhabhishekam of the Main Temple (MTK 2015) of Sri Meenakshi Temple on Sunday, November 22. Sri. Thanga Bhattar, is the first official priest of the temple and he presided over the First MahaKumbhabhishekam of the Main temple in 1982. It […]

Lesser known facts about Buddha and Buddhism

Lesser known facts about Buddha and Buddhism

The details of the Buddha’s life are not known for certain, but most scholars are in agreement that he was an actual historical figure who lived in northern India around the 5th century BCE. The events of the Buddha’s life are recorded in Buddhist tradition and are a favorite subject of Buddhist art. In this […]

Diwali Celebrated with Fun, Festivity at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Diwali Celebrated with Fun, Festivity at  BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

STAFFORD: Fireworks lit the skies over the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir on November 14. It was a beautiful Saturday evening with the youth of BAPS performing a cultural Diwali program called “Sambhavami Yuge Yuge…” This program emphasized the ever presence of Bhagwan’s avatar from the time of Bhagwan Ram to Bhagwan Swaminarayan through educational dramas, […]

Diwali & Govardhan Puja (New Year) At ISKCON of Houston

Diwali & Govardhan Puja (New Year) At ISKCON of Houston

HOUSTON: Hundreds of guests attended the fabulous festivities that were held at ISKCON of Houston on Wednesday, November 11, for Diwali and Thursday, November 12, for Govardhan Puja. Diwali, also known as “festival of lights” is a significant holiday as it marks the beginning of a new year. It is celebrated on the 15th day […]

Dhanteras – Festival of Wealth

Dhanteras – Festival of Wealth

The festival of Dhanteras falls in the month of Kartik (Oct-Nov) on the thirteenth day of the dark fortnight. This auspicious day is celebrated two days before the festival of lights, Diwali. How to Celebrate Dhanteras: On Dhanteras, Lakshmi – the Goddess of wealth – is worshiped to provide prosperity and well being. It is also the day for […]

10 Reasons to Celebrate Diwali

10 Reasons to Celebrate Diwali

Why do we celebrate Diwali? It’s not just the festive mood in the air that makes you happy, or just that it’s a good time to enjoy before the advent of winter. There are 10 mythical and historical reasons why Diwali is a great time to celebrate. And there are good reasons not just for […]

Diwali Celebrations Victorious Over the Evil Hurricane

Diwali Celebrations Victorious Over the Evil Hurricane

SUGAR LAND: Thousands braved drizzling rain to celebrate Good over Evil at the Houston Diwali Mela on Sunday October 25, at Skeeters Stadium.   “Don’t Limit your Challenges, Rather, Challenge your Limits.” The rain dampened the city but not the spirit of the Masala Crew who believed in their collective effort and delivered everything they promised.  […]

Overcome by Enthralling Classical Dances, a Ram Leela is Gently Told

Overcome by Enthralling Classical Dances, a Ram Leela is Gently Told

By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD:  Inspite of the soggy rainy day thanks to Hurricane Patricia and the gusts of wind that turned an ordinary early Fall day to winter, a few hundred people braved the elements to come to the second Rama Leela in as many weekends. This one was held in the auditorium of the […]

Revered Mystic Sadhguru Meets the Masses with Shimmering Humor and Inner Guidance

Revered Mystic Sadhguru Meets the Masses with Shimmering Humor and Inner Guidance

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON:  Sitting on a settee on stage, he was as easy going as a familiar friend, cracking a few jokes, sharing some sharp witticisms and all the while imparting the message of a balanced life “based on all four types of yoga, like a car with four wheels. You can only play […]

Chinmaya Mission Houston Showcases a Festive Navaratri Garaba

Chinmaya Mission Houston Showcases a Festive Navaratri Garaba

By Vinod Sharma HOUSTON: Chinmaya Mission Houston‘s Navaratri celebration at the Stafford Civic Center on Friday, October 16, was a grand event. Over 1200 member families and their friends gathered together to spend the evening immersed in all the elements that make the social aspects of Navaratri memorable – the happy interactions, resonating music, energetic […]

Navaratri Celebrations at Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston

Navaratri Celebrations at  Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston

HOUSTON: The temple celebrated Navaratri from Tuesday October 13 to Thursday October 22. Ashwin Navaratri- Navami Pooja & Havan of Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston is located at 5645 Hillcroft Ave Suite: 701 Houston, TX 77036. For further details call Pradip Pandya at 832-466-9868. The Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston is a Non-Profit 501(c) organization, […]

Vedanta Society Of Greater Houston Celebrates Sri Durga Puja

Vedanta Society Of Greater Houston Celebrates Sri Durga Puja

HOUSTON: The year 2015 has been a very delightful and active year for the devotees of the Vedanta Society of Greater Houston (VSGH). After enjoying the visits by twelve monks (one of them being Revered Swami Suhitanandaji Maharaj, the General Secretary and Head of the Administration of the Ramakrishna Order, and another Swami Sarvapriyanandaji Maharaj, […]

Durga Bari Celebrates Durga Puja in Style Despite Inclement Weather

Durga Bari Celebrates Durga Puja in Style Despite Inclement Weather

By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: No amount of rain could dampen the spirits of the local Bengali community in celebrating the Annual Durga Puja which everyone looks forward to the whole year. The Puja is normally celebrated over 10 days in Bengal, beginning on Mahalaya with the invocation of the goddess Mother Durga and continues on […]

Diwali and Govardhan Puja at ISKCON of Houston

Diwali and Govardhan Puja at  ISKCON of Houston

HOUSTON: ISKCON of Houston is celebrating two wonderful festivals in November! Diwali or the festival of lights falls on Wednesday, November 11 and New Year – Govardhan Puja is on Thursday, November 12.  The ISKCON temple, located on 1320 W 34th Street has been celebrating these time honored festivals for decades now, bettering itself each […]

Dusserah Mela Celebrated with Devotion, Pomp, Parade and Patake!!

Dusserah Mela Celebrated with Devotion, Pomp, Parade and Patake!!

By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: The bright rays of the Sun were still grazing over the western rim of the Skeeters Stadium when tiny tots and other children of all ages lined up besides the stage, waiting for their names to be called to get in front of the crowd. They were dressed in their […]