By Rahmat Khairulrijal – March 18, 2019 @ 6:55pm KUALA LUMPUR: Sessions Court judge Zamri Bakar today took a swipe at a freelance photographer charged with two counts of insulting Hinduism for changing his plea to not guilty at the last minute. He said the accused should have informed the prosecution earlier before the proceedings […]
Freelance photographer charged with insulting Hinduism changes plea to not guilty
March 22, 2019 by ·
Indonesian President greets Indonesian Hindus on their new year Day
March 11, 2019 by ·
Hindu Council of Australia : Thank you Joko Widodo for greeting Indonesian Hindus on Hindu new year festival called Hari Raya Nyepi, a day of silence and reflection. Hari Raya Nyepi is new year day as per Balinese Saka calendar. Hindus in South East Asia are celebrating start of year 1941 of the Saka calendar. […]
Voilence during shifting of Hindu temple in Malaysia
November 30, 2018 by ·
After Islamic insult on Hindu temple in Malaysia, Violence breaks out November 28, 2018 Surya Jeya Kumar| Selangor : Vehicles were set ablaze when violence broke out near the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Selangor’s Subang Jaya in the wee hours of Monday (Nov 26). The fight between two groups was sparked by a disagreement over the relocation of the Hindu temple, Subang […]
Exhibition on Vietnam Hindu Cham Brahman Community Opens
October 13, 2018 by ·
An exhibition featuring the 2018 Kate Festival, the most important annual celebration of the ethnic Cham Brahman community, opened in the central province of Ninh Thuan on October 8. On the occasion, Mukha Linga and Po Long Girai statues, along with Nandin, Patil, and Banal sacred bulls, costumes, and musical instruments were introduced to the […]
Fifth Hindu Dham in Combodia, proposed
June 28, 2018 by ·
You are all familiar with chaar dham or four dhams (must pilgrimage sites) yatra in India. Well, it is now being proposed to build a fifth dham in Cambodia. The Char Dham (“four abodes”) is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India. Vaishnavite Hindus believe that visiting these sites helps achieve “Moksha” (salvation). It comprises Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. It is […]
Thailand evolves its own mix of Budhist and Brahmin rituals
June 18, 2018 by ·
The new Brahmins The relevance of mixing Hinduism with Buddhism and folk beliefs in Thai history 12 Oct 2015 at 03:46 WRITER: MELALIN MAHAVONGTRAKUL A man dressed in white blew into a conch as if it were a horn. Joss sticks were burning. Heads bowed but people’s lips were praying. A screenplay on a golden […]
Hindus fear takeover of their temples in Malaysia
June 1, 2018 by ·
Malaysian government is proposing the formation of a Hindu Endowment Board (HEB) in all states with a sizeable Hindu population is to manage all Hindu temples. Hindus view this move of the Malaysian government with suspicion. To assuage the fears of the Hindu community, a government spokesperson has said that it is not the aim of the […]
