Hinduism Today Magazine

08/07/2025

News: Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2025 | A Journey of Faith and Devotion

The sacred occasion of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2025 has arrived. Nestled in the Himalayas, the holy Amarnath cave offers devotees a divine experience and the blessings of Lord Shiva in the form of the naturally formed ice Shivling. View this spiritual pilgrimage that blends faith, nature and inner strength. (YouTube) View this inspiring video at source.
https://www.youtube.com/live/MdOwd02BMtY

08/04/2025

From Paingala Upanishad "A Sacred Teaching on Identity, Reality and Liberation." The sage Yajnavalkya imparts the wisdom of the Self to his devoted student, Paingala, revealing the essence of non-duality and ultimate liberation.. Read this article in the July-August-Seotember issue of Hinduism Today at: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/july-august-september-2025/you-are-that/

07/29/2025

The new temple in Ayodhya at Ram’s birthplace has cast a spotlight on Nepal’s Janaki Temple—Sita’s home, where She and Ram were married.

By Nikki Thapa, Kathmandu

Sita is a paragon of womanhood—beautiful, graceful, devout, courteous, loyal and humble. Each year, busloads of devotees from across Nepal and India converge at Her birthplace in Janakpur, southern Nepal, to honor and celebrate Her marriage there to Lord Ram of Ayodhya. This sacred occasion, known as Bibaha Panchami, is observed on the fifth day of the waxing moon in late November or early December.

Read the full article at: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/july-august-september-2025/sacred-site-of-ram-sitas-wedding/

07/22/2025

In My Opinion: “One Truth, Many Forms” Devansh Agarwal shares his insights into how In sadhana, one may choose any Deity, understanding that all are expressions of the same divine consciousness, Read this article in the July-August-September issue of Hinduism Today at: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/opinion/in-my-opinion-inner-balance-outer-calm/

07/21/2025

Applying Hindu Wisdom to Our Oh-So-Many
Modern Teenage Challenges
By Aran Malhotra

Who am i? why am I this way? These questions surfaced in my early teens when I noticed my personality differed from my peers. I learned to accept what was out of my control and improve what I could. I didn’t feel as upset or stressed, often telling myself, “I am all right, right now.” I felt calm, confident and content—qualities many high schoolers aspire to but often struggle to attain.

Read this article online at: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/young-writers/in-my-opinion-inner-balance-outer-calm/

Visit Aran's page "Hindu Tools For Teens" at: https://www.hindutoolsforteens.org/

07/16/2025

Sign of the times: Our writer didn’t need to leave India to interview ardent meditators from Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity and more

By Anne Petry, France/India

Meditation… is there any other action, or should we say “non-action,” that is so ancient and so modern at the same time? While in some countries, such as India, the practice of meditation has remained in people’s habits, the practice there has deteriorated over time. But fortunately this is changing! Whereas meditation was initially linked to a religious context, and still is for most people, it has also become for many a more or less secular practice used to calm the stress and anxiety generated by our modern lifestyle. This has led to a resurgence of interest among younger generations in Asia and all over the world.

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07/13/2025

NEWS: Bahuda Yatra 2025: After Nine Days At Gundicha Temple, Lord Jagannath Returns Home

The sacred Bahuda Yatra, the grand return journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, has begun today, July 5, 2025, in Puri, Odisha. Read more at: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2025/07/07/bahuda-yatra-2025-after-nine-days-at-gundicha-temple-lord-jagannath-returns-home/

07/11/2025

Publisher’s Desk: “Hinduism Has an Innate Form of AI” Our publisher shares his insight that Hinduism has an innate form of AI—Adhyatma Intelligence, the intuitive faculties of the soul. Read this article in the July-August-September issue of Hinduism Today at:https://www.
hinduismtoday.com/publishes-editorials/honoring-lifes-five-great-guides/

07/10/2025

NEWS: Swami Ghanananda Saraswati: How a Ghanaian Became the First Hindu Saint of African Descent

Born as Kwesi Asele on September 12, 1937, in Senya Beraku village in Ghana’s Central Region, he came from a native African family deeply rooted in traditional tribal faith. Read more at: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2025/07/06/swami-ghanananda-saraswati-how-a-ghanaian-became-the-first-hindu-saint-of-african-descent/

07/03/2025

This year marked the greatest gathering of human beings in history—660 million congregating at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna. Dev Raj Agarwal walks us through the Mela with him, and gathers insights from saints and renunciates on Hindu matters. Ellen C**n focuses on women pilgrims’ experiences with the sacred bath in Mother Ganga’s lap and meeting holy ones.

By Dev Raj Agarwal, from Prayag

The Kumbh Mela is a festival that unites people. Differences of caste, creed, social status and religious affinities are forgotten when all walk through the crowd, jostling to keep family members together. Millions congregated this year in a small area of 25 square miles for that magical dip in the water at the confluence of the holy Ganga, Yamuna and the hidden Saraswati rivers. This dip brings forth sublime joy, spiritual contentment, realization and new confidence to the devout.

Read the full article at: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/july-august-september-2025/maha-kumbh-mela-prayag-2025/

06/18/2025

Sacred Places “Performing Grandpa’s Last Rites” Krathu Sankaranarayanan narrates how a year after his grandfather's passing his family traveled to Varanasi to visit the famed Vishwanath Temple and ceremoniously deposit his ashes in the Ganga River. Read this article in the April-May-June issue of Hinduism Today at https://www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/april-may-june-2025/performing-grandpas-last-rites/

06/10/2025

A Malaysian survives a monsoon-pelted yatra to Siva’s Himalayan home
Aravindraj Chandrasekaran, Kuala Lumpur

Growing up in malaysia, i watched hundreds of pilgrims head for North India, eager but trepidatious about making the arduous trek to Siva’s abode at Kedarnath. From afar, I always admired those brave souls and hoped in my heart to one day feel the thrill of completing this famous, penance-filled journey to the top of the world. My time came at last to visit the holy dhams, or divine dwellings.

Read this article at: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/april-may-june-2025/awesome-kedarnath/