(RNS) — Over the weekend, my family celebrated our son’s birthday at the BAPS Swaminarayan mandir in Robbinsville, New Jersey. We chose the temple for a variety of reasons, including the ease of ...

The BAPS spiritual organization has opened a new Hindu temple in New Jersey that is larger than its Swaminarayan Mandir church facility in Chino Hills, Calif. (shown). File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Oct ...

If you’ve ever wanted to visit India, head to Main Street in Robbinsville, N.J., just west of Hamilton Township, where a gold-topped spire will peek above the skyline. Head toward it, and you arrive ...

Shivani Patel, 24, decided to give up her corporate job at L’Oréal last December. “I wanted to do something that was a little bit bigger than myself,” said Patel, who graduated in 2020 from Rutgers ...

MONROEVILLE, Pa. — A Landmark of Religious Unity Celebrates 40 Years: Anniversary and Re-inauguration of the Hindu-Jain Temple The Hindu-Jain Temple of Monroeville, Pittsburgh, today celebrated its ...

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. (AP) — If stones could talk, sing and tell stories, Yogi Trivedi believes the marble and limestone that adorn the spires, pillars and archways of the stunning Hindu temple in ...

The recent desecration of an iconic Hindu temple in Chino Hills with anti-Hindu and anti-Indian government graffiti has heightened concerns among South Asian groups following a slew of such incidents ...

WASHINGTON, DC – In a Los Angeles hospital, a frail, hospitalized Hindu woman faced a difficult decision. She needed a blood transfusion but had religious concerns about the procedure. Desperate for ...

Oct. 8 (UPI) --The largest Hindu temple in North America will hold an inauguration ceremony Sunday to officially dedicate the new cultural landmark in New Jersey. The service at BAPS Swaminarayan ...