World & Nation
HINDUISM IS a religion with no central text, no single major deity, no governing institution and no definitive rites of practice.
March 20, 2006
By early afternoon, the thermometer was pushing 100 and the asphalt surface of the Soldier Field parking lot was blistering to the touch.
Aug. 12, 1995
Hindu-Stone: A priest who conducted the secret wedding of British rocker Mick Jagger and actress-model Jerry Hall on the island of Bali last week said the couple had converted to Hinduism.
Nov. 29, 1990
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, a California native who converted to Hinduism, founded the magazine Hinduism Today and represented his religion around the world, died Nov. 12 at his ashram home on Kauai.
Nov. 23, 2001
California
Children have studied Hinduism in an informal group setting and broken bread in Huntington Beach for 15 years.
Nov. 20, 1999
Music
While modeling her Savage X Fenty lingerie, singer Rihanna wore a necklace depicting the Hindu god Ganesh, which critics are calling disrespectful.
Feb. 17, 2021
A Hindu leader in Bali says British rock star Mick Jagger’s recent wedding to longtime girlfriend Jerry Hall is illegal and merely imitated parts of a traditional Balinese wedding ceremony.
Dec. 3, 1990
Some adherents seek changes in information taught to sixth-graders. Their critics object.
Feb. 27, 2006
Indian luminaries gather in the holy city of Ayodhya for the partial opening of a grand temple dedicated to one of Hinduism’s most revered deities.
Jan. 22, 2024
A basic guide to Hinduism, containing the first directory of Hindu temples and associations in Southern California, was recently published by the Artesia-based Federation of Hindu Assns.
July 15, 1995