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Hinduism

Bigger-than-usual turnout expected for Feb 1 Thaipusam procession; motorists advised to avoid area

Motorists are strongly advised to avoid driving in the vicinity of Little India on the day.
Motorists are strongly advised to avoid driving in the vicinity of Little India on the day.

Not ‘Indian’ enough: Lynch mobs in India find a new target

Unlike the far-right attacks over the past decade that targeted minority communities in India for their race, caste or faith, mob violence today is defined by a new, warped xenophobia.
Unlike the far-right attacks over the past decade that targeted minority communities in India for their race, caste or faith, mob violence today is defined by a new, warped xenophobia.

Dedicated facility for post-death Hindu rites opens at Changi Beach

Karma Kaariya Nilaiyam is located next to Carpark 2 of Changi Beach.
Karma Kaariya Nilaiyam is located next to Carpark 2 of Changi Beach.

Forum: Casket company staff should dress and behave respectfully at funerals

Devotees can book Thaipusam 2026 participation slots from Dec 10

Online registration is compulsory for all devotees who wish to participate in Thaipusam 2026.
Online registration is compulsory for all devotees who wish to participate in Thaipusam 2026.

Hindu mother in Malaysia walks for ‘justice’ in latest plea to bring daughter home

mmteddy - Indira Gandhi, accompanied by her two children and supporters walk to Federal police headquarters to hand over a teddy as a symbolic plea to the Inspector General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail to locate her youngest daughter Prasana, Nov 22, 2025. 


ST PHOTO: MUZLIZA MUSTAFA
mmteddy - Indira Gandhi, accompanied by her two children and supporters walk to Federal police headquarters to hand over a teddy as a symbolic plea to the Inspector General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail to locate her youngest daughter Prasana, Nov 22, 2025. 


ST PHOTO: MUZLIZA MUSTAFA

Absence of toxic foam in Indian river cheers Hindu devotees

Hindu devotees offering prayers to the sun god Surya in the Yamuna river in New Delhi on Oct 27.
Hindu devotees offering prayers to the sun god Surya in the Yamuna river in New Delhi on Oct 27.

Thousands of devotees brave embers at fire-walking festival in Singapore

Devotees crossing the fire pit at Sri Mariamman Temple during the annual Theemithi Thiruvizha (Fire Walking Festival) on Oct 12, 2025.
ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
Devotees crossing the fire pit at Sri Mariamman Temple during the annual Theemithi Thiruvizha (Fire Walking Festival) on Oct 12, 2025.
ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

Lawyer tries to hurl object at India’s chief justice over remark about Hindu god

RSS: ‘Mother’ of India’s Hindu groups turns 100, stronger – and still battling doubts about its true agenda

A portrait of RSS founder K.B. Hegdewar at the graduate ceremony in Nagpur.
A portrait of RSS founder K.B. Hegdewar at the graduate ceremony in Nagpur.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.