Hindu community in Nevada alleges discrimination over temple construction restrictions

The Hindu community in Henderson, Nevada, is accusing the city of discrimination, citing a 2023 ordinance change that restricts religious as...

Man wanted for attempted burglaries of Vietnamese temples in San Diego

San Diego police are looking for a man accused of entering and casing multiple Vietnamese temples in the city in September. Where the incide...

Largest modern Hindu temple outside India opens in US

“It is an occasion of profound spiritual significance for the vast legion of devotees worldwide,” says Indian Prime Minister Nar...

Largest hand-carved Hindu temple outside India set to open in US

The largest hand-carved Hindu temple outside of India is set for its grand inauguration in the U.S. this month. Majestic temple complex: Aft...

Bali village performs cleansing ritual after tourist influenced by ‘supernatural whisper’ damages temple

A South Korean woman has been arrested by police in Bali, Indonesia, for destroying sacred temple artifacts under the influence of a “supern...

Woman found dead in Taiwan temple carried notes warning against ‘casual communication with spirits’

A 20-year-old student, surnamed Zhong, was found dead in the women’s bathroom of a temple in Taiwan on Sept. 29. In her bag, two notes war...

California parole board denies early release of El Sobrante Sikh temple shooter

Joga Singh Sandher, the 58-year-old man who murdered Ajmer Singh Malhi inside a Sikh temple in 2000, was denied early parole by the Califor...

‘People come here for peace’: NJ Buddhist temple faces string of burglaries

A Buddhist temple in New Jersey has been burglarized for the second time in three months. Alexander Khan, the director of Preah Buddha Rangs...

3 men injured in Northern California Sikh temple shooting

Three Sikh men have been hospitalized following a shooting at a Sikh temple in Stockton, California, on Aug. 27. Two male suspects, who ar...

CCTV captures man making sure to pray to goddess before stealing temple’s donation box in India

A shirtless man in India was captured on surveillance camera praying to a Hindu goddess before stealing the temple’s donation box in Jabalp...

Chinese monks call police to rescue man trapped inside wishing pool while trying to take coins

Monks at the Phoenix Temple in southwest China’s municipality of Chongqing reportedly called the police after seeing a man, later identifie...

Group of men in India assault woman accused of smoking inside temple

A viral video shows a gang of men berating and slapping a woman in India who was pleading for forgiveness after being accused of smoking in...

Thai Buddhist monk to charitably donate $500,000-plus fortune he won from a lottery

A monk working at Wat Phra That Phanom Woramahawihan in the Nakhon Phanom province in northeastern Thailand has been donating the 18 millio...

200 Indian Workers Forced to Work $1.2/Hour to Build Hindu Temple in NJ, Lawsuit Alleges

A lawsuit filed against a New Jersey company claimed that over 200 Indian workers were forced to work at $1.20 per hour for 12 hours a day t...