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Pittsburgh Hindu worshippers find a home away from home on Diwali, the Festival of Lights • Nov. 9, 2026, 4:00 AM ET (The Colorado Springs Gazette)
Ranbir Kapoor in Ramayana: India's costliest film retells a beloved Hindu epic - but divides critics • Nov. 5, 2026, 4:04 AM ET (BBC)
QuickCheck: Is Marvel's Juggernaut named after a Hindu deity? • Nov. 3, 2026, 7:00 PM ET (Toronto Star)
Chicago-area Hindu community shaken but resilient after alleged mass shooting plan was thwarted • Oct. 29, 2026, 3:13 AM ET (AP)
Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate online • Oct. 16, 2026, 2:36 PM ET (AP)

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Painting depicting Hindu gods Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma with Ganesha standing and paying homage to Mahadevi, who is seated on a lotus and playing a stringed instrument.
Ravana
The Great Bath
Vishnu and Lakshmi
Surya Deula
The Chariot Festival
Rabindranath Tagore
Mahatma Gandhi
Surya
soma sacrifice
Holi: Explaining the Festival of Colors
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Exploring Bali, the land of a thousand temples
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Sculpture of Adi Shankaracharya seated cross-legged, holding a staff and wearing prayer beads, set in a decorated arch at his birthplace in Kalady.
Shankara
Indian philosopher
Ram Mohan Roy
Ram Mohan Roy
Indian religious leader
Prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement
Lajpat Rai
Indian writer and politician
Narayana Guru
Narayana Guru
Indian social reformer, poet, and Hindu sage
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Kabir
Indian mystic and poet
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Suryavarman II
king of Khmer empire
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Keshab Chunder Sen
Hindu philosopher and social reformer
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Hindu and Indian nationalist
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Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of Minto
British official
Chaitanya
Chaitanya
Hindu mystic
Shirdi Sai Baba temple
Shirdi Sai Baba
spiritual leader
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Debendranath Tagore
Hindu philosopher
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Sāhibdīn
Indian painter
Ramanuja statue
Ramanuja
Hindu theologian and philosopher
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Ramatirtha
Hindu religious leader
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R.C. Zaehner
British historian
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S.N. Dasgupta
Indian philosopher

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