Patel volunteers as an outreach administrator for the BAPS Temple in Tigard, which hosts one of Portland’s largest and entirely volunteer-organized Diwali events each year, drawing over 1,000 ...

The much-anticipated event is expected to draw thousands of visitors Abu Dhabi: The BAPS Hindu temple is set to mark its first Diwali and Hindu New Year with a grand, multi-day celebration in Abu ...

Chopda Pujan, a Diwali ritual performed by the Gujarati community, will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 2 Deshon Dr., Melville. The ceremony ...

Viveknidhi Swami, a monk from the BAPS temple in Robbinsville, traveled to Roanoke to lead the ceremony. Riya Patel said she was raised in the United States and has not experienced Diwali in India.

"The request was ignored," Kumar said, adding that it was not the first time that a Hindu temple in Canada had been attacked. Earlier, Hindu temples were attacked in Greater Toronto and British ...

In addition to Saturday’s celebration at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, BAPS and Bharatiya Temple in Montgomeryville are hosting a variety of special religious and social events.

The suit was expanded to include alleged abuses at the BAPS temple in Stafford and other temples in Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta. Plaintiffs dropped out of the suit last year, per reporting ...

Weekend violence at a Hindu temple in Brampton spurred international tension and a second day of protests on Monday as political rhetoric escalated. A police officer was suspended for allegedly ...