Surya
From India’s Bihar to California’s Bay Area, Hindus celebrate ancient sun festival
By Richa Karmarkar — November 16, 2023
(RNS) — The ritual celebrating the rising and setting sun predates the Hindu gods that are more commonly known today, and stems from the earliest tradition of Hinduism, known as Vedic Hinduism.
Neglect and paradoxical rules on preservation threaten India’s historic Hindu Sun Temple
By Priyadarshini Sen — December 12, 2018
BHUBANESWAR, India (RNS) — The uncertain fate of a 13th-century temple to the Hindu sun god has many demanding that the government re-examine its approach to cultural preservation.
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