http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/HinduismFind stories, videos, and photos about Hinduism from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:43:36 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/india.idols.pollution/tztop.idol.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hinduism14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Hinduism from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/india.idols.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/india.idols.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth India's sun beats down on a long line of trucks wending to the Bay of Bengal. In the back of these trucks, giant, brightly painted statues of the Hindu god Ganesha are waiting to be dropped in the nearby ocean.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/india.solar.eclipse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/india.solar.eclipse/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile many now recognize the scientific explanation for a solar eclipse, the phenomenon is still marked with tradition and sometimes suspicion in Hindu-majority India.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/08/uk.funeral.pyres/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/08/uk.funeral.pyres/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Hindu man in Britain lost his court battle Friday for the legal right to be cremated in a traditional Hindu open-air funeral pyre.Fri, 08 May 2009 12:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/25/uk.funeral.pyres/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/25/uk.funeral.pyres/index.html#cnnSTCTextA devout Hindu said Wednesday he was confident that a British court will rule that laws preventing him from being cremated on an open-air funeral pyre in "a sacrament of fire" are a breach of his human rights.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/20/mumbai.events/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/20/mumbai.events/index.html#cnnSTCTextMumbai is always colorful and dynamic but if you're lucky enough to be in town for one of the city's major festivals you'll witness Mumbai erupting into glorious Technicolor.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/india.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/india.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix members of a Muslim family were burned alive Sunday in a fire at their house in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/india.violence.religious/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/india.violence.religious/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Maoist group has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Hindu leader, whose death sparked a wave of Hindu-Christian riots in southern India.Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/india.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/india.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTextA stampede at a hilltop temple in western India killed more than 147 people and wounded 55 others who had gathered to celebrate the start of a religious holiday on Tuesday, police said.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845653,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845653,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAt least 125 people were killed and 50 injured when thousands of pilgrims stampeded at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western IndiaTue, 30 Sep 2008 04:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/india.religion.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/india.religion.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe remote east Indian state of Orissa, historically a tinderbox of Hindu-Christian tensions, erupted in violence this week after gunmen killed a Hindu leader and mobs burned churches in retaliation.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829965,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829965,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHindu Nationalists and Muslim hardliners in the Indian state have brought sectarian feelings to a boil. Is India facing a new faith-based conflagration?Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829351,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829351,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMukesh Chabba lit the funeral pyre on which seven of his relatives -- including his wife and daughter -- were cremated Monday, the day after a stampede at a remote mountaintop Hindu temple killed 145 peopleMon, 04 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/stampede.cause/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/stampede.cause/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 133 people were killed in a stampede Sunday as panicked worshippers tried to flee a crowded mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India, officials said.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/india.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/india.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTextA stampede at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India killed at least 145 people Sunday, officials said.Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/nepal.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/nepal.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Nepalese government sent two teams to northern India on Friday to prepare to bring back the bodies of 36 pilgrims killed when their bus plunged into a river, officials said.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820844,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820844,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTaking advantage of new technology and the carbon-credit market, India's religious institutions are becoming leading preachers of environmentalismTue, 08 Jul 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1811275,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1811275,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDeepak Chopra has something to say about Hindu opposition to Mike Myers' new movie: Get over itMon, 02 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/india.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/india.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTextA little-known group called Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's near-simultaneous bomb attacks that killed 63 people in the northwest Indian city of Jaipur. It also warned of more attacks in the country.Thu, 15 May 2008 08:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/eco.about.religion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/eco.about.religion/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhether we are actively religious or not, religious belief permeates the very fabric of our existence. Namely, it influences -- if not directly shapes -- our legal systems; and therefore our constitutions; and therefore our nations' policy choices, both at home and abroad. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:09:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698533,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698533,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLow-caste Hindus are converting to Christianity in an attempt to escape their spot at the bottom of India's social hierarchy, and sparking religious violence in the processThu, 27 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/india.eye.vegetarian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/india.eye.vegetarian/index.htmlUnless you are a vegetarian Hindu from the Indian state of Gujarat, don't bother applying for an apartment at the Mayfair Residency in the upmarket Mumbai suburb of Khar.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/05/india.site.background/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/05/india.site.background/index.htmlThe dispute over a historic religious site in the northern town of Ayodhya has come to define the often fiery mix of politics and religion in India.Tue, 05 Jul 2005 05:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/01/24/78907/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/01/24/78907/index.htmMcDonald's menus in India, where the chain hopes to begin operations in 1995, will have an unusual twist: They will offer no beef, reflecting the Hindu belief that the cow is sacred. Hindus compris...Mon, 24 Jan 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/25/77422/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/25/77422/index.htmMaharishi Mahesh Yogi, the same guy you saw with the Beatles in the Sixties and on talk shows in the Seventies, is opening schools in all 50 states. They will offer MBAs, among other degrees. But H...Mon, 25 Jan 1993 05:01:00 EST