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Hundreds are expected to attend a memorial service Sunday held by local Hindus for the late Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of India-based BAPS group that has become one of the largest ...

A leading Hindu sect is accused of forcing hundreds of workers from lower castes in India to work in brutal conditions for virtually no money at temples being constructed in cities across the United ...

(RNS) — Hindus in Los Angeles and beyond are experiencing fear and sadness and hoping for peace after the largest temple in ...