Join MORSL in experiencing one of the world’s oldest religions at a local Hindu Temple. Hindu Mission Montreal, founded in 1971, accommodates diverse types of worship, including North Indian and...
I come home, and I hear "Churaliya" playing in the kitchen CD player as my mom is cooking dinner. I smile discreetly to myself as I casually walk in, and settle to my room. Hmm. One song has the...
On July 8, 2023, I attended the Ratha Yatra Festival of India with MORSL staff and McGill students during a My Neighbour’s Faith Event. It was a moving experience to be immersed in Hindu traditions...
Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is a significant festival celebrated during springtime by Sikhs and Hindus in India and around the world. It marks the beginning of the new solar year, and it...
Holi is one of the biggest celebrations in the Hindu tradition, and today Hindus all around the world will be celebrating with an abundance of colours, water balloons, and flowers. Holi represents...
December 21st is a special day for many reasons, as it marks the beginning of Yule as well as the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. But did you know that this day also marks the beginning...
Diwali, a "festival of lights" cuts across many faith communities-Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh. Diwali comes from the word Deepavali, “a row of lights.” Observants light rows of clay oil lamps...
Hinduism has thousands, if not millions, of sacred spaces where a devotee can go to worship his or her ishtadevata, or personal god. For example, there are places like Chidambaram, one of the most...
October 7th, 2021 marks the beginning of Navaratri, a nine-day long festival that honors the Mother Goddess in all her manifestations, including Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati.