Hinduism in America
Hindu Revival In An Alien Land.
America is coming alive with the sounds and images of Hinduism.
From Ras and Garbha dances during Navratri in Chicago and Edison to Diwali fireworks in Manhattan's
South Street Seaport; from the sounds of conches and the chanting of hymnals at temple ceremonies in
Pittsburgh and Flushing to the consecration of new dieties at the Balaji Temple in Bridgewater, N.J., and
the foundation-laying ceremony for a new Shree …
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…from each other.'
As Hinduism chimes in with the new religious symphony that is playing itself out in America, williams
says, it is difficult to assess the impact of the new religious pluralism on society. 'There will have to be
new basis for our civic life and relationship between the various communities, but that will have to come
through negotiation between the various groups. We don't know what the shape of it will be
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