Hinduism itself sees nature as the divine, which Hindus should be protecting, but then most Hindus are not real Hindus, as already pointed out, but pseudo-Hindus, which is why they can’t even protect themselves, let alone Prithvi-Bhumi-Mother Earth.

These temples are mostly run by pseudo-Hindus who don’t even know the abc of Hinduism but repeat rituals whose deeper meanings they don’t even know when cornered to explain. But they can fool the majority of Hindus, who are mostly pseudo-Hindus who pay blindly in billions in donations, which then gets robbed by the temple leaders and the government, knowing the pseudo-Hindus have no backbone to take action, which is why they are third-class citizens in their own country. Like we’ve been saying for decades, it’s not the anti-Hindus who are the biggest danger to Hinduism, but pseudo-Hindus, because real Hindus would have taken over the country, protecting the environment and dismantling the hinduphobic networks by now. And if Kalki Avatar came down now, then the first people he would be unleashing his Bruce Lee fighting skills against would be these pseudo-Hindus.

Following the conclusion of the Kanwar Yatra, the holy city of Haridwar is grappling with severe sanitation challenges, leaving behind nearly 7,000 metric tons of garbage. Over 4.8 crore devotees participated in the sacred journey, resulting in massive waste accumulation, including 2,000 tons collected in the final two days alone. Despite the civic body deploying 1,000 additional Swachhta Doots and over 80 vehicles, trash continued to pile up across the city. Furthermore, disturbing visuals from Har Ki Pauri went viral, allegedly showing bottles filled with urine left inside changing rooms. The report highlights the urgent need for civic sense and respect for sacred public spaces alongside religious devotion.

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This article arose in response to a reel shared by Laav Patel, raising the question of whether bringing Gaṅgā Ārati to the River Thames is appropriate. He further suggests that the Gaṅgā Ārati should remain confined to India, which misunderstands an important distinction within Hindu thought: Gaṅgā has a uniquely sacred geographical manifestation, but the sacred is not confined by geography.

So Why Does Gaṅgā Ārati Belong On the Thames Too?

So let’s see the answers within Hindu scripture and theology itself. Well, first, the Vedas recognise the sacredness of all waters.

Ṛg Veda 7.49.2 invokes waters of many origins:

«yā āpo divyā uta vā sravanti
khanitrimā uta vā yāḥ svayaṃjāḥ…
tā āpo devīr iha mām avantu»

It speaks of celestial waters, flowing waters, waters obtained by digging and naturally arising waters, concluding with a prayer that these divine waters protect the worshipper. The crucial expression is āpo devīḥ, divine waters.

The famous Nadī Sūkta, Ṛg Veda 10.75.5, likewise invokes numerous rivers:

«imaṃ me gaṅge yamune sarasvati
śutudri stomaṃ sacatā paruṣṇyā…»

Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Sarasvatī, Śutudrī, Paruṣṇī and other rivers are addressed together. Vedic sacred geography already recognises a plurality of revered rivers. None of this diminishes Gaṅgā’s unique status. Bhagavad Gītā 10.31 gives her an extraordinary distinction when Śrī Kṛṣṇa declares:

«srotasām asmi jāhnavī»

“Among rivers, I am Jāhnavī, the Gaṅgā.”

Gaṅgā therefore possesses her own sacred identity, religious traditions, tīrthas and physical manifestation. But performing Gaṅgā Ārati beside the Thames does not require claiming that the Thames has geographically become Gaṅgā. It means that Hindus standing beside another great river invoke Gaṅgā Mātā and approach water through the sacred consciousness that Sanātana Dharma has cultivated for millennia.

Traditional Hindu ritual already embodies this principle. During pūjā, Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Godāvarī, Sarasvatī, Narmadā, Sindhu and Kāverī are traditionally invoked into the water used for worship.

Sacred geography can therefore be ritually made present without erasing physical geography. There is even an ancient linguistic connection. There is a fascinating additional dimension to the Thames itself.

A River Thames history site states that many etymologists connect Thames with Sanskrit Tamasa, understood as “dark river” or “dark water”, proposing an ancient linguistic relationship transmitted through Celtic languages. The precise historical route should not be overstated. Modern etymology more cautiously traces Thames through the ancient Brittonic Tamesa/Tamesis, probably associated with “dark”, while recognising cognates across the wider Indo-European language family, including Sanskrit tamas, “darkness”.

That distinction is important. It would be historically unsafe to claim that Indians simply named the Thames. But the linguistic kinship is nevertheless striking.

The words belong to an ancient Indo-European linguistic world in which Sanskrit and the ancestral languages of Europe preserve related roots. So even at the level of language, India and ancient Britain are not the completely disconnected civilisational worlds that a simplistic “keep Gaṅgā in India” argument might imply.

What about Britain’s own sacred traditions? The fact that the Thames possessed sacred significance within Britain’s ancient pre-Christian cultures is not an argument against Gaṅgā Ārati. If anything, it makes the symbolism richer.

Hindus do not need to erase Britain’s indigenous traditions, appropriate them or declare that the Thames is secretly Gaṅgā. We can respect the Thames as the Thames while approaching its waters through our own dharma. There is something profound about two ancient spiritual cultures recognising that a river is more than a resource.

A Hindu temple in London does not turn London into Varanasi. A homa performed in Britain does not turn Britain into India. Sūrya does not cease to be sacred beneath an English sky. Śiva does not cease to be omnipresent at India’s borders. Why, then, should Hindu reverence for sacred waters suddenly become geographically impossible?

Indeed, if ancient Britons also perceived sacredness in the Thames, then offering ārati by Hindus there need not represent disrespect toward that heritage at all, but it actually awakens many of them to see the ancient sacredness of their rivers and nature that they have lost, after being conquered by a Middle Eastern Christianity that even has churches built on their ancient sacred pagan temples and sites. This is why far-right Christian fundamentalists know that ‘Global Hindutva’ really means a ‘Global Pagan Ancient Reawakening’ thanks to the largest remaining ancient pagans in the world known as the Hindus. 

So Hindus represent another civilisation recognising the sacred dimension of the same river. This is perhaps the most important distinction. A lamp offered beside the Thames does not colonise the river, rename it or assert Hindu ownership over it.

Ārati claims nothing. Ārati offers. It is an offering of light, gratitude and reverence.

Hindus living in Britain should therefore not be expected to practise a permanently transplanted Hinduism in which sacredness always exists somewhere thousands of miles away. Sanātana Dharma can take root wherever Hindus sincerely live and worship, while respecting the history and traditions of that land. Gaṅgā remains Gaṅgā. The Thames remains the Thames. Yet the Hindu can bow before both without contradiction. Bhārata is sacred. Gaṅgā is uniquely sacred. But Īśvara is not bounded by Bhārata.

To offer Gaṅgā Ārati beside the Thames is therefore not to replace Britain’s sacred geography with India’s. It allows two truths to stand together: the Thames possesses its own ancient identity and sacred history, while Hindus standing upon its banks have every right to encounter those waters through Sanātana Dharma.

Perhaps that is the most appropriate response to the concern that Gaṅgā Ārati belongs only in India.We do not need to call the Thames “Gaṅgā”. We do not need to deny Britain’s indigenous relationship with its river. And we certainly do not need to leave our own sacred worldview behind when we approach its banks.Sanātana Dharma- Hinduism is not diminished when carried beyond India. Its universality is revealed when its eternal principles are lived authentically wherever Hindus call home.

 Ganga Aarti on the Thames — a little piece of India, right in the heart of London
What if you could experience the sacred beauty of a Ganga Aarti without leaving London?
As part of Totally Thames Festival 2026, Chinmaya Mission UK invites you to Ganga Aarti on the Thames — a beautiful, family-friendly celebration of Indian music, dance, food, culture and community, set against the iconic River Thames.

Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Sunday, 13 September 2026
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Aarti at 7:15 PM

The evening will culminate in a beautiful ceremony of light, inspired by the timeless tradition of Ganga Aarti — a celebration of gratitude, togetherness, nature and our connection to India’s sacred rivers.

There’s something incredibly special about bringing this tradition to the Thames — creating a beautiful connection between India and the UK, right here in London.

The celebration is also being guided by a commitment to nature and sustainability, with no items being placed into the River Thames.

Whether you grew up watching aarti by the ghats of India, miss the feeling of home, or simply want to experience a unique piece of Indian culture in London — save this one for September.
– nine2fivelife

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Police opened fire while attempting to disperse the crowd. The attack resulted in three persons losing their lives and about 2 dozen people sustaining injuries. Among the killed are 24-year-old Om Prakash Mehta, 22-year-old Jai Prakash Mehta, and 19-year-old Ganesh Yadav

.The unrest has since spread beyond Sunsari, with violence and protests reported in Siraha and Dhanusha. Arson, vandalism, stone-pelting and clashes with security forces have damaged vehicles, shops and private properties. Authorities have imposed curfews across several sensitive areas. Police, the Armed Police Force and the Nepal Army have been deployed, while helicopters are being used to monitor the situation from the air.

The final rites of Om Prakash Mehta and Jayaprakash Mehta, who lost their lives in the Kaptanaganj shooting in Sunsari, were held on Friday night after post-mortem examinations at Koshi Hospital. Their bodies were taken from the hospital to their homes, where family members, relatives, and local residents gathered to pay their final respects. The funeral procession then proceeded to the site of the shooting in Kaptanaganj, where the final cremation rites were performed. Large numbers of mourners joined the procession, offering an emotional farewell and paying tribute to the two victims. Security personnel remained deployed throughout the procession and at the cremation site to maintain peace and public order.

NEW DELHI: Terrorists allegedly asked a Chhattisgarh labourer about his caste and community before shooting him dead in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, according to his family members. The victim, identified as Deepak Ratrey, was among two migrant labourers from Chhattisgarh killed in the attack.

Deepak, who moved to J&K a year ago to work at a brick kiln, was the sole breadwinner for his family. He is survived by his wife, a one-year-old son, a widowed mother, and a disabled brother. His father passed away a decade ago.

Another labourer from Chhattisgarh’s Sarangarh district, identified as Bhupendra, was also killed in the same attack.

SDM Rupendra Patel and other administrative officials visited the grieving family, assuring them of all possible support. The family has appealed to the government for financial compensation and the immediate return of Deepak’s mortal remains to his native village for the final rites.

Speaking to ANI, SDM Rupendra Patel said, “We have spoken with the family members. We are in contact with the government to ensure they receive all possible assistance according to the rules. We have enquired about their well-being and are staying in constant touch with them.”

“I just spoke with the family. The body is currently in Jammu and Kashmir, and we are in contact with the authorities there to facilitate the process. Discussions are currently ongoing regarding the arrangements for the same,” he added.

Deepak Ratrey, who had moved to Jammu and Kashmir to work at a brick kiln to fund the construction of his house, was killed alongside another labourer from Chhattisgarh, identified as Bhupendra from Sarangarh district.

Speaking to ANI, Manoj Kumar Ratrey, Deepak’s brother, said, “My younger brother, Deepak Ratrey, had gone to Jammu and Kashmir to earn a livelihood. He comes from a very poor background and is a native of this place. We received news from the administration last night and this morning that he lost his life in a terrorist attack.”

Highlighting the family’s plight, Manoj added, “Deepak was the primary breadwinner for his family. He leaves behind a wife, small children, a widowed mother, and a disabled brother. His father passed away about ten years ago. The entire family is pleading with the Chhattisgarh government and the Government of India to ensure that his family, currently there, is brought safely back to our home village. We also demand that my cousin’s mortal remains be brought back immediately so we can perform his final rites in our native soil with all our relatives present.”

The family also expressed concerns regarding suggestions of performing the last rites in Jammu and Kashmir. “We have heard suggestions from the administration there to perform the burial or cremation on-site. However, we earnestly request the government to bring our brother’s body back to us,” Manoj said.

Shantibai Ratrey, Deepak’s sister-in-law, shared that the village is waiting to pay its final respects. “Deepak Ratrey was my brother-in-law. It’s been about six months since he went to work as a daily wage laborer making bricks. We found out at night that he was shot. Then the rest of the family found out. We request the government and administration to bring his mortal remains to our Gram Panchayat Bundeli as soon as possible because we are all waiting for him. The funeral rites will be held here,” she said.

Deepak’s uncle, Haldhar Ratrey, stated that Deepak had gone to work specifically to complete his unfinished home. “It’s been more than 4-6 months; he’d been there since about summertime. The house you see being built next door is his. It’s unfinished; he went to work at a brick kiln to earn money to complete the house,” Haldhar said.

Recounting the moment they received the news, Haldhar said, “Around midnight on the night of July 31, 2024, I received information through the police that Deepak was shot in a terrorist attack. It wasn’t fully confirmed at that time. There were two migrant labourers from Chhattisgarh; one is a resident of Baloda Bazar, and one is my nephew, Deepak Ratrey. Terrorists killed him brutally.”

Haldhar further alleged that the attack was targeted. “From what we’ve heard, the terrorists shot him after asking about his caste and community. Look at this act by the terrorists–they went and shot him after asking his caste, firing at a labourer. I request the government… we strongly condemn this incident, and those who carried out this terrorist attack should be stood in the middle of a square and shot. I would also say to the government and administration that after Deepak’s death, there is no one else in his family. They should be provided with good financial assistance,” he added. – The New Indian Express.

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But still no one is stopping the millions of Hindus from actually coming out in mass numbers at the same cockroach protests, when Kashmiri Hindus were protesting for their human rights at the same place, so why didn’t these ranting online Hindus in a country of one billion Hindus turn up in mass numbers to support fellow Hindus? Around Jantar Mantar in Delhi, there are millions of Hindus, so where were they? Indulging in their collective cowardice as usual? If they did turn up, that would have got mass media attention if they outnumbered the other protest.  

So blame yourselves by facing the reality that when Hindu causes come suddenly, you all do the indian vanishing rope trick, which is why anti-Hindus dominate the narrative you cry about online. 

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In their Orientalist Euro Centricj view of the world the reaction to Hindus finally celebrating their warriors, who protected Hindus and Hinduism even after facing some of the horrific genocides, torture and esnlavment from Arab colonisation under far-right Islamist invaders and rulers, that its the Hindu warriors who were actually the criminals and anti Muslim, like putting the spotlight recently on Shivaji Maharaj after a rant started by the New York Times by a notorious Hinduphobe who claimed Shivaji Maharaj is a new  ‘new hero’ being used by ‘right wing’ Hindus.

Right, so no one ever heard of him till ‘Hindu far right Hindutva heathen pagan savages thuggees’ from the temple of doom started to promote him? 

And Hindus who look up to them are also ‘ Right Wing Hindu Nationalists’, an update from the ‘Hindu demonic heathen pagans’ through the politically correct filter, but the same racism in a different and acceptable wording. 

Yes, we know these whites running the New York Times sitting on Native American stolen land will have an issue, but also, this coming from frog-leg-eating France, it’s not surprising either, when even Napoleon backed Jihadists in India, with the French supplying weapons to Tipu Sultan, who not only killed Hindus but also Christians there. We could expect little else from a nation founded by the so called father of Europe, Charlemagne, who slaughtered 4500 pagan Saxons in a single day for their refusal to convert to Christianity in the Massacre of Verden. The Hindus have faced a thousand Verdens, but this has not elicited an iota of recognition from Charlemagnes modern day descendants.

He went further with his betrayal of the largest and most successful slave revolution in modern history in Haiti. So whilst modern Europe revels in the principles “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity), the French, after promising to ban slavery, betrayed and killed the leader of the revolution, Toussaint Louverture.

This is further compounded in their history with their support of the genocidal Baltic Crusades against the last pagans of Europe in the medieval era to force Christianity on them. This is not to speak of their refusal to dismantle their colonial empire after World War 2, resulting in the deaths of millions across Vietnam, Cambodia and North Africa. Beaten and surrendered before the Germans in World War Two did not prevent the French from desperately and violently trying to recover their colonies, whilst telling the rest of the world of their noble resistance against the Nazis.

In reality, this is part of a larger and wider Hinduphobic agenda also backed by the right-wing church, knowing the popularity of Hinduism across the globe, which is growing, including in France, is also bringing Hindu activists and other indigenous people activists together. There are also Hindus supporting other pagan groups, as paganism is on a massive revival.

They also know that when Hindus become aware of their history and their warriors, then these Hinduphobes are in trouble, where ironically in the UK they have a battalion of mostly Hindu pagans known as Gurkhas, named after the revered religious figure Guru Gorakhnath, who had inspired Hindu warriors against the tidal wave of genocidal Jihadists armies sent by the Caliphate hurtling towards India which ultimately resulted in their utter defeat.

This is why Hindu temples should also have statues, pictures and permanent exhibitions of their warriors so Hindus own their history and become like their warriors, then acting like wimps.