Hindiusm,Islam,Zoroastrianism,FeaturedThe Multi-Colors of Love: Holi is not just for Hindusby Ellen Iones and Andrea Januta FEATURED STORIES Houses of Worship: The Unintended Victims of DemonetizationApril 22, 2017by Ellen Iones and Andrea Januta A Sufi Shrine for All Faith: In India, Religious Pilgrims Cross Traditional BordersApril 24, 2017by Emily Churchill Ahmedabad’s Parsis Fight to Bring Back the VulturesApril 24, 2017by Natasha Frost and David Klein Sikh Fashion Designer Committed to Reviving Punjabi CultureApril 24, 2017by Nicole Einbinder and Ana Singh Waiting for the MessiahApril 24, 2017by Natasha Frost and David Klein Garbha Sanskara: Parenting Begins Before BirthApril 24, 2017by Gudrun Georgina Willcocks Stairway to Nowhere: Urban Development and Vrindravan’s Sacred GhatsApril 24, 2017by Thea Piltzecker Dancing With the Gods: A Conversation with Two Masters of Kathak DanceApril 25, 2017by Elizabeth VanMetre and Thea Piltzecker Jain Libraries Enter the 21st Century, with Some Road BlockApril 29, 2017by Ellen Ioanes Buddhism Resurgent: A Small Dalit Community is Finding a Way to Escape the Caste SystemMay 1, 2017by Emily Churchill and Nicole Einbinder SEE ALL FEATURED STORIES http://coveringreligion.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1N0A0450.mp4 COVERING RELIGION THROUGH MULTIMEDIA SEE THE STORIES DAILY DISPATCHES Daily Dispatch 11: Farewell IndiaMarch 20, 2017by Pia Peterson Daily Dispatch 10: Lessons Learned on the SabarmatiMarch 20, 2017by Cole Pennington Daily Dispatch 9: Ahmedabad, City of DiversityMarch 19, 2017by David Klein Daily Dispatch 8: A Journey to the Thousand-Year-Old Sun TempleMarch 17, 2017by Andrea Januta Daily Dispatch 7: An Unexpected Road from Rishikesh to AhmedabadMarch 17, 2017by Nicole Einbinder Daily Dispatch 6: The Ganges Guides UsMarch 16, 2017by Natasha Frost Daily Dispatch 5: Waking up to Holi in VrindavanMarch 16, 2017by Gudrun Georgina Willcocks Daily Dispatch 4: A Day of Color in the City of a Thousand TemplesMarch 16, 2017by Thea Piltzecker Daily Dispatch 3: Footloose in Delhi: A Mosque, a Purim Celebration and a Bird SanctuaryMarch 15, 2017by Elizabeth VanMetre Daily Dispatch 2: A Day for the SensesMarch 14, 2017by Ellen Ioanes SEE ALL DISPATCHES QUOTES FROM INDIA “Any being can reach enlightenment. An insect can reach enlightenment” – Jain nun Maiti Jratha Suriji SEE ALL QUOTESCOVERING RELIGION IN NEW YORK Ritual & Teaching Moments Tibetan Buddhist Meditation in the Upper West SideFebruary 21, 2017by Nicole Einbinder Living and Learning Shi’a Islam in Woodside, QueensFebruary 17, 2017by Ellen Ioanes Aarti Acceptance: Family Moments in a Hindu TempleFebruary 17, 2017by Emily Churchill Small but Significant: The Use of Turbah in Shi’a PrayerFebruary 17, 2017by Ellen Ioanes From the Conch Shell to the Saxophone, ISKCON Worship Thrives on MusicFebruary 17, 2017by Thea Piltzecker Taking Out The Torah at Rego Park Jewish CenterFebruary 17, 2017by Natasha Frost Pleasing the Gods: The Washing of Lord GaneshFebruary 17, 2017by Emily Churchill At a Sikh Temple in Queens Even the Air Around the Guru Granth Sahib is HolyFebruary 17, 2017by Ana Singh Patterns and Rice: Jainism in QueensFebruary 17, 2017by Pia Peterson SEE ALL STORIES CHECK OUT OUR ITINERARY @sangam.india A young hijra, a transgender individual and member of India's third gender community, is interviewed by @natashamaryfrost at the temple of Bahuchara ji in Gujarat. This goddess is associated with two myths that reference transgender persons, and her temple is a place of pilgrimage for many hijras 📷anamsingh #cjs17#coveringreligion#hijra#bahuchara A post shared by Covering Religion 2017 (@sangam.india) on Apr 5, 2017 at 2:50pm PDT Our fearless leaders and guides through Delhi's old city and the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in South Asia: Prof. @thelifeofayogi Imam Tarik Bukhari, Prof. @arinyc , Iranian poetry and history expert Bruce Wannell, and famed historian @williamdalrymple We did everything from eat in the paratha alley to purchase rare rose-oud oils. Of course Dalrymple Saheb took us to the city's Gurudwaras, Mosques, and Jain temples too. A fast paced and upbeat first morning in India. Seems like it was just yesterday. #newdelhi #jamamasjid #shahiimam #islam #jain #sikh #mosque #oud #oils #paratha #gurudwara #scent #bukhari #oldcity #history #professors #india #coveringreligion @columbiajournalism A post shared by Covering Religion 2017 (@sangam.india) on Mar 27, 2017 at 12:26pm PDT Columbia Journalism professor @thelifeofayogi being blessed and greeted early morning by the guru at the B.A.P.S. Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad while the class visits for morning puja. #cjs17 #coveringreligion #swaminarayan #guru A post shared by Covering Religion 2017 (@sangam.india) on Mar 18, 2017 at 11:52pm PDT AFTERTHOUGHTS REFLECTIONS ON INDIA READ THE REFLECTIONS
