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The Hindu Prayer Room is a space where Hindu students can perform worship services and meet for small spiritual and cultural events. This serene sp

Statue of Maha Saraswati

Puja (alt. pooja) is a Sanskrit term meaning worship or worship service.  During a puja, one or more gods and goddesses are invoked and then praised with

Diwali (also known as Deepavali) is the Hindu Festival of Light. Diwali is associated with many mythological tales and family traditions. Typically occurring in late Octobe

students holding buckets of Holi powder 2015

Holi is a Hindu spring festival celebrating the advent of a new growing season and the strength of bhakti (devotion). But it also has an element of pure, unadulterated fun

A Homa (aka Havan) is a form of worship originating from the Vedic period in India. This service is undertaken to gain blessings and boons from the gods and goddesses. The

Diwali Puja 2022

Missing the spicy flavors of home? Searching for a way to connect with your spiritual traditions? Needing someone to talk with who understands your cultural grounding? We a

Yale Diwali Pooja 2015 aarati

The Yale University Chaplain’s Office offers Hindu Graduate and Professional students and post-docs a warm welcome to Yale University!

In the midst of your thesis

Members of the Yale community - undergraduates, graduate and professional students and post-docs - gathered together in Breathing Space on September 7th to make clay statue