The following links are for web sites with related information
on the Hindu religion.
All the sites in this section have been reviewed in a fair and
impartial manner. We have mark each site out of five for various categories.
Site
Name |
Location |
Content |
Graphics |
Ease of Use |
Overall
Rating |
Comments |
An
Introduction to Hinduism |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good site design and
reference material. |
Ancient
India |
Unk |
2/5 |
2/5 |
2/5 |
2/5 |
A great advert for
Amazon books, does offer a wide range of books on Indian culture. |
Aryamerica |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Web-site for Arayans
in America. Their views may be a little backward by today's standards,
this is a well designed and informative site. |
Balaji |
India |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Well designed
web-site regarding the Shri Lord Venkateswara temple, the site covers the
basics such as temple location, opening times as well as where to get
accommodation whilst in the area. |
Bhagavad
Gita |
India |
5/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Very well
constructed web-site, which aims to be an interactive version of the
classic Gita, lots of reference material regarding the book. |
Bhagavad
Gita - The Song of Gods |
USA |
2/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Very novel
presentation of the basic elements of the Gita, a well designed single
page web-site. |
Biographies
of Hindu Saints |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Well designed and
informative web-site which covers basic details of Hindu saints. A real pity
the site has not been up-dated for a while. |
Caste
System |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Informative site
discussing the Hindu caste system, good for reference material only. |
Gita
As It Is |
Unk |
5/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Another good gita
web-site converted into an on-line format, this site's only failing is the
delay in loading graphic images. |
Geography
of Hinduism |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Well designed single
page site which offers good statistical information on Hindus around the
world. |
God
In Hindu Dharma |
India |
4/5 |
5/5 |
4/5 |
4.5/5 |
Well designed search
engine, spoilt only by download times for images. |
Hinduism |
Canada |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Interesting &
concise study of Hinduism. |
Hinduism |
India |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Well designed
web-site with good reference links. |
Hinduism |
Unk |
5/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Great reference
material on Hinduism, a real pity the graphical interface could do with
some work on it. The home page is too big on quotes, it should of just
held the main index data only. |
Hinduism
(BBC World Service) |
UK |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
Great site! |
Hinduism
& Bahai Faith |
India |
2/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Interesting article
from a professor in India, spoilt by pop-up advertising. |
Hinduism
Glossary |
USA |
4/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Well designed
dictionary of Hindu terms. |
Hindu
History |
Unk |
5/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4.5/5 |
It may not be the
best looking site out their, this site has very extensive information on
Hinduism over several centuries, lots of reference material. |
Hindu
Holocaust Museum |
Unk |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Although a little
extremist in its views, this web-site is a good source of reference.
Beware of it's right wing content. |
Hindu
Kids Universe |
Unk |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
This is truly a well
designed web-site, aimed at teaching children the basics of Hinduism, it's
great!. The information is well presented, lovely site!. |
Hindu
Mysticism |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Simple site design,
however this is a good introduction to basic Hindu beliefs. |
Hindu
Net |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
The Hindu version of
Yahoo!, this is a really well organised search engine, literally full of
hundreds upon hundreds of links. Great reference section, well worth a
visit. |
Hinduism
Online |
Unk |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Well designed
layout, perhaps a little slow on the initial loading sequence. |
Hinduism
Online Network |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Quite an extensive
web-site listing page, covering several areas. Simple but effective. |
Hinduism
Overview |
Unk |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good background
research, not very graphically minded, the writing quality and available
information are good. |
Hindu
Panchang |
Unk |
4/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3.75/5 |
This site looks at a
whole host of astrological calculations, a good source or reference. |
Hindu
Samskaras |
Unk |
4/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3.75/5 |
From the same people
as the Panchang site, this site details Samskaras |
Hindu
Society of Central Florida |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Nice, clearly
designed community web-site, does precisely what it was intended to do. |
Hindu
Students of MIT |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Well designed
student union site for one of America's most premier universities. The
site is basic, the activities of this group include conferences, a real
pity that it does not seem to be updated on a regular basis. |
Hindu
Temple Reference Center |
USA |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Useful guide to
finding your nearest mandir, this site covers temples for 10 countries.
Good layout loading speed a little slow. |
Hindutva |
Unk |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Simple links page to
a variety of other Hindu web-sites. |
Hinduvta
Series |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Well designed site
looking at Hindu festivals. |
Hindu
Yoga Links |
Unk |
3/5 |
1/5 |
3/5 |
2.5/5 |
Despite having good
information on this web-site, it is all spoiled by appalling colour scheme
used on this site!. |
Hindu
University |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
An on-line and
physical university dedicated to teaching Hindu ethics, sites a bit basic,
although it is under development. |
Hindu
Women |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Well designed
web-site focusing on topical issues for Hindu women. |
Hindu
Vivek Kendra |
India |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Although this is
quite a slow loading site, it does have a good goal, that of establishing
a list of pro and anti Hindu items, and as forum for pursuing Hindu
ethics. |
India
Divine |
India |
4/5 |
5/5 |
4/5 |
4.5/5 |
Good search engine
lots of material available. It is also well designed. You can also send
Hindu e-mail cards to friends and relatives across the world. |
India
Net Guide |
India |
4/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Lots of good links
available from this search engine. |
McGill
University |
USA |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Well designed
university web-site that has lots of useful links to a variety of
religious web-sites. |
National
Hindu Students Forum |
UK |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Nice site design,
very large and clear wording, good links and community information
section. |
Noble
Hindu Causes |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Well designed
charitable web-site. |
RamaTemple |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
This site is all
about a Chicago, Rather slow initial loading, otherwise a well organised
community site. |
Ramayana |
Unk |
4/5 |
5/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
The Ramayana, in
cartoon format over the Net!. Nice idea, good graphics, pity about some of
the download times. |
Sewa
International |
UK |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
UK based charity
organisation which helps in several countries, well designed and high
impact web-site. |
South
African Hindu Web Site |
South
Africa |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Well presented site,
spoilt by using a high graphics resolution. The site covers a variety of
religious and non-religious topics. Good design. |
Spirituality,
Yoga, Hinduism |
Unk |
3/5 |
2/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
A bit basic by
modern standards, however this site does cover a range of Hindu related
subjects. |
SpiritWeb |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Well designed
web-site which has lots of sections, a little slow downloading images,
otherwise quite a well designed web-site indeed. |
Statues |
Unk |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Simple site
detailing Hindu statues available on the net. Loads images relatively
quickly |
SunnyVale
Temple |
USA |
3/5 |
2/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Although this is a
community site it suffers badly from down load times, normally we would
not rate community sites so low, this one is an exception, the times are appalling!. |
The
Hare Krishna Index |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Well designed search
engine, lots of links and clip art available. |
The
Hindu Temple Society of North America |
USA |
4/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Very bizzare loading
sequence, every navigation button is not initially displayed. The site is
very well presented and informative. Mainly for those in North America. |
Upanishad |
Unk |
4/5 |
2/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Web-site discussing the books of knowledge, well
written and informative.
|
Us-Hindus |
Unk |
2/5 |
2/5 |
2/5 |
2/5 |
Very much a still under construction sites,
badly designed and links do not work at all.
|
Virtual
Mandir |
Unk |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Nice concept, good material, spoilt by long
loading times, this web-site does have good reference material, worth a
visit.
|
Vivekananda |
UK |
4/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
Excellent site from where your children can
learn Hinduism at both GCSE and AS levels. Good site design, high rating due
to the ability to study for a GCSE in Hinduism on-line and take the test in
London. There is even an A-Z directory of Hindu terms.
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