Vote For Your Favorite Hindu Organization, Magazine, Blog, Matrimonial & Shopping Sites
The 2011 Readers' Choice Awards on About.com
About.com's 2011 Readers' Choice Awards showcases the best products, features and services in multiple categories, from technology to hobbies to parenting. Nominations for the best Hindu organization, magazine, blog, matrimonial & shopping sites were collected from hundreds of readers between January 13 and February 4, 2011. From among the many entries received, we have shortlisted the following finalists in five different categories.
Vote for your favorites now: Take part in all five polls below and let your favorites win!
| Category 1: BEST HINDU ORGANIZATION |
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- Divine Life Society:Renowned Hindu society founded by Swami Sivananda, headquartered in Rishikesh with presence worldwide
- Forum For Hindu Awakening: A charitable organization devoted to awaken society to the spiritual science behind Hindu Dharma
- Himalayan Academy: Hawaii's Saivite Monastery that wields global religious outreach of Hindu heritage and teachings
- Hindu Students Council: A society providing opportunities to learn the spiritual and cultural treasures of Hindu heritage
- Ramakrishna Mission:Ramakrishna Movement's society of monks and devotees who conduct social services to spread harmony
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Category 2: BEST HINDU MAGAZINE / PERIODICAL
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- Back to Godhead: A magazine that covers all aspects of the philosophy and practice of Krishna consciousness
- Chandamama: A popular magazine for kids to gain knowledge of Indian culture and mythologies through illustrated stories
- Hinduism Today: A premier global journal of Hinduism published quarterly from Kauai's Hindu Monastery
- Life Positive: A body-mind-spirit magazine promoting spiritual wisdom and a holistic understanding of life
- Tattva: A tribute to Hindu culture and the roots of Hindu Dharma in online monthly magazine format
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Category 3: BEST HINDU BLOG
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- Dharmadeen Alliance: An alliance that seeks Hindu-Muslim harmony through spirituality, history, aesthetics and activism
- Hindu-blog.com: Abhilash Rajendran's blog on Hinduism, and the latest developments in Hindu society and religion
- Hindupad.com: Naveen Sanagala's blog that aims to explore the concepts of Hinduism through regular posts
- Sri Gyan Rajhans' Blog: An insightful blog on Vedic religion and spirituality by broadcaster Gyan Rajhans
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Blog: Official blog of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of Art of Living Foundation
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Category 4: BEST HINDU MATRIMONIAL WEB SITE
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- BharatMatrimony.com: Top matrimonial site with the highest number of marriages
- JeevanSathi.com: Online matrimony classifieds from the founders of naukri.com
- Matrimonials India: Hindu matrimonial portal bringing together singles from different caste, mother tongue, etc.
- Shaadi.com: Pioneers in online matrimonials, and one of the world's largest matchmaking sites
- SimplyMarry.com: India's premier matrimonial service portal from the Times Group
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Category 5: BEST HINDU ONLINE STORE
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- Amar Chitra Katha: E-store of the leading publishers of popular comics of Indian fables, mythologies, etc.
- Art of Living Store: Online sellers of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's books and CDs and the Art of Living products
- ExoticIndia.com: Premier e-store of arts, crafts & spiritual products from India's top artisans, designers & artists
- KrishnaStore.com: ISKCON's online shop for all things related to Krishna consciousness
- Minimela.com: Online store of Hawaii's Himalayan Academy selling books, music and other religious products
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Winners will be announced March 15. There's no prize -- just the bragging rights that come with getting recognized by the readers of one of the biggest networks on the web.
