Web site that has information (and some online texts) on the Hindu scriptures; sections: Vedas (Rig, Sama, Yajur & Atharva), Upanishads, Puranas (Vishnu Purana, Garuda Purana), The Laws of Manu, the Mahabharata, Ramayana, the Bhagavad Gita etc

Web site that contains the 18 chapters of the Hindu sacred book online; in Sanksrit (Roman script) with English translations; by the Bhaktivedanta Ashram; the site also sells books, audio CDs, malas (prayer beads), videos etc

Headquarters of the worldwide Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission; has temples dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi & Swami Vivekananda; also has a degree college, a polytechnic & other educational institutions of Ramakrishna Mission

Portal site on Adi Sankaracharya, great Hindu philosopher and exponent of the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta born in Kalady; has excerpts from Gita Bhashya, Brahmasutra Bhashya, hymns, the Upanishads etc

Website providing information on the temple heritage of India; gives details about the historical, cultural, architectural & religious significance of temples, classified by region; has sections on deities, festivals, fairs, beliefs, legends etc

Official website of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams; contains information about Sri Venkateswara temple, darshan, token system, timings, daily, weekly and annual sevas, festivals, accommodation, donations etc

Mission founded in 1953 by devotees of Swami Chinmayananda and administered by Chinmaya Mission Trust in Mumbai; operates more than 300 centres in India & 50 centres abroad; activities: balavihar, study groups, bhajan groups, social service etc

Organisation founded by Dr Hedgewar in 1925 in Nagpur, Maharashtra to strengthen Hindu society & India; has 49,734 basic units (shakhas) in India, & conducts social service through its wing, Sevabharathi; presently led by P.P.K.S. Sudarshan

Religious society in Pondicherry with 332 centres, 64 branches & about 17,000 members throughout the world, founded by the Mother (Madame M. Alfassa); runs educational institutions & youth camps, offers free medical care, publishes books etc

International organisation with headquarters at Rishikesh founded by His Holiness Sri Swami Sivananda; objectives: disseminate spiritual knowledge, establish & run educational institutions & medical organizations, help deserving orphans & destitutes