Terms & Conditions

1. Who we are

World of Hindus (worldofhindus.com, "the site", "we", "us") is an independent, non-commercial information platform created and run by a follower of Sanatan Dharma for like-minded devotees. It is a personal devotional project.

We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting for any temple, mandir, math, ashram, trust, board, sampradaya, religious organisation, government body, astrologer, or commercial group. Names of temples, deities, saints, festivals, trusts and places appear only to identify and describe them. Nothing on the site should be read as an official statement of, or on behalf of, any of them.

2. Information only, from public sources

Everything on the site is published for general information and devotional interest only. It is compiled from publicly available sources, including scriptures and traditional texts, published temple information, government and tourism notices, encyclopaedias, and astronomical calculation.

• No guarantee of accuracy. We try hard to be accurate, but information may be incomplete, out of date or wrong. Temple timings, darshan rules, entry fees, festival dates, travel routes and distances change often and without notice.
• Verify before you act. Always confirm timings, dates, muhurat, travel arrangements and rules with the temple, the official authority, your family priest or a local panchang before relying on them, especially before travelling, fasting or fixing a ceremony.
• Traditions differ. Rituals, lyrics, stories and dates vary between regions, sampradayas and families. Our presentation of any tradition is one sincere account, not the only correct one.

3. Panchang, muhurat and astrology

The panchang, festival dates, muhurat times and calculators (including kundli milan, rashi, nakshatra, Manglik dosha, Sade Sati and numerology) are produced by automated astronomical calculation and traditional rules. They are provided for information and interest only and are not professional, astrological, religious, medical, financial, legal, marital or psychological advice. Do not make important decisions about marriage, health, money, travel, legal matters or safety based on them. Results may differ from other panchangs and from an astrologer's reading.

4. Health, fasting and travel

Descriptions of fasts, pujas, pilgrimages, treks and high-altitude journeys are general. Consult a doctor before fasting or undertaking strenuous or high-altitude travel, particularly for elders, children, pregnant women and anyone with a medical condition. You travel and take part in any activity entirely at your own risk. We are not responsible for crowds, weather, road conditions, closures, accommodation, transport or the conduct of any third party.

5. No endorsements; third-party links

Mentions of temples, ashrams, organisations, people, films, shops, hotels, services, websites or products are for information and are not endorsements. Links to other websites are provided for convenience and credit only and are marked nofollow. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, privacy practices or safety of any third-party site. Visiting them is at your own risk.

6. Intellectual property and credits

The site's original text, design and code belong to World of Hindus. You may share short extracts with a link back to the page for non-commercial devotional use. Please do not copy whole pages or republish our content commercially without permission.

Scriptures, traditional aartis, chalisas, mantras and stotras are the shared heritage of all devotees and are reproduced in their traditional form. Images are used under public-domain status or open licences (such as Creative Commons) and are credited on the page with a link to their source. All trademarks and names belong to their respective owners.

Rights holders: if you believe any material on the site infringes your rights or is credited incorrectly, please tell us through the contact page with the page address and details. We will review it promptly and correct or remove the material where appropriate.

7. Your use of the site

You agree not to misuse the site, including by attempting to break its security, overload it, scrape it at scale, send spam or harmful material through the contact form, or use it for anything unlawful. Messages you send us must be truthful and must not be abusive, defamatory or infringe anyone's rights.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

The site and everything on it are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or uninterrupted, error-free or virus-free availability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, all such warranties are disclaimed.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, World of Hindus and its creator, contributors and volunteers shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive loss or damage of any kind, including loss of money, time, data, travel costs, missed events, personal injury, or emotional or spiritual distress, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or reliance on, the site or any linked site, even if advised of the possibility of such loss. Where liability cannot be excluded by law, it is limited to the minimum extent the law permits.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless World of Hindus and its creator, contributors and volunteers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to your use or misuse of the site, your reliance on its content, any material you submit, or your breach of these terms or of any law or third-party right.

11. Changes and availability

We may change, suspend or remove any part of the site, or update these terms, at any time without notice. The "last updated" date above shows the latest version. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with the site or these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at New Delhi, India. If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.

13. Contact

Questions, corrections or concerns about these terms: please write to us through our contact page. See also our Privacy Policy.