October/November/December, 2004
Table of Contents
INTERNATIONAL
Feature Story: The Amazing Adventure of Thirty Million Hindus at the Ujjain Festival
Issues: Spiritual Leaders at the Mela Speak Out on Organ Donation, Gay Marriage and More.
Retrospective: Our Man at the Melas
Tradition: How the Devas and Asuras Churned the Ocean for the Chalice of Immortality
Honor: Pichai Sivacharya-One of India's Foremost Priests Is Our 2004 Hindu of the Year
Revival: Nominal Muslims of Central Java are Returning to the Hinduism of Their Ancestors
Temple: Atlanta Area Hindus Dedicate Siva Temple
LIFESTYLE
Women: Commentator Madhu Keshwar Explores the Complex Hindu Interpretation of Sita
Insight: Visiting a Hindu Temple - the Illustrated Esoterics and Protocol of Worship
Medicine: Exploring the Impact of Diet and Lifestyle on Type 2 Diabetes
Craftsmanship: Swamimalai's Bronze Artisans Create Larger-than-Life Statues of Indian Saints
Animals: Other Creatures Live a Surprisingly Complex Emotional and Social Life
Teens: Five Hindu Youths Share Their Sense of Personal Identity in a Multi-Ethnic World
Testimony: Young Ramya Gopal Reports on the Ritu Kala, Girls' Coming of Age Ceremony
Environment: Artificial Decorative Powders, Such as Kumkum, May Be Bad for Health
Worship: How Vermont's Backwoods Was Introduced to the Elephant-Headed God, Ganesha
Holiday: Yuletide is not a Hindu Holiday, but we have our own December Gift Giving Festival
OPINION
In My Opinion: The Ethics of Stem Cell Research
Publisher's Desk: What is True Success?
Letters: Skewed Toward Saivism
From the Vedas: Stay True! Study and Preach!
DIGESTS