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WESTERN MEDIA tended to be less interested in the Kumbha Mela than other religious celebrations at the same time, despite […]
Meet Our Mela Corps
(Please see hard copy for all photographs) The creation of this special issue required a rare and eclectic collaboration of
Cool, Windy, Dry-How to Acclimate
BY DEVANANDA TANDAVAN The months of October, November and December constitute in the northern hemisphere the fall, autumn or early
Coping With Crowds
By PRABHA PRABHAKAR BHARDWAJ Senior Indian administration service official J.P. Sharma smiled contentedly as he detailed to Hinduism Today the
Kumbha Mela
With Jono Lineen The tens of millions of Hindus who came to the Kumbha Mela at Haridwar this year were
Deadly Melee of Sadhus Mars Mela
The official report is that a hundred holy men were injured but none killed in the clash between two monastic
Darshan, the Grace Of Seeing the Divine
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI In the Orient, whenever the cloud of despair covers the soul of a devotee, the darshan
Rebuilding Sabarimala
By VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN Millions of Hindus come to worship Lord Ayappan at His temple in Sabarimala in a remote
Diaspora
SINGAPORE Taoist-Hindu Co-Temple When Chinese Taoists first arrived in Singapore in 1820, they established temples for their faith. One, Hock
Telling the Future by Shells
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan Jyotish Surendran is in the 19th generation of a family of astrologers who trace their origins