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KAPAA, KAUAI, HI, USA, July 21, 2010: This is the video that so many readers of Hinduism Today look forward to. Our Editor-in-Chief presents the summary of this issue’s features.
This issue travels the globe from India to Australia, from Nepal to Mauritius and beyond. It also introduces an amazing man we have named the 2010 Hindu of the Year, Sri P. Parameswaran.
Our feature article takes us into the hills of Nepal, as we follow the rites of passage, the samskaras, practiced there, in a unique and colorful way. Ace photographer Thomas Kelly brings the rituals and celebrations to life with his astounding camera work.
Our 16-page center section is a tour-de-force of some of the most exotic of Hinduism’s practices, called “Healing, Sacred Vows and Trance Possession.” Stephen P. Huyler is our guide into a seldom-documented world that may well teach you again of the power of faith.
In this issue’s Publisher’s Desk, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami urges readers to work hard at living in the eternal now, showing us how it is done.
Swami and swaminis give the Hindu view on the global financial crisis, gay marriage, yoga’s relationship to Hinduism and the challenges Hindus face in the future. Vel Mahalingum tells the story of how the Hindus of Mauritius started studying their faith, and today this nation’s majority Hindu community is perhaps the best model of how to face the 21st century and keep your religion in the bargain.
There’s lots more, of course. It’s all there in the current issue of Hinduism Today, where you go to stay in touch with Sanatana Dharma — click here to see this exciting video.