www.bernama.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, February 9, 2009: Hindu devotees in Malaysia celebrated Thaipusam by going to several temples in the country. The chanting of “vel, vel” rose above Batu Caves yesterday as an estimated 1.2 million Hindu devotees and visitors thronged the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple for Thaipusam. More than 1,000 policemen oversaw traffic, safety and security, as a steady…
www.thehindu.com PALANI, INDIA, February 9, 2009: Thousands of devotees witnessed the Thai Poosam holy car procession of Sri Periyanayaki Amman Temple here on Sunday evening. The procession reached Shanmuga River for a holy dip in the early hours of the day. Amid chanting of hymns, Lord Muthukumaraswamy and goddesses Sri Valli and Sri Deivanai were given a ritualistic bath in…
www.hinduismtoday.com What I feel right now is just bliss. Daily life tires the soul as well as the body. This one day, this one bath, is like a new birth for my soul. Vivek Ananda Shastri, 28, teacher, after bathing at the January 2001 Kumbha Mela
www.expressindia.com DWARKA, INDIA, February 7, 2009: Spreading 90 feet across in the east-west direction and 70 feet in the north-south direction, and with no arches, the 1,400-year-old Dwarkadheesh Temple is an architectural marvel. It showcases the rule of various dynasties, the Guptas, Pallavas, Chavdas, Martraks and the Chanakyas, and has 60 pillars intricately carved from a single rock, which display…
Religion News Service WASHINGTON, U.S., February 6, 2009: President Obama unveiled a revamped White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships on Thursday (Feb. 5). “The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another — or even religious groups over secular groups,” Obama said at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday, where he announced the…
www.thehindu.com TIRUMALA, INDIA, February 5, 2009: Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh on Wednesday said, Veda patasalas (schools) were the pride of the nation. On his visit to the TTD-run Sri Venkateswara Veda patasala, he was welcomed by the Vedic pandits who rendered ‘Vedasirvachana’. The pupils recited verses from the Vedas.
trade-with-commodities.blogspot.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 1, 2009: Mirroring a global trend, gold prices here surged to a new peak Saturday at US$29.30 per gram. In India the demand was partly fueled by jewelry fabricators for temples and ceremonies, especially marriages. Considered a hedge against inflation, gold also rose to a three-monthhigh in London in response to firming crude oil prices.…
www.hinduismtoday.com Let us give thanks for all we hold dear: Our health, our family, our friends, the grace of God which never ends. Let us release our grudges, anger and pains, for these are nothing but binding chains. Let us vow to live each day in the most pious, God-conscious way. Let us vow to serve all who are in…
www.thehindu.com RAMANATHAPURAM, INDIA, February 6, 2009: A memorial has been constructed at Kundhukal, on Rameswaram island, where Swami Vivekananda landed on his return after attending the Parliament of World Religions at Chicago in 1893 and a series of lectures in the United States and England. “The historic place and the memorial will propagate Swami Vivekananda’s message of service to the…
www.nytimes.com VANCOUVER, CANADA, February 6, 2009: If a new study is any guide, the color red can make people’s work more accurate, but blue can make people more creative. In the study, published online Thursday in Science magazine, researchers at the University of British Columbia conducted tests with 600 people to see if cognitive performance varies when people see red…