www.newstrackindia.com KARACHI, INDIA, February 18, 2009: A historical temple of Lord Shiva in the Jamshed Town area of Karachi has been the victim of a land grab. Built in the late 1930’s, the temple occupied over two acres of land, but most of that has now been captured by builders. The temple caretaker, Ashok Kumar, claimed the builders have occupied…
www.hinduismtoday.com We didn’t inherit the Earth from our parents. We’re borrowing it from our children. Chief Seattle (1788-1866) Squamish Native American chief
www.nepalmountainnews.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, February 24, 2009: Around four million devotees from within and outside the country visited the revered Hindu temple of Pashupati Nath on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on Monday. Devotees had lined up to Old Baneswor and Chabahil to get a chance for worship in the temple from as early as 3 am. Devotees had to stand…
fijidailypost.com FIJI, February 24, 2009: For Mahasivaratri, many temples in Fiji observe a three-night festival which culminates with a grand prayer ceremony on the last night (tonight). Devotees strongly believe that sincere worship of Lord Shiva on the auspicious day of Shivaratri, absolves a person of sins and liberates him from the cycle of birth and death. Shivaratri is considered…
www.nytimes.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, February 25, 2009: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday, in one of the most closely watched free speech decisions in years, that a tiny religious sect could not force a Utah city to let it erect a monument to its faith in a public park. The fact that there is already a Ten Commandments monument…
www.hinduismtoday.com Silence is the first door to spiritual eminence. Adi Sankara (788-820), in his Vivekachudamani, 368
timesofindia.indiatimes.com GOA, INDIA, January 22, 2009: Mahashivratri – a festival dedicated to lord Shiva – will be celebrated with much fervor across the country and state on Monday. The twin temples of Chandreshwar and Bhutnath are located on a hillock near Quepem, while one of the most ancient shrines of Shiva is the Saptkoteshwar of Narve. It is more than…
www.hinduismtoday.com Only the ignorant man expects perfection and lasting fulfillment from this Earth. Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), founder of Self-Realization Fellowship
timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHANDIGARH, INDIA, January 22, 2009: The date on which Maha Shivaratri falls this year is auspicious for many reasons thistime around. Jaipur-based astrologer Avnish Pandey said that this year, the festival falls on Monday, which is considered day of Lord Shiva. In Jyotish, Chaturdashi belongs to Lord Shiva and Monday belongs to the moon. It was in 2006 that…
www.expressbuzz.com