hamaraphotos.com TRIPURA, INDIA, February 4, 2009: Tribals in Tripura recently celebrated the Ganga festival Tuesday in worship of the holy river Ganga, which is revered as divine by millions of Hindus in India and worldwide. Members of about five tribal communities gathered by the river Howrah and traditionally peeled off three pieces of bamboo into beautiful flowers. Then they created…
www.au.org SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, February 1, 2009: Secularizing the central symbol of Christianity is the newest tactic to preserve government displays of the cross and America’s “Christian heritage.” Americans United is trying to counter that legal movement, and hopes to stop it, beginning in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when the court hears the Mt. Soledad case. Fifty-five…
www.hinduismtoday.com Many advances in the sciences that we consider today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago. Grant Duff, British historian of India
The Madras High Court ordered that the Tamil Nadu government takeover the management of the 1,200-year-old Nataraja temple in Chidambaram. The decks have been cleared for the government management with High Court on Monday dismissing a writ petition filed by the Podhu Dikshitars challenging the State government’s appointment of an Executive Officer (EO) for the temple. Within 24 hours ,…
Corporates which are actively associated with temple administration and renovation, also cheered the move. The High Court’s decision on Monday drew mixed reactions, with some sections voicing against Government’s managing of temple funds. But industry officials say the region stands to benefit from more tourists and investments going forward. “Earlier, we faced some problems in getting schemes implemented. We are…
www.petitiononline.com INDIA, February 3, 2009: [HPI received this e-mail about an petition about the events at Chidambaram. It is organized by Mr. Siva Chidambaram.] “You might be aware of the recent aggression of T.N. Government in taking over the Nataraja Temple from the Hereditary and devoted Dihkshitars. Government has made an assault on Hindu Religion and Hindus by doing this.…
www.hinduismtoday.com Years ago, I used to walk for miles to meet my Guru. The distance appeared no longer than a few furlongs. Dada J.P. Vaswani
Designed for illiterates and foreign inmates who cannot read English, the book tells the story of an unhappy prisoner who learns about yoga and meditation from his cell mate. It includes breathing exercises, stretching, relaxation techniques and meditation. Sandy Chubb, the 63-year-old director of Oxford-based charity Prison Phoenix Trust, said: “When you have lost everything, your name and your family,…
University have found that naming cows and treating them as individuals can help to significantly increase their milk production.According to Dr. Catherine Douglas, “Just as people respond betterto the personal touch, cows also feel happier and more relaxed ifgiven one-to-one attention.” In their study involving 516 dairy farmers in Britain, the researcherslooked at interaction between people and cows, and found…
www.hinduismtoday.com You are your own friend and your own enemy. Yogaswami of Sri Lanka (1872-1964)