www.thehindu.com NALGONDA, ANDRA PRADESH, INDIA, January 21, 2009: A total of eleven Agama Patashalas, including one at Gopulaipalli in Nalgonda district, have been set up under the aegis of the Endowments Department to promote temple traditions and rituals in tune with the Agama Shastra, said Endowments Commissioner P. Sundara Kumar. Seven more Agama Patashalas will be established at various places…
The book explores the historical development of image worship, the importance of the temple itself, festivals, the manifestation of God as the various Deities of the Saiva, Vaishnava and Shakta sects, devotion as expressed in temple worship, dance, and more. The interrelations between different forms of worship and beliefs are brought out with great clarity. The book does contain some…
HPI MADURAI, INDIA: The Madras High Court Bench has directed the Executive Officer of the Ramanathaswamy temple at Rameswaram not to permit establishment of shops that might create security problems in and around the temple. The officer is to ensure that the shops do not endanger the safety of devotees, including VIPs, who visit the temple.
www.hinduismtoday.com It is the unique and all-encompassing nature of Hinduism that one devotee may be worshiping Ganesha while his friend worships Subramaniam or Vishnu, and yet both honor the other’s choice and feel no sense of conflict. The profound understanding and universal acceptance that are unique in Hinduism are reflected in this faculty for accommodating different approaches to the Divine,…
www.hindu-blog.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, January 20, 2009: The hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala Tirupati will be closed on January 26 due to Suryagrahanam, a partial solar eclipse on that day. The temple will be closed from 6 am to 6 pm. All Sevas in the Srivari Temple including Suprabhatam, Thomala, Archana, Archana Anantara Darshan will not be performed. January…
RNS LONDON, UK, January 20, 2008: A government-sponsored opinion poll in Britain has found that religion has displaced race as the most divisive issue facing the nation. The survey, conducted by the respected Ipsos MORI research organization for the government’s Equalities and Human Rights Commission, says 60 percent of respondents believe religious intolerance has become a bigger headache than racial…
www.thestatesman.net DEHRA DUN, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, January 22, 2009: Robert Brayon, 61, an American citizen, today was cremated on the banks of the Saryu river in Bageshwar according to Hindu rituals, as he wished. He left money for his last rites and for a shanti moksha paath, a Hindu ritual for the deceased. Brayon, who was suffering from blood cancer, had…
www.hinduismtoday.com The pilgrimage toward any experience starts with your first concept of it. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
www.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 22, 2009: President Obama began his first full day in office yesterday with a broad collection of American faith leaders praying with him and for him at Washington National Cathedral in a worship service crafted specially to reflect his interest in religious diversity. Rabbis in yarmulkes, Catholic bishops in magenta vestments, Protestant pastors in suits,…
www.doe.virginia.gov VIRGINIA, USA, January 19, 2009: HPI has just become aware of the successful outcome of Hindus in Virginia to change the State’s curriculum for teaching of Hinduism as part of world history. Rakesh Bahadur, with others, spearheaded the effort. The entire curriculum revision for the State may be downloaded at the URL above. One can then search “Hinduism” to…