www.dailytexanonline.com AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA, October 29, 2008: Fireworks illuminated the night sky for Diwali, a traditional Indian celebration that represents the victory of good over evil. The Hindu Students Council hosted a Diwali celebration Tuesday night on the Main Mall. Candlelit steps, with piles of shoes strewn at the bottom, welcomed Hindu and non-Hindu students to a ritual of mock…
www.hinduonnet.com MADURAI, INDIA, October 29, 2008: The Skandha Sashti festival began at Tiruparankunram Sri Subramaniaswamy temple here on Wednesday. The devotees took baths in the Saravanapoikai, go around the Tiruparankunram hills and will take food only once during the festival. Soorasamharam would be held on November three, temple sources said. The festival is celebrated by Hindus worldwide, but especially the…
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news.bn.gs TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, October 17, 2008: The Divali Nagar (Village of Lights) festival, held annually here during the nine days preceding Divali, is well under way and will culminate on October 27, the night before Divali, with a tremendous fireworks display. Divali Nagar is the flagship project of the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC). It centers around the…
www.nytimes.com CALIFORNIA, USA, October 26, 2008: California’s Proposition 2, which goes before voters November 4, has the potential to eventually improve the lives of farm animals nationwide. The ballot initiative focuses on what are considered the worst animal-confinement systems in factory farms. It requires that by 2015 farm animals be able to stand up, lie down, turn around and fully…
www.hindu.com COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, October 25, 2008: Jagathguru Sri Jeyendra Saraswathi Trust is organizing a special golden alankaram to Goddess Annapurni and a special laddu chariot for the Gods to be taken on a procession on Deepavali day. Devotees can get special Ganga water taken from Kashi Holy Ganges after abishegam in the morning at the temple premises on…
www.hinduismtoday.com We all love animals. Why do we call some pets and others dinner? K.D. Lang, pop singer
www.hinduismtoday.com Ignorance is a powerful magician in the human mind. It makes invisible that which is most visible–God. Sage, mystic and philosopher Swami Omkarananda Saraswati, a direct disciple of the late Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh
www.hindustantimes.com NALANDA, BIHAR, INDIA, October 13, 2008: Tension prevails in Garai village of Nalanda district after a Dalit was killed in a clash with upper castes on Dussehra night over making an offering to Goddess Durga. Three Dalits were also injured in the violence. The trouble started when members of the Dalit community reportedly asked the temple priest to let…
www.hindi.webdunia.com/religion/occasion/dipawali/. KOLKATA, INDIA, October 26, 2008: People are bursting crackers without noise pollution or offer puja to the Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi, in the virtual world on PCs or GPRS enabled mobile phones this Diwali. The website Webdunia is offering a free service of animated images for the celebration. “The e-fireworks can continue for an unlimited period. An exciting range…