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.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…
www.nydailynews.com QUEENS, NEW YORK, October 23, 2008: Sam Lal, a Hindu who immigrated from Guyana 30 years ago, found a flower near his garage growing in the unusual shape of an elephant’s head and trunk. At just about the same time, a back pain that had been hurting him for months disappeared. “This formation came to heal my illness,” said…
www.hinduonnet.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 21, 2008: Various political parties on Monday asked for nation-wide caste census in 2011, saying such a move would bring clarity on the issue of protecting the “backward castes.” Recently, the Supreme Court observed that without comprehensive and scientific data regarding different sections of the population the Government cannot bring statutory amendments for reservation in…
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
media.www.dailynorthwestern.com EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, October 20, 2008: At Northwestern University yesterday, more than 100 Hindu students sat with their heads bowed over candle flames, echoing the Sanskrit chants of the priest inviting Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, to bestow prosperity upon the upcoming year of the Hindu calendar. Hindus from around the campus — and a few curious non-Hindus — crowded…