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www.hinduismtoday.com Siva is the Life of our life. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Tens of Thousands in Kashmir March to UN Offices
ap.google.com SRINAGAR, INDIA, August 18, 2004: Tens of thousands of Muslims waving green and black protest flags planned to march through Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar. They intended to reach the U.N. offices demanding freedom from India. Security measures prevented them from reaching the U.N. offices, but demonstrators tore down barbed wire barricades that authorities had erected on roads…
Promoting Hindi In Europe
www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 15, 2008: Twelve young flagbearers of Hindi from Europe chosen from among hundreds for their skill in the language are currently on a 10-day trip to India. Barring a few European students of Hindi, they are all persons of Indian origin who have learnt the language to keep alive an emotional link with their country…
A Professors Love For Sacred Art Culminates In An Exhibition
thestar.com.my MALAYSIA, August 12, 2008: What started out as a passing fancy ended up as a labor of love that lasted almost three years for Professor Dr. Krishna Gopal Rampal. “At first, I thought it would be nice to have a few paintings on Indian temples in Kuala Lumpur,” says Prof. Krishna, 57, an ardent collector of Malaysian artworks since…
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www.hinduismtoday.com Culture without religion is just for tourists. Anonymous
Nepal Looks For Girl To Serve as New “Living Goddess”
in.reuters.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 12, 2008: Religious authorities in Nepal have begun the search for a girl who could be as young as three or four to serve as the new Kumari, or the virgin “living goddess”, in a centuries-old tradition. Astrologers were consulting horoscopes of candidates from Buddhist Shakya families to replace the current Kumari, Preeti Shakya, who is…
Hindu Heritage Fest in Toronto Drew Thousands
www.southasianfocus.ca TORONTO, CANADA, August 13 2008: An estimated 2,500 people from across the area braved the rains last weekend to attend the Hindu Heritage Festival, held at Toronto’s Black Creek Pioneer Village by the Hindu Federation as announced on HPI on August 9. The festival provided a perspective on how the first members of the community experienced life in Canada,…
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www.hinduismtoday.com If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India. French scholar Romain Rolland
Fourteen Temples in India Will Receive New Chariots
timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 11, 2008: Works for providing golden chariots in 14 temples across Tamil Nadu are under various stages of execution and they willready by next March, an official of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department said. At present, 35 temples have golden chariots. With the approval of 14 more golden chariots, nearly 50 temples in the…
Four-Million-Dollar Temple In Mississipi Reflects Hinduism’s Growth
www.clarionledger.com BRANDON, USA, August 9, 2008: Suseela Reddy slipped off his shoes before walking into the Hindu temple here out of respect for the sacred space. Once inside, the Jackson State University professor joined some 150 devotees awaiting the arrival of a renowned Indian guru, Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji, who is known for his healing and meditation music and has…