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Dhandayuthapaniswamy Temple Gets Updates Facilities for Pilgrims
www.hindu.com PALANI, INDIA, September 4, 2008: A redesigned rope car system and a new panchamritham-making facility were inaugurated here Tuesday, as well as several other improvements. The temple will have a modern hall for the offering of hair, additional seating at the winch station and a massive dining hall at Dhandapani Nilayam. The Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments,…
The Quest for Britain’s Best Sari
www.hindu.com LEICESTER, ENGLAND, September 2, 2008: Fashion designers in Britain are gearing for a national competition for the best bridal sari, reflecting the hopes, dreams and aspirations of a British-Asian bride. The competition, British Sari Story 2008, is calling for people to create their own embroidery, embellishment and beading with patterns that reflect present-day British Asian life. Leicester’s Indian-origin Lord…
Invest in Your Child’s Education, Says Crusader for Dalits
www.nytimes.com AZAMGARH DISTRICT, INDIA, September 1, 2008: When Chandra Bhan Prasad visits his ancestral village in these feudal badlands of northern India, he dispenses the following advice to his fellow dalits: Get rid of things that demand children’s labor. Invest in your children’s education instead of in jewelry or land. Cities are good for outcastes like us, and so is…
Growing Indian Membership Leads To Conflict In Vedanta Movement
religion.info USA, August 27, 2008: Vedanta, an American and Hindu-based organization created for Westerners interested in Eastern religious thought and practice, is becoming increasingly Indian Hindu in makeup, causing controversy and concern among the remaining non-Indian members. Such members claim that Vedanta is losing its distinctive mission of reaching Westerners with Easternphilosophy and spirituality. The first Vedanta center was founded…
After a Four Year Gap, Workers Finish Gold Plating Vimanam
www.hindu.com VIJAYAWADA, INDIA, September 1, 2008: The work of fixing gold plates to the vimana gopuram of the temple of the Goddess Kanakadurga on Indrakeeladri resumed on Wednesday after a gap of four years. Temple officials plan to complete the fixing of all the plates by the nine-day Dasara festivities, which are scheduled to commence in the last week of…
Mystical Temples Of Malaysia
www.mysticaltemplesofmalaysia.blogspot.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, September 2, 2008: A Hindu devotee in Malaysia, Kumaresh Batumalai, has created a blogspot to create awareness of the divine power in Malaysian Hindu temples as well as empower Malaysian Hindus. Each month will feature three short stories focusing on Hindu temples. This month features Arulmigu Maha Sapthakannika Devi Kovil, Seremban, Sri Sakthi Vinayagar temple, Gomback…
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www.hinduismtoday.com The older I get, the more Hindu I become. V.S. Naipaul, expatriate Trinidadian novelist, now living in UK, widely regarded in English literary circles as the best living writer in the English language.
Ganesha Immersed in the North Sea for Ganesha Chaturthi
timesofindia.indiatimes.com THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, September 2, 2008: At the Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in the Hague, Netherlands, this year, the city will have a memorable event happening. A 2.25-meter tall Ganesha installed for the celebrations in Hague, perhaps the largest in Europe, was be shipped from Pune. The celebrations in the Hague are being organized by the United Kingdom-based Hindu…
Tamil-Speaking Animated Ganesha Attracts Kids
www.televisionpoint.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 27, 2008: Magic Box Animation Studio of Chennai released CDs and DVDs of the 2D and 3D animation film called Sri Ganesha recently, and has been receiving great response from the public. R. Satish Gupta, proprietor, Magic Box Animation Studio, says, “Along with conveying the moral of the story, we wanted to encourage the use of…