www.newstrackindia.com SOMNATH, GUJARAT, July 12, 2008: The historic temple of Somnath in Gujarat is all set to regain its old glory as a golden temple by 2010. The famous temple’s Trust is carving and gold-plating the Sabha Mantap, the place where devotees gather, and will also embed porous Bellastones on the outer structure that will be coated with fungus resistant…
MUMBAI, INDIA, July 11, 2008: Two of India’s best loved epics about gods, demons and cataclysmic wars are making a comeback on Indian television, hoping to recreate with snazzy visual effects the magic they wove on TV two decades ago. Such was the appeal of the epics that when they were adapted for the small screen in the 1980s they…
www.bombaynews.net NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 7, 2008: Karan Singh, president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), says the essence of his life is a multi-dimensional quest for the divine and this forms the basis of his new book “I Believe – A Philosophy for the Global Society”. I Believe is a compilation of Singh’s reflections on a variety…
www.hinduismtoday.com The greatest source of strength for any society is its faith in God. The day it renounces such faith will be the day that society begins to die. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
news.bbc.co.uk AJMER, RAJASTHAN, July 11, 2008: At a bustling market in Masuda town, a large number of people from the Mehrat community gather every day. A majority of them are poor and illiterate. They are people with a mixed Hindu-Muslim identity, and face an identity crisis. Deepa, 60, has a Hindu name but he thinks he is a Muslim because…
www.hinduismtoday.com As a dog, let loose after being tied up for some time, is energetic and active, so one who learns to remain summa, or still, gets increased energy which can be put to good use. Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964)
www.inhabitat.com CALIFORNIA, USA, July 10, 2008: a Hindu religious and cultural center in California has taken significant steps towards sustainability including running on solar power, reducing energy consumption and a plethora of planting trees. Currently under construction, this religious meeting place is being built as a place of love, peace and harmony, and protecting the environment is part of the…
www.rockymountainnews.com USA, July 11hi, 2008 (RNS): A traveling two-day yoga festival will kick off its 10-city tour in Denver on Aug. 24. “It’s all about health, a healthy lifestyle and yoga,” said Johannes Fisslinger, president of Yoga Health Foundation, the nonprofit organization in charge of the festival. “We want to invite people to attend and learn about healthy living and…
www.hinduismtoday.com In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life–it will be the solace of my death. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher and writer and first Western philosopher to have access to translations of philosophical material from India.
www.time.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, July 7, 2008: The Tirumala temple, in the south Indian city of Tirupati, is one of Hinduism’s holiest shrines. Over 5,000 pilgrims a day visit this city of seven hills, filling Tirumala’s coffers with donations and making it India’s richest temple. But since 2002, Tirumala has also been generating revenue from a less likely source: carbon credits.…