www.9wsyr.com SYRACUSE, NY, USA, February 28, 2008: New York State’s math testing for 3rd through 8th graders begins next week. Some classrooms have found a way to calm students nerves, and teachers are using yoga moves to reduce stress. Ms. Cathy Weeks’ class at Wheeler Elementary has her the fifth graders trying to relax by doing asanas, or postures. “If…
news.bbc.co.uk KERALA, INDIA, February 27, 2008: Cloth infused with the herbs of traditional Indian medicine is becoming increasingly popular as the county’s stressed urban workers seek cures for conditions such as insomnia and eczema. Wearing a special shirt is claimed to cure itchy or sore skin, while sleepless nights can be taken care of by putting a herb-infused sheet over…
news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, UK, February 21, 2008: University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly US$4 million in a three-year program to determine why mankind embraces God. The grant to the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion will bring together anthropologists, theologians, philosophers and other academics. “There are a lot of questions,” said Roger Trigg, the centre’s director. “What is it…
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, February 26, 2008: In the course of researching Indian history from 300 to 1800 ce, Hinduism Today has come across the accounts of Chinese travelers who met brahmins capable of reciting from memory the entire Rig Veda. Question is, is there existing today anyone who can recite the Rig Veda from memory? If any reader can help,…
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www.earthtimes.org BERLIN, GERMANY, February 23, 2008: After years of praying in a cellar in a west Berlin street, the German capital’s 6,000 Hindus can look forward to worshipping in two brand-new temples. A local Hindu group this week announced plans to build a temple to the God Murugan, just three months after other Hindus conducted a ground-breaking ceremony for one…
www.hinduonnet.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, February 21, 2008: Women in thousands have started pouring in to participate in the famous gathering at Attukal temple, one of the world’s biggest female congregations. The Attukal Bhagavati temple entered the Guinness Book of World Records two years back as a religious event that draws over a million women on a single day. The whole city…
www.sltrib.com SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH, February 27, 2008: “This is the only mainstream Hindu temple between Denver and Las Vegas. If you want a temple as it is in India, this is the one,” said Indra Neelameggham, who is a founding member of the temple and the current office manager. Ms Neelameggham Ganesha inspires devotees to come from Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming…
www.adnkronos.com LONDON, UK, February 21, 2008: Britain has banned a television advertisement for a Hindu religious pendant which claimed to ward off evil spirits. The advertisement, which was broadcast in Hindi, featured a “Ganesha Rudraksha” pendant. It claimed to promote good health and protect the wearer from any obstacles. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), an independent advertising watchdog, ruled last…
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