www.uscis.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., November 1, 2007: (HPI note: All Hindu temples and organizations who did not yet submit comments on this very important issue should do so — there are just five days left. For further information, contact HPI at ar@hindu.org.) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it is reopening the public comment period until November 16,…
www.mandir.org LONDON, UK, November 9, 2007: Their Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London, on the afternoon of November 9, 2007, to participate in the celebrations of Diwali. After being welcomed in a traditional Indian manner, the Royal couple proceeded to the sanctum sanctorum where they offered…
www.hinduonnet.com LONDON, UK, November 9, 2007: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown described Diwali as “a wonderful inclusive festival” as thousands of enthusiastic Hindus and Sikhs in Britain celebrated the Indian festival of light last night. In a message telecast on different channels on Friday night, Brown said “I am delighted to send my warmest greetings to everyone in our Hindu…
www.dailybulletin.com MONTCLAIR, CALIFORNIA, November 10, 2007: (HPI note: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today, attended these opening events.) In a ceremony steeped in symbolic ritual and centuries-old tradition, the first Hindu temple in the city’s history opened Friday. Paramahamsa Nithyananda, a noted Hindu swami, led the ceremony at the 24,000-square-foot Nithyananda Vedic Temple and Vedic Sciences University at 9720…
www.chron.com HOUSON, TEXAS, November 7, 2007: Diwali is usually a lucrative time of year for local Indian-American retailers and caterers. Now some mainstream businesses are catching on to the popular Hindu holiday and marketing to the area’s growing Indian population. In recent years, Hallmark has launched Diwali greeting cards, porcelain figurine maker Lladro has launched a line of Hindu deities…
hindustantimes.com GURUVAYUR, KERALA, INDIA, November 3, 2007: The Left Front government’s move to open temple doors to all believers has run into a solid wall, this time in the form of the Lord of the Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple. An ongoing deva prasnam (divination ritual to know the mood of the Deity) at the temple has found that the presiding…
devendra1@sbcglobal.net CALIFORNIA, November 4, 2007: Devendra Trivedi has released his US Palani Panchangam for Vikram Samvat 2064. It is calculated for the west coast time, Chicago time and east coast time. E-mail Devendra at address above to receive a copy.
voice.indiasite.com USA, November 7, 2007: (HPI Note: The following excerpt from the website of a Rajasthan-based travel agent occurs in a page — URL above — called “Medieval Indian History.” It is an example of the misleading information easily encountered when googling for Indian history.) “The conquest of Delhi by Muhammad Ghuri would change the future of Indian history radically.…
www.stockmarketsview.com USA, October 29, 2007: India’s Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, a company built from scratch by his late father Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani, has becomed the world’s richest man. Mukesh Ambani has surpassed Bill Gates, Carlos Slim and Warren Buffett, to become the world’s richest man. The strong bull rally witnessed in the Indian stock markets has boosted…
www.mysticindia.com INDIA, November 5, 2007: An excellent teacher’s guide (URL above) for grades three to eight has been made available by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, producers of “Mystic India,” the story of their founder, Lord Swaminarayan. The guide is used to teach not only the life of Lord Swaminarayan, but also various aspects of India and its history, including geography,…