www.newkerala.com PURI, ORISSA, July 13, 2007: The famous Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa has become known for its large kitchen that has the capacity to accomodate the making of mega offerings. The news release explains, “Around 500 cooks and 300 helping hands prepare 56 different offerings known as Mahaprasad or Abhada for Lord Jagannath, which are served to the deity…
www.ajc.org NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 17, 2007: (HPI note: following four reports are press releases from various organizations regarding the Hindu prayer in the Senate.) The American Jewish Committee is deeply troubled by the verbal assault on Rajan Zed, a Hindu religious leader who delivered the opening prayer on the Senate floor last week. “Senate Majority leader Harry Reid’s…
www.vhp-america.org USA, July 13, 2007: World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) is delighted that for the first time in its history, the U.S . Senate on July 12 was opened with a Hindu prayer said by a Hindu chaplain, Rajan Zed, a Hindu from Nevada. We express our gratitude and appreciation to all the Senate Leaders including Senate Majority Leader…
www.hscnet.org NEW JERSEY, USA, July 12, 2007: The Hindu Students Council commends the United States Senate today for creating history in having a Hindu priest lead the opening invocation of today’s session. Such an event marks the profound diversity of religion in American civic life, and HSC compliments Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada for taking the courageous step of inviting…
www.HAFsite.org WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2007: The Hindu American Foundation joins all Hindu Americans in celebrating the epochal events of July 12 in our community’s history in the United States. Yesterday, the faith of 2 million American Hindus and nearly 1 billion of the world’s population was represented in the chambers of the U.S. Senate for the first time. Shri…
Vedanta Society of St. Louis ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, July 14, 2007: (HPI Note: Following story was received from Swami Chetanananda of the St. Louis Vedanta Society.) On May 12, 2007, I was invited to say some universal Hindu Prayers in the Graduation Ceremony of the Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri. It was held in Edward Jones Dome in the downtown…
www.rural-development.ca MISSISSAUGA, CANADA, July 12, 2007: Sheela Srinavasan will perform Streevaani-Voices of Women, a dance feature comprising the timeless poetry of Andaal, Akka Mahadevi and Mirabai, on August 4, 2007, at the Meadowvale Theatre in Mississauga, Ontario. While there is no charge for the program, donations will be accepted for the Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD). CORD aims to…
www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 17, 2007: (HPI note: Religious organizations are one type of group being verified by this fraud detection unit.) It was the kind of Brooklyn neighborhood where an unmarked car with government plates drew hostile stares, and a badge emblazoned with the words “immigration officer” could cause a panic. “Just keep smiling,” Tamika Gray, an…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, July 12, 2007: (Datuk Vaithilingam of The Malaysia Hindu Sangam Press Release issued this press release on the slaughter of animals in Malaysia’s parliament.) Malaysia Hindu Sangam expresses its shock on the slaughter of cows in the parliament – this, in our opinion, is offensive to Hindus, Buddhists and others who believe that animals should not…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, July 19, 2007: The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism is very unsettled by the comments of the Deputy Prime Minister that Malaysia is an “Islamic State” and that “We have never been secular because being secular by Western definition means separation of the Islamic principles in the way we govern a…