news.bbc.co.uk UTTAR PRADESH, August 2, 2007: The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has attempted to set a world record by planting 10 million trees in a single day on Tuesday. Officials say the plantings, aiming to raise awareness of the need to protect the environment, were a success. In all, 10,266,736 saplings were planted at 9,320 sites across Uttar…
Hinduism Today KAUAI, HAWAII, August 1, 2007: (HPI note: The dates for Ganesha Chaturthi were switched east coast for west coast in the last HPI.) Mahasivaratri, March 5, 2008Holi, March 20, 2008Ram Navami, April 13, 2008Guru Purnima, July 17, 2008Raksha Bandan, August 16, 2008 (15th on the west coast)Janmashtami, August 23, 2008Ganesha Chaturthi, September 3, 2008 (2nd on the west…
invadingthesacred.com USA, August 1, 2007: (HPI note: following is a review by Dr. V. V. of “Invading the sacred: An Analysis of Hinduism Studies in America,” edited by Krishnan Ramaswamy, Antonio de Nicolas, Aditi Banerjee, Rupa & Co. New Delhi, India. 2007.) Roots of the book: Like the multiplicity of the authors who have contributed to this volume, many factors…
www.newstatesman.com UK, August 1, 2007: The debate continues after the culling of Shambo, a bull at the Skanda Vale monastery in Wales, UK. Two other animals have now tested positive for bovine tuberculosis at the monastery. Jay Lakhani’s editorial piece appeared in the New Statesman of India, along with a rebuttal here, and many comments posted by readers. See also…
Hinduism Today KAUAI, HAWAII, August 1, 2007: (HPI note: The dates for Raksha Bandan were incorrectly given in the last HPI.) The following festival calendar is for nine major festivals. The nine are Mahasivaratri, Holi, Ram Navami, Guru Purnima, Raksha Bandan, Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesha Chaturthi, Navaratri and Deepavali. These dates below are calculated for Washington DC. Festival dates may differ…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 1, 2007: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam sent the following press release on the demolition of the Sri Maha Periyachi Amman Temple: “The Malaysia Hindu Sangam is very disturbed at the demolition of the Sri Maha Periyachi Amman Temple, Tambak Paya, Melaka, today by officials of the Melaka State Government. It is even most disturbing when…
www.hamiltonmountainnews.com ONTARIO, CANADA, July 28, 2007: Representatives of the Hindu Samaj Temple received Can$17,000 from the provincial government, last week, but they are still waiting for further financial help to eliminate their $300,000 debt created when they had to rebuild their new temple was destroyed after a 2001 arson. “We have not given up (to receive) the capital funding help,”…
hindustantimes.com BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, July 28, 2007: The Archaeological Survey of India will remove the sand that was used to close the four entrances at the Konark Sun Temple to preserve the 13th century monument. Orissa’s culture secretary Gopinath Mohanty said, “For more than a century now, the inner room of the temple has been filled with sand. It was feared…
in.news.yahoo.com GURUVAYUR, KERALA, July 27, 2007: Kerala’s famed Guruvayur temple declared a change in the dress code – now women can enter the shrine wearing the churidar instead of the traditional sari. In Kerala, churidar is a synonym for salwar-kameez, and in the past women were allowed to go inside the Sri Krishna Temple here only in saris. But Vijayan…
Religion News Service LONDON, ENGLAND, July 27, 2007: After a prolonged dispute with the authorities, Shambo, the sacred bull revered by Hindus in Wales that tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, has at last been slaughtered. A post-mortem examination of Shambo conducted Friday showed “lesions typical of TB,” according to the Welsh Assembly government.