www.dailypioneer.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 21, 2007: Banning of coconut at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple is creating a ripple effect. The popular Kalkaji Temple in the Capital is all set to impose a ban on coconut besides intensifying security measures. Sai Baba and Jhandewalan Temples’ management have already banned coconut in the sanctum sanctorum. At the famous Hanuman Temple located at…
www.telegraphindia.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, June 20, 2007: Beads of sweat form on priest Vedantacharya’s forehead as he struggles to pronounce the words on the sheet before him. “Hi, how do you do?” he chants as if reciting a Sanskrit shloka. “Good morning, nice to meet you.” Knowledge of the Vedas and Sanskrit are no longer enough for ambitious priests in Andhra…
www.pib.nic.in PUNE, INDIA, June 21, 2007: The Rig Veda manuscripts from Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, have been selected for inscription in UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” Register 2007. The program for the Memory of the World was started in UNESCO fifteen years back to honor significant landmarks in the documentary heritage and record them in its “Memory of the…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com INDIA, June 22, 2007: (HPI note: Following is an opinion piece by Ronojoy Sen.) Who would have thought that temple entry would be on the front pages of newspapers nearly 70 years after temples were thrown open to Hindus of all castes for the first time in Travancore. The restrictions on non-Hindus in Guruvayur wouldn’t have become national news…
www.hinduamericanfoundation.com WASHINGTON, D.C., June 22, 2007: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) finalized terms with the California State Board of Education (SBE) following the Foundation’s victorious lawsuit last fall. The agreement was reached after a face-to-face meeting HAF held with SBE President Ken Noonan on May 8, 2007. In their wide-ranging meeting, Suhag Shukla, Esq., HAF’s legal counsel, and Foundation President,…
www.ksrisanskrit.in CHENNAI, INDIA, June 18, 2007: (HPI readers have asked to know more about the Kuppuswami Institute and its manuscript collection and preservation project.) The Kuppuswami Institute was founded in March 1944 to perpetuate the memory of the great savant Prof. Sastri. The objectives of the institute are fourfold: promote and organise Sanskrit and Oriental learning and research on ancient…
cities.expressindia.com LUDHIANA, INDIA, June 15, 2007: The Sri Geeta Mandir has been offering free summer camps so that Indian children can absorb Hindu culture and learn good solid moral values while having fun with their peers. The news release explains, “At Sri Geeta Mandir the majority of participants are children who are taught through stories of Panchatantra and real life…
www.kdhnews.com TEMPLE, TEXAS, June 10, 2007: (HPI note: Temple, Texas, was so named in 1881 after Bernard Temple, a surveyor for the railroad company which established the town.) The Hindu community in Temple, Texas, celebrated the Kumbhabhishekam of the two-million-dollar temple complex by installing three new Dieties and opening the rajagopuram (entrance). The news release explains, “The construction process began…
www.parmarth.com His Holiness Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji (“Muniji”), President and Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh (Himalayas), India and Founder/Chairman of India Heritage Research Foundation will be on yatra in USA from the 29 June – 15 August. He will be giving discourses, satsang, darshan and question-answer sessions in various cities throughout USA. The talks will be in a…
www.deccan.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, June 19, 2007: The Tirumala Tirupati Samrakshana Samithi (TTSS) will try to reconvert to Hinduism those who had converted to other faiths in the State. It will explain the greatness of Sanatana Hindu Dharma and conduct special pujas for the persons who are willing to reconvert to Hinduism. The Samithi will take the assistance of other Hindu…