www.newsday.co.tt SCARBOROUGH, TOBAGO, April 20, 2007: Tobago’s first Hindu temple is being established with funding from the National Commission for Self Help Limited. They have pledged $250,000 for the temple being built by the Tobago Hindu Society. The NCSH’s financial commitment to the project was formally “endorsed” during a ceremony on location at the proposed site at Carnbee, on the…
news.bbc.co.uk PAKISTAN, April 18, 2007: In April each year, thousands of Hindus flock to the cave temple of Hinglaj Mata, situated in a remote, desolate and hilly area of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, 155 miles north-west of Karachi. Pilgrims come from all over Pakistan, carrying red banners and wearing decorative red and gold head-scarves or saffron headbands that signify the holy…
www.telegraphindia.com PURI, INDIA, April 7, 2007: The Puri palace is abuzz with activity for Lilabati Pattamahadei’s Gahan Bije–the queen’s once-in-a-lifetime private visit to the Jagannath temple. In another corner of the city, a small house in a narrow lane is sharing the limelight. 11-year old Lokanath Mudirasta, will have the privilege of conducting puja for the royal couple tomorrow. According…
www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 15, 2007: Lord Balaji of Tirumala is set to bless devotees iiving in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata with his presence. The followers of the Lord of Seven Hills, also called Lord Venkateswara, can have a darshan of their favorite God in their own cities. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the trust that runs the Tirupati…
Religion News Servive CHICAGO, April 18, 2007: If you want to be rich, get an MBA (master of business administration). If you want to be happy, go for an MDiv (master of divinity). Members of the clergy in the US rank highest in job satisfaction, according to a report released Tuesday (April 17) by the National Opinion Research Center at…
www.hscnet.org TEXAS, USA, April 18, 2007: (HPI note: The following is a press release from HSC.) The Hindu Students Council (HSC) and all of its chapters extend their condolences to its fellow members at Virginia Tech and their campus community at large. The senseless shooting of 32 members of the Virginia Tech community has shocked the nation, but our shock…
sify.com PATNA, INDIA, April 18, 2007: Hindu priests are blessing children with polio drops instead of traditional holy water, sweets or fruits to help eradicate the crippling disease in Bihar, an official said on Wednesday. Impoverished Bihar is one of several states where polio cases have been reported, and last year more than 650 cases were reported across the country.…
www.mtholyoke.edu SOUTH HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, April 17, 2007: Mount Holyoke College’s Hindu student organization, Sisters of Hinduism Reaching Inward (SHRI) are holding a conference on the college campus between April 20-22. The conference “Moving Beyond the Body” is the first of its kind on campus and in the Pioneer Valley (Western MA). The Keynote speaker, Dr. Arun Sharma, M.I.I.N.T., N.D., Director…
Paras Ramoutar TRINIDAD TOBAGO, April 15, 2007: India-based Chinmaya Mission is breaking barriers here with the commencement of a program to train both male and female as pandits. The Mission’s spiritual leader, Trinidad-born, but India-trained, Swami Prakashananda, said that the training is organized for social work, not for people to use the Pandit’s knowledge as an income earner. “Although most…
www.chinapost.com.tw KAULA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 7, 2007: Islamic authorities took away the baby of a Muslim woman who is living as a Hindu in defiance of the law in the latest case of religious conflict straining ties in multiethnic Malaysia, officials said Friday. Revathi Masoosai’s 15-month-old daughter was taken by the Islamic Religious Department in southern Malacca state on March…