www.rediff.com MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, December 7, 2006: “For years, the Dalits were addressed with disrespect but now, if you call any scheduled class person ‘oyire’ he shouts back with equal scorn ‘kai re?” says Prakash Vishwasrao, Mumbai-based progressive publisher-owner of the New Age press. Literally, oyire means “Oh you,” and might be translated as “Hey, you!” or “You there!” delivered in…
www.tirumala.org TIRUMALA, INDIA, December 01, 2006: Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams (TTD) Trust Board Chairman B. Karunakara Reddy inaugurated the 24th Veda Sastra Agama Vidwat Sadas (a meeting of Vedic scholars where exams are held) at Vedapatasala in Vedagiri at Tirumala. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Reddy stressed the need to protect the Vedas. He reiterated the need to propagate Vedas even…
bhimani19@yahoo.com VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA, December 7, 2006: Swadhyaya Pariwar, inspired by Rev. Pandurang Sashtri Athavale, celebrated the American holiday of Thanksgiving at the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, convention center last weekend. More then 2,000 people attended this event and it was celebrated in a very unique way. Youth between the ages of 16-30 participated in a Bhagavad Gita Elocution Competition and…
www.up-tourism.com ALLAHABAD (PRAYAG), INDIA, December 7, 2006: Held in the sixth year following the Kumbha Mela, Ardh Kumbha falls between two Kumbha Melas. This festival attracts millions of worshippers, as do the Kumbha Melas held on the 12 year cycle. The dates of the holy baths for the 2007 Ardh Kumbha at Prayag are: Paush Purnima, January 3, 2007; Makar…
www.himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HAWAII, December 8, 2006: Himalayan Academy as posted a scanned version of the “Saiva Kala Viveka, Systematic Inquiry on Timing of Tample Rituals,” provided to us by Dr. Sabharathnam S. Pattusamy of Chennai, India. It is in Grantha script. We do not know the publisher or date of this printed manuscript. It is an 18MB PDF ocument.
www.hindu.com JAMMU, INDIA, November 21, 2006: Each year the number of devotees worshipping at the cave temple shrine of Vaishnodevi keeps rising and this year is no exception as over 6.2 millon was the last count of pilgrims on November 21. Sri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board Additional Chief Executive Puneet Kumar said, “We are happy to create yet another record…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 3, 2006: Highlights from the recent issue of the Malaysian Hindu Sangam e-newsletter begins with an appeal to temple leaders to contact the Malaysian Hindu Sangam immediately upon notice of an impending demolition of their temple. Temple leaders should not remain silent when they receive notices, says the MHS, but contact them immediately, or at…
www.barsanadham.org AUSTIN, TEXAS, December 7, 2006: H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, founder of JKP Barsana Dham, Austin, will be visting Dallas December 17-18, 2006. Shree Swamiji is the foremost disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj. A renowned spiritual teacher and author, he was awarded the title of “Dharm Chakravarti” in India for his efforts in reestablishing authentic Hinduism. He will be…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 7, 2006: Mr. R. Thiagarja, Honorary Secretary General Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism, sends the following press release: “The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism extend its deepest condolences to the family of the late Mr. Rayappan Anthony. We are deeply distressed that the family’s grief…
HPI MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, December 7, 2006: N. Sundaresan, Chairman of the Victorian Centre for Hindus Studies, reports, “With profound regret I wish to inform you of the ‘Holy Samathi’ of ‘Pallum Pallamum’ Pandit. Dr. Navaratnam Ayya Avargal today in the early morning at 2.30 am died in his sleep in his hospital bed with full ‘Thiru Neeru’ (sacred ash) on…