INDIA, August 24, 2021 (Press Release): The annual pilgrimage of Chhari-Mubarak Swami Amarnath Ji culminated on the 23rd of August 2021 at Pahalgam with its last rituals puja & Visarjan, which were performed at the bank of the river Lidder. A selected number of Sadhus accompanied the Holy Mace and participated in the puja. A number of members of the…
NEPAL, August 23, 2021 (Big News Network): In the middle of woods covered with mist and fog lies a pond dedicated to Lord Shiva which leads to Gosaikunda, one of the holiest sites for Hindus high in the Himalayas. Shamans beating their drums “Dhyangro” walk up and down to the temple on the auspicious occasion of Janai Purnima, also known…
CHENNAI, INDIA, December 23, 2015 (by Suhrith Parthasarathy, a Madras-based lawyer): HPI Note: In this older article, Chennai-based attorney parthasarathy explains in detail the legal issues surrounding the training and appointment of non-brahmin priests in Tamil Nadu and the performance of some ceremonies in Tamil instead of Sanskrit. Previously, in a three-part essay published on this blog, I had previewed…
BALI, INDONESIA, August 20, 2021 (Biology Reporter): The President of the Indonesian Parisada Hindu Dharma Association (Indonesian Hindu Society), Justi Ngurah Sudiyana, said that cremation of the dead due to COVID-19 should be done as soon as possible by medical personnel, according to epidemic protocols. He added that funerals should be held with family members, but without traditional rituals that…
CHENNAI, INDIA, August 14, 2021 (Times Now News): The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday appointed 58 people from other castes who finished training as priests in the temples which come under Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment. Though the government order for appointing people who are fully trained as priests from other castes was passed in 2006, so far…
Our meditative practice has to be important. It doesn’t work for it to be the sixth out of seven priorities in our life. It needs to be a top priority in order to make progress. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, August 21, 2021 (Indian Express): The Taliban are learnt to have stopped a batch of 72 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, including two minority members of Afghanistan parliament, from boarding an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane on Saturday. They were sent back from the Kabul airport. Seeking evacuation to India, this first batch of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus had…
LONDON, ENGLAND, August 20, 2021 (Khaleej Times): HPI Note: One mostly reads about Robert Clive for his military exploits and establishment of British Power in India. One rarely encounters the fact he was also a common thief, having stolen a large number of objects from India and shipped them back to England. One of the many Indian slang words incorporated…
The Hindu religion brings to us the gift of tolerance that allows for different stages of worship, different and personal expressions of devotion and even different Gods to guide our life on this Earth. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
AMRITSAR, INDIA, August 17, 2021 (Hindustan Times): Concerned over their safety in Afghanistan, particularly after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, “nearly 50 Hindus and 270 Sikhs” have taken refuge at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in the national capital, making desperate efforts to be evacuated from the war-torn country. Talking over phone to HT, Narinder Pal Singh, a member of…