Daily Inspiration

Source When the Creator dances, the worlds He created dance. To the measure that He dances in our knowledge, our thoughts, too, dance. When He in heart-endearing dances, the several elements, too, dance. Witness in rapture surpassing the dance of that One who is a glowing flame.— Tirumantiram, 2786

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Book Review: Jeffery Long Presents a Thorough and Vivid Description of Hinduism In America

Source UNITED STATES, September 11, 2020 (Swarajyamag}: In 2020, 127 years after that declaration of universal brotherhood of all humanity by Swami Vivekananda, “Hinduism in America – a Convergence of Worlds,” a book by Jeffery D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania, explores where things stand with respect to Hindu Dharma in the United…

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Yoga in Pandemic Times: Fitness or Religion?

Source image: http://www.religionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/934po12wsdf.jpgSWITZERLAND, March 10, 2021 (Religion Watch): A legal case in Switzerland is once again raising the question of the religious nature of yoga and similar practices, especially during a public health crisis. A yoga studio in the Swiss canton of Aarau has refused to shut its doors despite federal sanitary regulations temporarily banning sport and fitness activities, including…

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Mahashivaratri Observed With Huge Fanfare in Nepal

Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, March 11, 2021 (My Republica): The Mahashivaratri festival is being observed with a huge fanfare across the country on Thursday. Hindus thong to nearby rivers, ponds and Shiva Temples and offer prayers to Lord Shiva. A special celebration can be witnessed in Pashupatinath Temple Area on this day. The numbers of Hindu devotees thronging to Pashupatinath Temple…

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Hinduism Today Seeks Information on Children’s Fort Building Custom in Maharashatra as Part of Diwali Celebration

KAUAI, HAWAII, March 1, 2021 (HPI): One of Hinduism Today’s young reporters is preparing a story on the Maharashtrian tradition for children of making a model fort (killa or quila) during Diwali. The tradition is generally said to be in honor of the great Maharashtrian king, Shivaji, who himself built model forts to develop military strategies. The children’s forts can…

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