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
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…
Source Those who patiently endure rude remarks possess the rare purity of an ascetic.— Tirukkural
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…
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…
Source The joy of the vengeful lasts only for a day, but the glory of the forbearing lasts until the end of time.— Tirukkural
Source UNITED STATES, March 5, 2021 (The Art Newspaper): A 10th- or 11th-century stele (standing carved stone) that disappeared from a Hindu shrine in Nepal in 1984 and was later lent by an American collector to the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is being turned over to the Nepalese Embassy in Washington, DC for repatriation. The stele, carved in grey…
Source BALI, INDONESIA, March 4, 2021 (Coconuts): This year’s Nyepi, or the Balinese Day of Silence, will only be observed for one day, Bali’s leading religious authority has confirmed. The announcement has effectively quashed rumors that the holy day was going to be celebrated for three days, as has become tradition in the modern era. “In regards to Nyepi, we…
Source It is always good to endure injuries done to you, but to forget them is even better.— Tirukkural
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…