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www.chennaionline.com ITANAGAR, INDIA, October 2, 2006: The local Ramakrishna Mission Hospital has suggested Parliament pass a law allowing allopathic physicians to prescribe ayurvedic medicine. The general secretary of the 200 bed hospital, Swami Viswatmananda, said as per a Supreme Court directive, an allopathic doctors cannot prescribe ayurvedic medicine all though many were aware that some diseases can be easily cured…

www.hinduyuva.org SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, October 2, 2006: The second edition of Seattle’s first online Hindu newsletter, is now available. Their aim is “to gain a better understanding of the most ancient culture thriving on this planet. It offers us an opportunity to share our ideas about it as well as inspire others.” To subscribe go to URL above.

Religion News Service WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2006: (HPI note: This case is relevent in the on-going discussion about teaching Hinduism in schools.) The Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear a case from California parents who complained after their children were required to simulate Muslim worship and attire as part of a history class. Jonas and Tiffany Eklund, parents of…

www.sun-sentinel.com BROWARD, FLORIDA, September 17, 2006: For Prema Rathinavelu and Prabha Raj, preparing traditional dishes from their Indian homeland is a way to share their culture with their friends, family and community. The two friends grew up in Chennai, south India, but didn’t meet until five years ago through the Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida. Rathinavelu and Raj cook,…

www.hindu.com DEHRA DUN, INDIA, October 4, 2006: Badrinath Temple will be closed for the public from November 16 and Kedarnath Temple will be closed from October 24 for the winter season. Both temples are located high in the Himalayas above Rishikesh. Chairman of Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee Anusuyia Prasad Maikhuri told UNI that more than 700,000 pilgrims visited Badrinath Temple…

www.chinmayahouston.org HOUSTON, TEXAS, The Chinmaya Mission Houston is hosting a family spiritual camp from December 24-30, 2006. Conducted by H.H. Swami Tejomayanandaji at the Moody Gardens in Galveston, some highlights of the camp are as follows, “The text for the camp will be Yoga Vasistha. CHYK classes by Swami Prakashananda and interactive study group sessions. Every evening will be filled…

news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, October 3, 2006: Deities made from clay, straw and organic vegetable dyes were immersed in the River Thames, West London, and hundreds from the Bengali community attended the ceremony. This is the first time the community was allowed to give a traditional Navaratri send-off to the Deities by the London port authorities. The Deities, belonging to a…

www.pib.nic.in NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 21, 2006: State governments have stepped up to the plate to try to offer assistance to Indian women who have had their marriages annulled by divorce decrees in other countries. So far the states of Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have received more than 100 cases. The Government of India news…

www.cybernoon.com MUMBAI, INDIA, October 1, 2006: The area of Madhav Baugh in Mumbai’s C. P. Tank area are getting ready to welcome the devotees of Goddess Durga. Every year area witnesses endless queues of devotees. The Kalbadevi Sarbajanin Durga Puja Committee (KSDPC), which has been celebrating Durga Puja at Madhav Baugh for the past 77 years, is a must visit…

www.hindu.com (HPI note: This issue of HPI is devoted to the many reports from around the world on the just-concluded Navaratri Festival.) ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA, September 28, 2006: The islanders from Andaman and Nicobar are pulling together to organize pujas for Durga this year. Falguni Ganguly, secretary of Atul Smriti Samity (a puja committee popularly known as Bengali Club of…