CHENNAI, INDIA, September 13, 2021 (Deccan Chronicle): Hailing Tamil as the “Language of Gods,” the Madras High Court has said temple consecrations across the country should be done reciting Tamil hymns composed by saints like the Alwars and Nayanmars, besides others like Arunagirinathar. A bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran, since retired, and Justice B. Pugalendhi, in a recent order also…
UNITED STATES, July 11, 2019 (Worth, by Joon Yun): I started with a simple question: Does consuming food containing stress hormones affect our bodies? After all, we are what we eat, and I was curious if the stress imparted on our foods—starting from when they are farm animals and plants all the way to when they end up on our…
The Eternal Religion, the religion of the rishis, has been in existence from time immemorial and will exist eternally. There exists in this Sanatana Dharma all forms of worship—worship of God with form and worship of the impersonal Deity as well. It contains all paths—the path of knowledge, the path of devotion and so on. Other forms of religion, the…
VARANASI, INDIA, September 16, 2021 (Hindustan Times): The well-known and historic Ramlila of Ramnagar will not be staged in Varanasi this year for the second consecutive time after the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country in March 2020. The royal family of Kashi, the organiser of the Ramlila, decided to postpone the 200- year-old event keeping in mind the fallout of…
UDUPI, INDIA, September 13, 2021 (Deccan Chronicle): A small statue of Sri Uma Maheshwara, dating back to the 11th century, has been discovered at Sanyasibettu in Udupi district. “While leveling a mound, a beautifully carved miniature of Uma Maheshwara has been discovered. It probably belongs to the 11th century. The sculpture made out of green schist is about 3.5 inches…
UNITED STATES, January 21, 2021 (Worth): Does eating food that contains too many stress hormones—cortisol in meats, ethylene in plant-based foods, and other related hormones—trigger stress and inflammation in our bodies? To date, scientists have overlooked the possibility that consuming stress hormones through food may be affecting our health. However, we make the case that food-borne stress hormones may be…
When you teach a wolf to meditate, he becomes aware wolf.
UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, September 14, 2021 (Daily Pioneer): Despite a fall in fresh COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided not to allow installation of Ganesh statues at public places and has appealed to the people to celebrate the festival at homes or at temples. In his directive, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that all necessary preparations should be…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 9, 2021 (Indian Express): The filling work at the construction site for Ram temple in Ayodhya has been completed and the project is on schedule with the temple expected to be open to the public by December 2023 — just ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “A review meeting on the construction of the temple…
Indic Forum dialogue on ‘What is vAstu?’ with Smt. Sashikala Ananth, renowned architect and vAstu expert. She is also a trained human behavioural sciences. She has studied original vAstu Shilpa Shastra texts under the guidance of Sri Ganapati Sthapati – one of the leading experts of vAstu, and has practiced with many experts in the field. https://youtu.be/YJJLH_mXcyg