www.dailyindia.com KENDRAPADA, INDIA, July 26, 2006: The Dalits (“Untoucables”) in this Orissa district have broken through age-old restrictions and built their own temple. Called Maa Mangal, the shrine is situated in Churiberhampur, a Dalit-dominated village. For three years they collected donations from among themselves and friends and relatives in other villages to complete their temple. “I am happy that my…
hindustantimes.com VARANASI, INDIA, July 29, 2006: A sessions court in Varanasi heard a petition questioning the logic of using the Bhagavad Gita only as a testament of truth in courts. The application filed in the District and Sessions court by a lawyer questioned the choice of the Bhagavad Gita for Hindu litigants and witnesses to take oath in courts and…
www.samachar.com LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM, July 22, 2006: Conservative Party Leader David Cameraon recently attended Soar Valley Community College where Morari Bapu was reciting excerpts from the Ramayana to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Shree Jalaram Mandir. Cameron gave the following speech, “Being here today not only reminds me of the lessons offered by Hinduism as a faith, but also…
www.eveningstar.co.uk IPSWICH, UNITED KINGDOM, July 10, 2006: The Hindu Ipswich community in Great Britain recently held a Summer Mela offering spicy Indian cuisine and dance and musical performances to the general public and over 1,000 people attended the event. Paving the way to establishing a temple in the area, Ipswich Hindus wanted to familiarize the community with their culture. Dr.…
www.svtsydney.org SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, July 27, 2006: The Sri Venkateshwara Temple here is conducting two major events in September, 2006, that brings together all the people of Hindu dharma in devotion and prayers to Lord Ganesha, followed by a dance program. On September 3, families are invited to participate in Ganesha Visarjan, the annual puja and celebrations for Lord Ganesha, that…
www.ochs.org.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, June, 2006: Dr. Ravi Gupta, graduate of Oxford University, in a recent talk at the Oxford Center for Hindu Studies, offers his perspective on the challenge of who speaks for Hinduism as applied to the recent California textbook controversy. “Several Hindu organizations in the United States objected to what they felt was a distorted and unbalanced picture…
Malaysia Hindu Sangam KAULA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, July 26, 2006: The following press release was received from Datuk A. Vaithilingam Chairman Special Committee on Temples and President Malaysia Hindu Sangam: The first meeting of the City Hall Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) Liaison Committee Regarding Places of Worship (non-Muslims) was held on Monday this week at the DBKL Jalan Raja Abdullah chaired by…
inwww.rediff.com SRINAGAR, INDIA, July 25, 2006: An amalgam of 16 Kashmiri Pandit Organizations have formed a trust for restoration and reconstruction of over 200 temples and shrines destroyed by Islamic militancy in the valley and demanded financial aid from the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir. “We have launched Kashmir Temple Trust for reconstruction of all the temples and shrines destroyed…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com KANPUR, INDIA, July 25, 2006: A Goddess Lakshmi statue and an owl transformed the Rajpur police station in Kanpur Dehat into a virtual temple, giving the cops a harried time in controlling the over 25,000 crowd of villagers that gathered there to pay obeisance. In the wee hours of Monday an owl, considered to be the ‘vahana’ (vehicle) of…
movies2.nytimes.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 26, 2006: (HPI note: This is a somewhat mixed review by the New York Times of a film Hindus are sure to love. The very fact the Times reviewed it at all means they consider it significant. The reviewer’s comments about finances are rather typical of their need to make some negative criticism.) Director…