www.kare11.com MINNESOTA, USA, June 28, 2006: It was immediately apparent when rolling up the driveway of the new Hindu Temple of Minnesota, that there is something big going on this weekend. Landscape crews scrambled to lay sod and plant shrubs, while others hustled to set up a tent, and performed general cleanup. The hubbub surrounds the Temple’s grand opening, a…
www.hinduvoice.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, June 29, 2006: The latest edition of the monthly e-magazine Hindu Voice UK was recently published (URL above), containing many lively articles on a wide variety of topics. These include coverage of the launch of ‘City Hindus Network,’ a critical appraisal of the role of Hindu temples in Britain, a history of Hindus in Pakistan, a guest…
www.melilladirecto.com MEILLA, SPAIN, June 29, 2006: (HPI note: Melilla is a Spanish enclave on the Moroccan coast, this article is translated from Spanish). The Government of Melilla will sign a final agreement with the Hindu Community adding its temple as one of the tourist sights along the proposed “Route of the Temples.” The city government will provide US$57,500 for the…
www.nytimes.com SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, June 27, 2006: Anthropologists are sitting up and taking notice of a recent find in Brazil. Called the “Tropical Stonehenge,” an astronomical observatory estimated at 2,000 years old has been discovered on an Amazon hilltop. The news report explains, “A grouping of granite blocks along a grassy Amazon hilltop may be the vestiges of a centuries-old…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, June 27, 2006: India’s syncretic traditions came into play again on Tuesday as hundreds of Muslims in Orissa joined in the nine-day Jagannath chariot festival being celebrated in several villages and towns across the state. While the main rath yatra began at the temple city of Puri, 56 km from here, which houses the 12th century Jagannath…
www.hinduamericanfoundation.org WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2006: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) held a press conference today on Capitol Hill to release its much anticipated second annual report on the status of human rights of Hindus in South Asia, Afghanistan and Fiji. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), senior ranking member of the House International Relations Committee, co-hosted the press conference held in…
www.cnn.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 29, 2006: Spent a fortune on a flashy new Web site but still no one visits it? Firms in India are now turning to the ancient philosophies of vaastu shastra and Chinese feng shui, in a bid to boost their businesses. Believers in vaastu shastra say the Indian science, which seeks to create harmony between…
www.hindu.com MUMBAI, INDIA, June 20, 2006: Beginning in August of this year, Doordarshan will be telecasting a new serial on Lord Tirupati Balaji. Starting at 7:30 each day the serial will center around the mythology of Lord Venkatesh with some live footage from Tirupati. Entitled “Om Namo Vyanketesay” the serial will run for 365 days and the news release says…
www.goupstate.com BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA, June 14, 2006: It started almost three years ago when the Hindu community approached George Arnold, owner of Custom Laser Etching of Greer, to complete artwork depicting Krisha and Arjuna, famous characters from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Arnold decided to complete the work on six large white acrylic panels each measuring 4 feet wide and…
epaper.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 26, 2006: In an effort to recruit effective partners in its campaign to protect the girl child, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has written to several spiritual leaders asking them to speak against female foeticide while stressing “positive attributes” of women in their discourses. Officials hope saints will slip in the message…