Dinamalar CHENNAI, INDIA, August 7, 2006: (HPI note: This translation from the Tamil publication Dinamalar was supplied by Tiru Srinivasan.) The Tamil Nadu government issued the following rules for processions of Vinayaka Deities on the upcoming festival of Vinayaka Chathurthi (or Ganesha Chathurthi): “The procession should not stop before mosques and churches. The procession time should not be delayed so…
www.ndtv.com KERALA, INDIA, August 3, 2006: Ever since 1975, a compound attached to the Sree Krishna temple in Guruvayur has been home for captive elephants donated to the temple by patrons. The compound is now home for 65 elephants who are cared for by 200 mahouts. Recognizing an opportunity, the Kerala Tourism Department wants to convert the elephant yard into…
specials.rediff.com SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, August 7, 2006: In a major victory for Sikhs in the United States, a San Francisco court has held that the community has the right to build a gurudwara (Sikh place of worship) in their neighborhood. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a Sikh congregation to construct a gurudwara on land allotted for agriculture…
epaper.hindustantimes.com PATNA, INDIA, August 7, 2006: According the Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts, there are serious questions of irregularities regarding the loss of properties belonging to temples. Kishore Kunal, Religious Trust Administrator says, “We are yet to make a full assessment, but it is estimated that the worth of lost properties could go beyond US$454 million.” Kunal says the…
epaper.timesofindia.com MUMBAI, INDIA, August 5,2006: Weekend culture for Indian youth is changing rapidly. From Mumbai to Meerut, a large number of youngsters are happily forgoing their Saturday night boogeying in favor of a spiritual sojourn. Dancing shoes firmly kept aside, they are seeking spirituality like never before. For these people, predominantly in their 20s, spirituality is a means of understanding…
news.bbc.co.uk VADODARA, GUJARAT, INDIA, August 6, 2006: Geologists have discovered a striking archaeological feature on a hillock in the Kutch district of the western Indian state of Gujarat. This feature is shaped like the Roman numeral VI. Each arm of this feature is a trench that is about two meters wide, two meters deep and more than 100 meters long.…
news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, August 3, 2006: In a few short years the web has become so familiar that it is hard to think of life without it. Along with that familiarity with browsers and bookmarks goes a little knowledge about the web’s history. Many users know that Sir Tim Berners-Lee developed the web at the Cern physics laboratory near Geneva…
www.thejakartapost.com PELABUHAN RATU, INDONESIA, August 6, 2006: Here is a little taste of the Island of Gods. Priests in white, colorful offerings and vigorous dancers created a Balinese ambience on Java’s southern coast last week, as the local Hindu community carried out the Pakelem ceremony at Pelabuhan Ratu. Hundreds of Hindus from Greater Jakarta, West Java, Banten and Bali took…
www.pantagraph.com BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, August 5, 2006: More than 100 Midwest youth are spending time studying Hindu values and practices while canoeing, doing arts and crafts and generally having fun at the Hindu Heritage Camp at Lake Bloomington’s’ East Bay Camp. The Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh, founded in 1925 in India, is the camp’s sponsoring group. In the United States, about 100…
www.thepeninsulaqatar.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 6, 2006: Nepal plans to seize lands owned by King Gyanendra and other royal family members and distribute them to the poor as it moves toward treating the monarch like a “normal citizen,” a minister said yesterday. Legislation limiting the amount of property the king can hold will be drafted once an inventory of royal properties…