www.zeenews.com AJMER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, April 25, 2006: Pushkar, the famous Hindu pilgrimage center near here, is all set for a facelift with the removal of encroachments around the holy lake. Pushkar Clean Operation was launched last week and 26 hotels and restaurants on the bank of the lake have been identified for removal, official sources said here today. Union Tourism…
www.thenorthwestern.com OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, USA, April 30, 2006: Colorful garbs, Indian music and dancing livened otherwise quiet streets near the Grand Opera House Saturday in festive celebration of another Roy family traditional Hindu wedding. Groom Raj Dhanasekaran, 28, arrived by horse and carriage in a procession that briefly closed down a stretch from the Park Plaza to the Grand. Horns welcomed…
news.webindia123.com BEIJING, CHINA, April 22, 2006: In honor of their famous predecessor, Xuanzang (602-664 AD), two chinese monks are retracing the journey that their brother Buddhist monk made over 1300 years ago. The news release explained, “Xuanzang travelled from the city of Chang’an, which is now called Xi’an, in Shaanxi Province, to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures and study, returning…
www.newindpress.com KALADY, KERALA, INDIA, April 29, 2006: The birthplace of Adi Sankara will wear a festive look on May 2. Sankara Jayanti, the birthday of Adi Sankara, which falls on May 2, will be celebrated with various cultural programs accompanied by traditional rituals at different centers here. Various cultural and religious groups like Adi Sankara Kuladaiva temple, Sringeri Mutt, Sree…
www.organiser.org CHENNAI, INDIA, April 30, 2006: Last week, Chennai port welcomed MV Doulos, the world’s largest floating book fair, which has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest, active ocean-going passenger ship. Stocked with more than five hundred thousand books, the book fair was inaugurated by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala recently. The book fair had…
sify.com LONDON, ENGLAND, April 26, 2006: British Prime Minister Tony Blair, accompanied by his wife Cherie Blair, visited the Swaminarayan Mandir, the largest traditional Hindu temple outside India, at Neasden. Blair spent time on Tuesday evening appreciating the masterpiece of exotic design and workmanship of the temple that rises above London’s skyline. Replete with luminescent white pinnacles and glittering marble…
Paras Ramoutar TRINIDAD, April 5, 2006: Visiting Hindu philosopher and spiritual leader, Sant Shri Brahmavairaagy Ji, spoke here of the increasing spate of terrorism and hate in the world. He said that the recent attacks on several sacred Hindu places of worship in Varanasi are cause for major concerns in India, and of course the world. “But the Government of…
kalyan97.googlepages.com KOLKATA, INDIA, April 24, 2006: Available at the URL above is Dr. L.M. Singhvi’s lecture delivered at the Asiastic Society in 2006 entitled, “Indology and the Future of Our Past.” This interesting lecture by one of India’s most distinguished jurists and former ambassador of India to the United Kingdom makes the case that Indians should reclaim the study of…
www.hinduamericanfoundation.org WASHINGTON, D.C., April 23, 2006: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) is currently accepting applications for participation in its second annual summer internship program. Motivated interns will work with members of the Hindu American Foundation Executive Council to complete self-contained projects over the course of the summer. Internships are designed for 20 hours of work per week and will last…
www.fijitimes.com NADI, FIJI, April 19, 2006: A religious organization has established a school of performing arts dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional Indian dance. Following the footsteps of its founder, Kuppuswamy, the Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam established a school two years ago to ensure traditional dances like the Bharat Natyam, Garba and Dandiya were not lost to…