www.punjabkesari.com KURUKSHETRA, HARYANA, INDIA, March 30, 2006: Kurukshetra (Haryana) : Nearly one million people Wednesday took a dip in the sacred Brahma Sarovar pond during the first total solar eclipse of the century. Even though the solar eclipse was partially visible here and other parts of Haryana, hundreds of thousands people converged on this Hindu holy city for a dip…
Press Reports INDIA, March 30, 2006: Today is the start of the new lunar calendar year, Ugaadi, for people of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. New year on the same calendar is known as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra. Ugadi signifies the first day of the month of Chaitra (March-April) in Lunar Calendar. It is believed that Lord Brahma began the creation…
www.minimela.com KAUAI, HAWAII, March 30, 2006: Hinduism Today editors report an unusual amount of reponse and excitement regarding their current issue (April-May-June 2006). It appears that four articles in particular are resonating among readers. 1) Most are struck by the issue’s main article or, more precisely, by its subject matter: the recent opening of the Akshardham temple complex in Delhi…
www.hindustantimes.com AMRITSAR, INDIA, MARCH 27, 2006: Gold articles worth US$2.3 million reportedly went missing from the Tohsakhanna (treasury room) of the famous Durgiana Temple in Amritsar during the replacement of sealed locks with new ones, Temple management president Surinder Arjan reported. “Before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to the Temple, the NSG team, on March 23, frisked every nook and…
www.newkerala.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, March 25, 2006: In the past the southern Indian Tamil Nadu state bent the law that forbids the export of its precious sandalwood trees to serve the Pashupatinath temple in Nepal, one of the holiest Hindu pilgrim sites. The sweet-scented, whitish paste made by rubbing the wood with water is a must for all Hindu religious rites.…
www.miami.com WEST KENDAL, FLORIDA, March 23, 2006: Although it would be hard to tell in South Florida, the spring season just recently arrived. On Sunday, many people took this as a cause for celebration, congregating in Larry and Penny Thompson Park for Phagwah, a Hindu festival that extols, among other things, the coming of spring, which began March 20. The…
www.punjabkesari.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 23, 2006: Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone. For more evolved tastes, Airtel, in partnership with Music Today, is offering a new genre of music – Indian classical – to…
www.outlookindia.com DINDIGUL, INDIA, March 25, 2006: In a break from tradition, the state Government would not be inviting Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi for the April 3 consecration of the famous hill shrine of Lord Muruga at Palani, 60 km from here. The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR and CE) had no plans to invite the Sankaracharya and…
desmoinesregister.com DES MOINES, IOWA, USA, March 25, 2006: Although it didn’t receive a lot of fanfare, something historic happened this month at the Capitol. For the first time, a Hindu priest offered the opening prayer at the legislative session in the Iowa House and Senate. Pandit Krishna Pandey prayed in Sanskrit and English for brotherhood and peace in the universe.…
Press Release USA, March 25, 2006: A thousand communities in all 50 states and 28 other countries welcomed spring this week, with colorful educational events ranging from information tables, exhibits, and lectures to cooking demonstrations, receptions, and elaborate “lifestivals.” Visitors were asked to “kick the meat habit on March 20 (first day of spring) and to explore a nonviolent, wholesome…