www.thestatesman.net PARALAKHEMUNDI, INDIA, January 18, 2006: Makara Sankranti used to be celebrated with much pomp and grandeur amongst the tribals in the district but over the years, the celebrations have actually become a low key affair. The adivasis who constitute a major population in Gajapati have been for many years celebrating this function rigorously. Pongal was also celebrated along with…
www.manoramaonline.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIAA, January 17, 2006: The state capital witnessed a rare reception with the chief minister, a former chief minister and a minister among those attending the ceremonial welcome of Guruvayur Padmanabhan, the famed pachyderm who has held pride of place at the Guruvayur temple for over 50 years. Guruvayur Padmanabhan, the tallest tusker among all the elephants…
www.silverjubilee.org BANGALORE, INDIA, January 18, 2006: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living organizations sends the following press release: “It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that The Art of Living is hosting an International Conference on Human Values February 17 to 19, 2006 on the momentous occasion of its 25th anniversary. Inspired by its founder H. H. Sri…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, January 10, 2006: Dressed in white and with his conspicuous locks tied into a knot like a sadhu’s, he stood out in the gathering of the Indian diaspora from across the globe. Acharya Brundavanam Partha Sarathi was among the delegates from Mauritius but his mission was different. Originally from the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh,…
www.svtsydney.org HELENSBURGH, AUSTRALIA, January 18, 2006: The Hindu Council of Australia in conjunction with Sri Venkateswara Temple invite devotees to meet Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami at 3:00 PM on January 26, 2006. For location information, click “source” above. This is an opportunity to meet the Satguru in person and listen to his guidance and a spiritual discourse. Shortly before Gurudeva, Satguru…
www.atmajyoti.org CALIFORNIA, January 18, 2006: Swami Nirmalananda Giri is the head of Atma Jyoti Ashram in Borrego Springs, California, USA. A prolific author and gifted speaker, he has given a series of satsangs at the ashram over the past year on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. These satsangs, as well as other talks, have now been posted on the ashram’s…
www.newindpress.com LONDON, UK, January 11, 2006: An organization here plans to petition the European court of Human Rights to ensure that bodies of Hindus and Sikhs are cremated on traditional funeral pyres instead of in electric crematoriums. Britain has a large minority of Hindus and Sikhs, but arrangements for the deceased within the communities are different from what is ordained…
www.himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HAWAII, January 17, 2006: Himalayan Academy, publisher of Hinduism Today and HPI, is pleased to announce the posting of the Hindu calendar calculated for 180 cities worldwide for both 2006 and 2007 (the Hindu new year beginning in April). These panchangams are primarily used for the sankalpa (declaration of intent, time and place) in ceremonies and they contain…
www.telegraphindia.com USA, January 12, 2006: (HPI note: The disaffection of youth for religion is a cross-cultural phenomenon.) A story in the Christian Post details how leaders of church denominations, youth pastors and parachurch organizational leaders gathered to brainstorm ways to keep college students from falling away from the Christian faith and how to correct the dysfunctions in youth ministry. Mission…
www.newkerala.com UDUPI, INDIA, January 16, 2006: The two-year-long paryaya (right to conduct the worship) of Sri Vishvapriya Theertha Swami of the Admar mutt will come to a close in the wee hours of January 18 when he hands over the charge of the famous Sri Krishna temple here to his successor Sri Vidyasagar Theertha Swami of Krishnapura mutt. Ever since…