www.newkerala.com CHENNAI, INDIA, November 16, 2005: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalailthaa today increased the monthly pension for temple priests from Rs. 500 (US$11.36) to Rs. 750 ($17.05). This would benefit 3,247 people, including temple priests, Othuvaars (those who recite Thevaram hymns in temple), Araiyars (those who chant sacred Tamil hymns in Vishnu temples) and Vedaparayanars (those who recite Vedas)…
UK Ministry of Defense LONDON, ENGLAND, November 15, 2005: The newly appointed Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh Chaplains to the Armed Forces were today welcomed to their roles by the Secretary of State for Defence, John Reid. Dr. Sunil Kariyakarawana (Buddhist Chaplain), Krishan Attri (Hindu Chaplain); Imam Asim Hafiz (Muslim Chaplain) and Mandeep Kaur (Sikh Chaplain) are all civilians with…
www.newkerala.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, November 14, 2005: Millions of devotees will begin an arduous journey to the hill temple of Sabarimala in Kerala as one of the biggest pilgrimages in India kicks off Wednesday. The Ayyappa temple situated in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 914 metres above sea level has become one of the most famous Hindu pilgrim centres.…
htt://www.hindrajdivekar.org MUMBAI, INDIA, November 18, 2005: Pundit Hindraj Divekar is presenting a concert of the exquisite rudra vina at 9:30 am, Sunday, November 20, 2005, at the Vishveshvaraiya Karnataka Sangh, Kala Bharati Hall, Matunga (west), opposite City Light Cinema, Mahim., Mumbai, 400016. To learn more about rudra vina, click “source” above.
www.newindpress.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 4, 2005: An increasing number of universities and colleges in the US are starting courses on Gandhian thought. About 50 universities and colleges in the US have launched courses in Gandhism in the last few years says Savita Singh, director of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti here. “The West has reached an extreme stage of…
Hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 30, 2005: A survey conducted by HindustanTimes.com found that as many as 68 percent of today’s youth believe in a higher power, 43 percent visit the temple everyday and around 60 percent admit going to the temple gives them mental satisfaction. They do want to show their devotion, they say. The survey shows that, for…
www.thejakartapost.com BALI, INDONESIA, October 31, 2005: The whole area of Kuta Square Arcade, one of the sites targeted by terrorists in the October 1 Bali bombings, was transformed into a sacred space on Sunday, when hundreds of Balanese Hindus held a ceremony to purify the site. The Tawur Balik Sumpah ceremony started at around 10 a.m. amid tight security arrangements,…
csds@del2.vsnl.net.in DELHI, INDIA, November 13, 2005: (HPI note: We are running this again with the correct date, December 17 to 20, 2005) The Second International Conference on Religions and Cultures in the Indic Civilization is being jointly organized by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Manushi – A Journal about Women and Society from December 17 to…
csds@del2.vsnl.net.in DELHI, INDIA, November 13, 2005: The Second International Conference on Religions and Cultures in the Indic Civilisation is being jointly organized by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Manushi – A Journal about Women and Society from 17 to 20, 2005, at India Habitat Centre. Prof. Raimundo Panikkar is the President and Professors U.R. Ananthamurty and…
www.deccanherald.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, November 11, 2005: For centuries the Bhagirathi has been revered as one of the holiest rivers in India. Ever since the Tehri dam authorities shut down its last diversion tunnel, however, the flow of the Bhagirathi has virtually come to a standstill at Devprayag where it meets with the Alaknanda to form the holy River Ganga, reports…