www.hindu.com KERALA, INDIA, December 20, 2005: Up until recently, VIP’s at the Lord Ayyappan Sabarimala temple were allowed to stand in front of the sanctum sanctorum in a special queue that often blocked the vision of the devotees. An order by the Kerala High Court has directed the Executive Officer of Sabarimala to abandon the special queue. The court also…
Chaturbhuj.Gidwani@bolling.af.mil WASHINGTON, D.C., January 3, 2006: Giwani Chaturbhuj reports, “Hindu Faith communities of Bolling Air Force Base and the National Capitol Region under the auspices of Chinmaya Mission West and 11th Wing Chaplain would like to invite all those who are interested in learning more about Hindu culture, yoga and meditation, to join every Friday Service in the Main Chapel…
ChennaiOnline.com THANJAVUR, INDIA, December 31, 2005: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is to open an interpretation center at the Tanjavur Braghadeeswarar temple where life-size photographic reproductions of the 1,000-year-old Chola Period murals, drawn in the temple, will be displayed. The center will be inaugurated during the Pongal festival in January. According to ASI officials, the reproduction was a demanding…
batu_caves@yahoo.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 29, 2005: The unveiling ceremony of the 140-foot-tall Murugan Statue, the world’s tallest will be held on January 29, 2006. The opening ceremony will commence at 7.30pm with stunning performance of fireworks and showering of thousands of garlands of flowers on the Sri Murugan Statue from a helicopter arranged specially for the event.
www.zwire.com TORONTO, CANADA, December 22, 2005: Infighting at a Richmond Hill Hindu temple over who has legitimate control and suspicions over shady finances have led to regular disruptions of worship, two court cases and the freezing of the temple’s bank account. Two groups in the Maha Lakshmi Mandir temple, one headed by priest and President Swasti Dubey and the other…
office@hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, December 19, 2005: (HPI note: The following is a press release from the UK Home Office which covers in more detail the new visa category previously reported) New provisions designed to help strike a better balance between helping faith communities find suitably qualified religious workers while maintaining robust immigration controls were announced today by the Home Office.…
www.barnard.edu ELMHURST, QUEENS, NEW YORK, December 17, 2005: Puja Swami Jagdishwaranandaji of The Geeta Temple and Divya Dham, Queens, New York, has attain Maha Samadhi at age 70. The Geeta Temple has arranged a Shradhanjali for Puja Swami Jagdishwarananda ji on Friday, December 30, 10AM—1PM. The Geeta Temple Ashram in Elmhurst, Queens owes its existence to the lives touched by…
Press Trust of India KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 28, 2005: An ethnic Indian was on Wednesday buried according to Islamic rites after the Malaysian High Court rejected his Hindu widow’s claim over his body, saying the Shariat court has ruled he was a Muslim. The body of 36-year-old M. Moorthy, who was part of Malaysia’s 1997 team which scaled Mount…
info@hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 26, 2005: Datuk A. Vaithilingam, president of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam writes: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam expresses its very great disappointment and sadness on the failure of Madam Kaliammal in her efforts to seek relief in the Civil High Court. We are concerned that the present laws give plenty of protection to the Muslim community…
news.webindia123.com LONDON, UK, December 15, 2005: The Tony Blair Government has recently announced that it will provide close to US$17 Million for the construction of the first-ever Hindu faith school in the country. The primary school will be ready for pupils within the next five years. The news about the school has been received with great enthusiasm by the Hindu…