www.himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HAWAII, November 13, 2005: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami has been taking the teachings of his guru — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami — and elucidating these with elegance and clarity in his discourses at his monastery in Hawaii, the international headquarters for the Kailasa Paramapara. He has also given enlightening talks at temples where he has been called to bless functions…
Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent, DELHI, INDIA, November 7, 2005: Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple is a magnificent monument depicting Indian art and culture, architecture and values. It is built on around 100 acres of prime land at the banks of holy river Yamuna in the heart of India’s capital, New Delhi. The US$44 million project was built with the help and support…
www.stabroeknews.com GUYANA, November 4, 2005: The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha has called for an investigation, followed by the necessary steps, into the squib-throwing incident in Alexander Village on Tuesday night. (HPI note: a squib is a kind of firecracker which makes a hissing noise before it goes off.) The Dharmic Sabha said it strongly condemned and shared the concern of…
thestar.com.my KUALA LUMPUR, INDIA, November 11, 2005: In a rare scene, an elephant guided by a mahout climbed the 273 steps of Batu Caves to take part in the Uthama Patcha (Grand Prayers) consecration ceremony being carried out at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple at the hilltop. Chief priest Ravinatha Gurukkal said the elephant was taken there to perform the…
news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, November 9, 2005: A Christmas stamp which many Hindus said was “disrespectful” to their religion has been partially withdrawn (see illustration at “source.”) The Royal Mail has agreed not to replace the 68 pence stamp, which depicts a Hindu couple worshipping the baby Jesus, when current stocks run out. And the stamp, one of six depicting images…
Hindustan Times MUMBAI, INDIA, October 5, 2005: Vegetarians only want to be informed about the ingredients in foods so that they can make a choice about what they eat. Sounds simple but as the news release explains it can be rather daunting at times, “Unless you carefully read the fine print, you could be eating eggs, animal fat and insect…
www.jamaicaobserver.com JAMAICA, March 6, 2005: (HPI note: This is an old but still interesting report.) East Indians first arrived in Jamaica in 1845. The majority of this first wave of immigrants were indentured labourers followed by both professional and merchant groups in later years. Professionally, Indians are prominent in the medical professions as well as in the jewellery and appliance…
www.delawareonline.com DELAWARE, U.S.A., October 1, 2005: When organizers from the Indo-American Association of Delaware gathered together to organize this year’s festival, they decided to focus on Indian dance forms (classical, folk and contemporary Bollywood-style). The news release explains, “Dances will be presented by dozens of professional and amateur dancers. Through narration, costume and the highly expressive and mimelike dances, audiences…
www.newindpress.com KARNATAKA, INDIA, September 26, 2005: An official statement was issued by Deputy Chief Minister M P Prakash that the government was committed to taking over the administration of the Krishna mutt in Udupi. Apparently an official of the Law Ministry had made an attempt to thwart the take over by stating in a letter that the government needed to…
www.nepalitimes.com PASHUPATI, NEPAL, September 6, 2005: Hindu midhill women in Pashupati, Nepal have been congregating together for generations to celebrate a three-day festival. Until recently the festivities centered around the story of Shiva and Parvathi and the fast that Parvathi observed in order to obtain Shiva as her husband. On the first day the women feasted on sweets followed by…