hindustantimes.com BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, December 15, 2005: Another controversy over temple entry has hit Orissa. In Keraragard village in Kendrapara district, four Dalit women who entered a temple were beaten and later fined US$22.24 (a considerable sum) by the village panchayat. Sebati Muduli, Annapurna Mahali, Jharana Jena and Sakuntala Muduli had entered the Jagannath temple in Keraragard as a matter of…
www.nst.com.my MALACCA, MALAYSIA, December 12, 2005: Magical. This aptly describes the two-century-old Sri Subramaniar Thuropathai Amman temple in Gajah Berang, Malacca. Rebuilt recently, the consecration ceremony was held before dawn yesterday, accompanied by a fireworks display. More than 10,000 devotees gathered for the 6.45am ceremony which saw priests conducting prayers on the gopuram (the tower over the entrance to the…
www.kantipuronline.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 12, 2005: Haridwar, the holy city in Uttar Anchal, North India, witnessed a different Arati (offering of lights) in Harki Paidi, the central bathing ghat, offered by thousands of devout Nepali and Indians on the November 18, 2005. They had traveled to Haridwar at the behest of their Guru, Ananta Shree Bhibhushit Muktinath Pithdiswor Swami Kamal…
www.manoramaonline.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 6, 2005: Millions of Indians and others have imbibed its wisdom through generations, read it in comic form and even watched the story come alive on TV. Now hundreds of experts in India and abroad are working on a $1 million project to make the epic Mahabharata available to global audiences in an encyclopaedic form.…
www.bnp.org.uk GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, (undated): HPI note: This article comes from the website of the British National Party (BNP). Their slogan is “Join us and help win our country back.” Their website (here) says, “Membership of the British National Party is open to those of British or kindred European ethnic descent. While we welcome contact and co-operation with nationalists and patriots…
www.int.iol.co.za MUNICH, GERMANY, December 2, 2005: Yoga instructors are being employed on German trains to help calm stressed out passengers in the run up to Christmas. Commuters will also be treated to massages after railway company Deutsche Bahn said they planned to send physiotherapists to join the yoga teachers. “Supervised yoga and relaxation exercises will help passengers de-stress after work…
Hindu Council UK LONDON, ENGLAND, December 9, 2005: HPI note: The Hindu Council UK (office@hinducounciluk.org) sends the following press release. The first half explains the issue, and the second is the actual letter from the Archbishop to the Mayor of Moscow, a letter no doubt to become a classic exposition of religious bigotry in the 21st century. Press release begins:…
Hindu Council UK MOSCOW, RUSSIA, November 29, 2005: Following is the entire letter sent by the Archbishop Nikon to the Mayor of Moscow protesting the construction of a temple to Lord Krishna in Moscow: FROM:ORTHODOX CHURCHMoscow Patriarchate Ufa Eparchy 29 Sochinskaya street, Ufa, 450103, RUSSIA phone +7 (3472) 724990, fax (3472) 711226November 29, 2005 TO:Mayor of MoscowY. M. Luzhkov Dear…
www.omkarananda-ashram.org RISHIKESH, INDIA, December 9, 2005: HPI note: This is a technical computer issue, but one that is important for the correct publication of Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit. Omkarananda Ashram, who have developed the Itranslator program used by many, is appealing for help with the development of the new, universal, font coding system called Unicode. Unicode, once and for all,…
www.zwire.com FLUSHING, NEW YORK, December 1, 2005: A fierce legal battle is being fought between members of the Hindu Temple Society, who worship at the Ganesh Temple on Bowne Street in Flushing. The Hindu Temple Society of North America has scored a victory in its battle against a group of members who are seeking to replace its current leaders with…