www.hindu.com TIRUMALA, INDIA, October 8, 2005: For the first time in the Tirumala temple’s history the waiting time for pilgrims in the general queue lines for darshan has touched a staggering 122 hours. A pilgrim opting for a free-darshan sudarshan token at 5.00 p.m., on Friday will get his turn at 7.00 p.m., on October 12, the concluding day of…
www.hindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, APRIL 9, 2005: The temple discovered by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), a few hundred metres to the south of the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram, near Chennai, must have been as big or even bigger than the Shore Temple, said archaeologists conducting the excavation there. The ASI had discovered massive remains of a temple on the…
news.webindia123.com LAHORE, PAKISTAN, October 4, 2005: A recent survey has revealed that Lahore has only one Hindu temple for its over a one thousand-strong Hindu population. A study conducted by the Daily Times has revealed that the city has no place where Hindus can cremate their dead. The Krishna Temple at Ravi Road is not visited by many because of…
sify.com ETAH, INDIA, October 3, 2005: As many as 3,500 Christians from 81 villages adopted Hinduism in Etah on Sunday. After a yagna (fire ceremony), the converts had food together and vowed to serve the Hindu community at a program organized by the Dharm Jagran Samiti. Yogi Aditya Nath, MP, who was also present at the function, said those who…
www.thejakartapost.com BALI, INDONESIA, October 6, 2005: The Hindu Balanese turned the resort island into a gigantic shrine of devotion on Wednesday, with colorful offerings and solemn rituals performed simultaneously at thousands of temples in a festival to mark the victory of good over evil. The Galungan religious celebration came just four days after terrorists bombed Bali for a second time…
news.webindia123.com INDIA, October 6, 2005: Internationally renowned marine archaeologist Dr. S. R. Rao today called for preservation of underwater cultural heritage, particularly the Dwarka city, believed to have been built by Lord Krishna in Gujarat. Speaking at the 7th national conference on marine archaeology of Indian ocean countries at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Dr. Rao regretted that many…
www.hindustantimes.com SURAT, INDIA, September 30, 2005: Gujarat has come up with novel ideas in the past to celebrate the nine-day-long Hindu festival of Navaratri, and this year, too, is proving to be no different. The organizers of the festival have decided to set up air-conditioned halls for the traditional dances performed during the event. Navratri (nine nights) festival, celebrated twice…
in.rediff.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, October 7, 2005: It might sound nuts, but two engineering students in New Zealand claim that coconut oil can be used as an alternative to diesel, providing a possible answer to rising fuel cost woes. Samoan Dominic Schwalger and Penaia Rogoiumari from Fiji, both students at Auckland University in northern New Zealand, demonstrated on Friday how…
www.hindustantimes.com KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, October 5, 2005: With the onset of the nine-day festival period of Navaratri, Kabul’s ancient Hindu temples are buzzing with a record number of devotees of all faiths. The focal attraction is Asamai temple. Hundreds of Afghanistan’s Hindus and Sikhs as well as Indians employed in reconstruction projects pay their obeisance there every day. The hill is…
news.webindia123.com HYDERBAD, INDIA, October 3, 2005: The world-famous temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati and other adjoining temples were closed for the day Monday in view of the annular solar eclipse. The event is not considered auspicious for worship. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the temples, closed the doors at 9.15 a.m. Monday. The doors will reopen at…