Source HARIDWAR, INDIA, February 18, 2021 (Republic World): The Maha Kumbh Mela that is organized once every twelve years at this site, and goes on for over 100 days, will be hosted for 30 days this year. The Uttarakhand government has taken this decision considering the ongoing situation of the Corona virus pandemic, where cases are still piling up across…
Source I adopted the theory of reincarnation when I was 26. Religion offered nothing to the point. When I discovered reincarnation … time was no longer limited. I was no longer a slave to the hands of the clock. … Genius is experience. Some think to seem that it is a gift or talent, but it is the fruit of…
Source SINGAPORE, February 16, 2021 (Today Online): Indian national Kandasamy Senapathi, the former chief priest of the 149-year-old Sri Mariamman Temple, was charged on Tuesday (Feb 16) after being accused of pocketing 172 pieces of jewelry from 2016 to 2020. The 37-year-old faces five counts each of criminal breach of trust as a servant and of transferring some of the…
Source DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI, February 16, 2021 (India.com): The sacred portals of Shree Badrinath temple or Badrinarayan shrine is set to be reopened for devotees on May 18, 2021. The Badrinath Dham is one of the four dhams (abodes) of the Char Dham (4 dhams). Char Dham is a set of four Hindu pilgrimage sites- Badrinath, Dwaraka, Puri and Rameswaram. Another…
Source MALAYSIA, February 16, 2021 (The Star): The Federal Government has allocated about US$1.042 million to help 1,934 Hindu temples nationwide that have seen a drop in their income due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) president Datuk R.S. Mohan Shan said the allocation was approved through the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) following pleas from temples that…
Source Whatever defect I have in my sight, in my heart or mind, may God amend! May he, the Protector of the world, bless us!— Yajur Veda 36.2
Source Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.— Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
Source DENVER, COLORADO February 5, 2021 (5280): A piece in the Denver Art Museum’s Asian collection is causing controversy amongst art historians and concerned citizens of Nepal. The object in question is a 30-and-three-quarter-inch-tall tablet depicting Shiva, a revered Hindu Deity, and his wife Parvati, along with their children and other attendants. Nepalese Hindus refer to images of the embracing…
Source O God of Mercy [Siva] who performs the dance of illimitable happiness in the hall of inconceivable intelligence! The Rig and the other Vedas are thundering forth in words, announcing to us that all are Your slaves, all things belong to You, all actions are Yours, that You pervade everywhere, that this is Your nature. Such is the teaching…
Source INDIA, January 25, 2021 (Mission Kaali): The “International Mission Board” (IMB) wants to bring Jesus to every tribe, nation, people and language. The excuse they give is “God has given His vision to the Church.” IMB wants to carry out this “Great Commission” to make disciples of all nations. The annual budget allotted for converting people in the Unreached…