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…
Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent, NEW DELHI, October 4, 2005: “Meditation is nothing but attention. Meditation is paying attention to the divinity within us. Everything in nature including animals and birds are meditating. Even in the tiniest of the things in nature the ability of being attentive is there. We must also know that meditation has great curative powers. If we…
Hindu Council UK LONDON, ENGLAND, October 6, 2005: The Mayor of London in association with Diwali in London Committee has organized “Diwali On the Square,” October 16, 2005, 4:00 to 8:00 pm at Trafalgar Square, London’s most famous gathering place. Trafalgar Square will be transformed with magical light displays, floating lanterns and a huge model of the elephant God Ganesh…
www.bbc.co.uk The Aryan Invasion TheoryLONDON, ENGLAND, September 30, 2005: HPI note: This article appears in a section of the BBC website called “Religion and Ethics: Hinduism.” It is an excellent article, especially for the section called “Dangers of the theory.” We recommend this list be incorporated in protests to schools over the continued promotion of this theory in school textbooks.…
www.charlotte.com RALEIGH, N.C., September 25, 2005: A Christian group says stress-reduction classes for students at a Raleigh elementary school promoted “New Age” beliefs and were school-sponsored religious activities that violated the First Amendment. Called2Action, a local activist organization, has sent a letter to Wake County Schools Superintendent Bill McNeal and school board members asking them to make sure this kind…