HPI TEXAS, USA, September 23, 2005: Vijay Pallod of Houston sent a brief message on the impact of Hurricane Rita now bearing down on Houston. BAPS Care International writes, “We already have centers in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Bryan College Station and El campo providing shelters to needy. We have also planned to provide food depending on what route…
www.hinduamericanfoundation.org TAMPA, FLORIDA, September 23, 2005: Less than a year after becoming the first Hindu American group to file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief with the United States Supreme Court, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) continued its legal campaign with another brief in support of a petition for writ of certiorari. The case, Simpson v. Chesterfield County,…
ws.gmnews.com WOODBRIDGE, UNITED STATES, 19 September, 2005: Hundreds of people from around the world gathered in Colonia at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan temple, once a Jewish place of worship, to mark its official opening early this month. The original Jewish temple closed due to a dwindling congregation. Shri Swaminarayan followers number in the millions throughout the world. Priest, Gnan Prakash…
The Fiji Times NADI, FIJI, September 21, 2005: Preparation work has started by the committee of one of the largest Hindu temples in the Pacific for the place of worship’s renovation and repainting. Painting of the Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami temple in Nadi can only be carried out after 12 years because of certain rules. Apart from being a place…
www.newkerala.com JAIPUR, INDIA, September 20, 2005: An Israeli couple, who faced the wrath of priests in the holy town of Pushkar for kissing in public, have been fined US$11.36 each for indecency. A court in the Rajasthan town directed Karmik and Alone, the visiting Israeli couple, to pay a fine or face 10 days’ imprisonment. The couple paid the fine,…
www.nytimes.com HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS, September 17, 2005: When Cathy Chadwick instructed her three yoga students to move into warrior position, she did not remind them to watch their alignment or focus on their breath. Instead Ms. Chadwick urged them to concentrate on the affirmation each made at the beginning of class after she read aloud the prayer of St. Theresa of…
news.webindia123.com JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, September 21, 2005: Saints and devotees from all over the country and abroad descended here to mark one year of the Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS), which has become a major tourist attraction because of its spectacular design. The occasion was celebrated with a series of discourses and special prayer sessions. Bharatbhai Parbhoo, secretary of the temple, said…
www.fijitimes.com NADI, FIJI, September 21, 2005: A group of former Fiji residents have come to the assistance of a temple committee in a rural farming community. During a visit earlier this year, the executives of Yaadein Vision Australia noticed that the Sita Ram temple at Solovi, Nadi, lacked statues of Gods and Goddesses. They assured the temple committee executives during…
www.telegraph.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, September 12, 2005: When Gwyneth Paltrow was recently given a yoga picture book by a friend for her 16-month-old daughter, Apple, she was entranced. The 32-year-old actress, who has practised ashtanga yoga for many years, was so inspired by Little Yoga that she agreed to provide the voiceover for a DVD adaptation–without charging a fee. The book,…
www.thejournalnews.com POMONA, CALIFORNIA, September 5, 2005: The Hindu community of Pomona gathered together recently to celebrate Acharya Day (a day to honor all Hindu spiritual leaders) at the Sri Ranganatha Temple and involve the community in Hindu culture. Sri Kuchibhotla, a member of the temple’s board of trustees, says, “Back home, we live with our elders or we go visit…