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www.unitedsikhs.org NEW ORLEANS, USA, September 4, 2005: United Sikhs issued the following press release: Whilst food has finally started to arrive for refugees, the United Sikhs’ team reports after visiting the centers yesterday, “We found a demand for hot meals, which we believe will lift the hunger and spirit of the refugees,” said Gurvinder Singh, United Sikhs director who brought…

www.hindustantimes.com GWALIOR, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA, September 1, 2005: The scientific community’s view that God does not exist has been questioned again by hardcore believers following a miracle at Gwalior’s Pipaleshwar Temple where tears came rolling down from the eyes of a Deity of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed God of well-being and wisdom. According to Lila Devi, the priest of the…

www.hinduhumanrights.org USA, August 30, 2005: Hindu Human Rights are pleased to announce that following our protest to the French government, Minelli have apologized to the whole Hindu community for the offence they have caused by representing Hindu deities on their shoes. They have recently sent us all remaining shoes in order to ensure that they are destroyed in a manner…

www.mahaganapatitemple.com EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA, September 4, 2005: The Board of Trustees cordially invites you to participate in the Lakshaarchana at the Maha Ganapati Temple in Edmonton, Alberta. As part of the Lakshaarchana (one hundred thousand archana), five priests will be chanting 1,000 names of Lord Ganesha on each day for twenty days from November 16, 2005 to December 5, 2005.…

ar@hindu.org KAUAI, HAWAII, September 1, 2005: HPI would appreciate any Hindu-related news with regard to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Kindly e-mail “source” above.

www.eastandard.net KENYA, AFRICA, September 1, 2005: The entry of religious leaders in Kenya’s constitutional review fray is likely to complicate the process. The draft constitution, completed last year, has proposed several changes to the current constitution. These include entrenching the already existing Islamic (Khadhi) courts – which preside over Islamic family and personal issues – in the constitution. Churches and…

sify.com KOCHI, INDIA, September 1, 2005: The Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD) is planning to tap the fruits of e-commerce by publishing their purchase and sales tenders on the Internet through a joint venture procurement platform between the Andhra Pradesh Government and a private sector consortium. “With a foodgrain and agricultural commodity procurement bill running into US$68 million every year, even…

Paras Ramoutar TRINIDAD, September 1, 2005: His lectures, discourses and bhajans are about promoting international understanding, hope, inspiration, love and peace. This was what Trinidadian-born, Pundit Munelal Maharaj and his wife, Naveeta, espoused in their recent trip to South Africa where he delivered religious discourses from the Ramayana and the Gita, sang bhajans and gave inspirational speeches to overflowing audiences.…

mkress@beliefnetstaff.com USA, September 1, 2005: Michael Kress, editor at Beliefnet.com, writes, “Beliefnet.com is seeking a Hindu clergy-person who can speak or write well about Hindu responses to disaster, comforting victims, loss, recovery, etc. I realize that Hinduism does not have the same conception of clergy as Western religions, but we are seeking someone who can speak/write in a pastoral voice…

Hindustan Times VRINDABAN, INDIA, August 5, 2005: For generations hundreds of Muslims in Vrindavan are engaged in stitching clothes for Hindu deities. For the 700-odd Muslim men of the holy town, embroidering, adding motifs and sequins and tailoring resplendent attires for the icons is a way of life. Working with sincerity and devotion, their respect for these deities is as…