www.newkerala.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 10, 2005: It’s that time of the year again when Indians, irrespective of their denomination or persuasion, are taken over by a festive mood and the entire country appears to be celebrating a religious or cultural occasion with prayers, food, songs and dance. The month-long festival gala, that began earlier this month, ends with Deepavali,…
dnaindia.com GUWAHATI, INDIA, October 12, 2005: Finally, faith outdid terror in Assam. For the first time in more than two decades, the celebrations were without the fear and mayhem that separatist rebels or youth radicals precipitated during this time of the year. In Guwahati, Assam’s capital, the administration claimed that there were 375 Durga pujas, up ten per cent over…
Wise Earth Monastery LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS, October 3, 2005: Sri Swamini Mayatitananda, known as mother to her devotees, led the recent Honoring Ancestors Conference 2005. One of Swamini’s chelas, Sundaram, sent a summary of the event to HPI. Sundaram reports, “Our spirits were uplifted to the highest when Mother opened the conference with Her grand presence, entering the hall to the…
www.chinapost.com.tw KASHMIR, INDIA, October 12, 2005: Kashmir’s earthquake smashed a region dotted with centuries-old Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist monuments, but most survived without major damage, archaeological officials say. One famed Hindu temples is the 200 B.C. Shankaracharya temple. The stone temple, dedicated to Siva, suffered no damage. “There has been no major damage reported to monuments around the state,” said…
inwww.rediff.com JAMMU, INDIA, October 9, 2005: HPI note: We have seen no specific reports of damage to Hindu temples as a result of the massive earthquake of October 8. One report mentions that temples and mosques were damaged, but gives no details. No damage has been caused to Vaishnodevi Shrine due to the massive earthquake that wreaked havoc in Jammu…
news.webindia123.com MOSCOW, RUSSIA, October 5, 2005: The Indian artists received wide appreciation for their performance at the nine-day Indian festival held in Russia. Renowned flute player Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia and famous violin maestro Dr. L. Subramanian enthralled the audience at International Performing Arts Centre, at the closing ceremony of the festival yesterday. In the jam-packed hall the Russian lovers…
www.adnki.com MUMBAI, INDIA, October 6, 2005: Yoga has to remain an Indian discipline. It’s in this spirit New Delhi’s health minister has approved a project of almost US$3.6 million to protect on the international level the patent on the postures involved in this ancient discipline that is an expression of Indian culture and religion, which the West has been trying…
www.hindu.com LONDON, ENGLAND, October 7, 2005: Ganesha Chaturthi festival will be celebrated on a grand-scale in London for the first time on Sunday by the Hindu Culture and Heritage Society, UK. The celebration would be organized at the Vishwa Hindu Mandir in Southall with the support of numerous temples, gurdwaras and many other organizations, Brij Mohan Gupta, Chairman of the…
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…