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…
The Gazette (Montreal) TORONTO, CANADA, August 21, 2005: Hundreds of devotees of the Hindu deity Lord Murugan gathered at a temple site in Dollard des Ormeaux yesterday to fulfill vows they had made for good things to happen in their lives. In what is considered the highlight of an annual, 12-day festival, a statue of Lord Murugan was taken from…
www.hindusofhouston.org HOUSTON, TEXAS, August 27, 2005: Five thousand Hindus, plus several hundred of their non-Hindu friends and neighbors, attended the 16th Annual Community-Wide Janmashtami Celebration at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Saturday, August 27, 2005. Attendees, celebrating the birthday of Lord Krishna, enjoyed the colorful booths, watched a well-organized cultural program with music and dance, participated…
www.dailybulletin.com CHINO HILLS, CALIFORNIA, August 26, 2005: Developers plan to break ground on the site of a new Hindu temple next weekend, though details regarding the structure’s spires are still being worked out. City officials approved plans for the cultural center, dining hall and other portions of the development in 2004, with the exception of the mandir, or temple, which…
The Hindu CHENNAI, INDIA, August 22, 2005: Following a court ruling, the Hindu Munnani is making “environmental-friendly” Vinayaka icons to be immersed in water bodies during this year’s Vinayaka Chaturti that falls on September 7. Its State organiser, N. Muruganandam, told presspersons here on Friday that instead of plaster of Paris, the members of the Hindu outfit would use only…
Press Release USA, August 20, 2005: Shanti Mandir issued the following press release: At the request of Mahamandaleshwar Swami Nityanand of Shanti Mandir Ashram – news of Maharajji’s passing is being sent to Hinduism Today. Beloved to all of us, Mahamandaleshwar Swami Brahmanand Giriji Maharaj, left his body at on Thursday, August 18 at his ashram, Surat Giri Bangla, Kankhal.…
www.hindu.com PALAKKAD, INDIA, August 28, 2005: Experts in the Ayurvedic system of medicine have warned that acute shortage of genuine medicinal plants is threatening the very survival of the age-old system, now getting popular worldwide. R. Vasudevan Nair, botanist and consultant of Coimbatore Aryavaidya Pharmacy, says that despite shortage of genuine raw material the overall production of Ayurvedic medicines and…
epaperarchive.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 22, 2005: After the New Delhi High Court ruled that the provision for corporal punishment be removed from the Delhi School Education Act in December 2000, circulars were sent to all the principals of New Delhi’s government schools informing them of the change and asking them to implement the new law in their jurisdictions. The…
www.iol.co.za NEW DELHI, August 23, 2005: Elephants and their keepers in the northern Indian city of Jaipur are to have a new home soon in a “hathi gaon,” a village exclusively for the pachyderms, it was reported. Elephants in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan state, are used to carry loads and ferry tourists to the city’s hilltop forts. They usually spend…