HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, August 9, 2005: We received several responses to our request for temple by-laws. There are several available on the web: Nebraska Temple, here; Calgary Temple, here; Hindu Temple of Arizona, here; and Kentucky Hindu Temple, here. None of these has been evaluated for “recommendation,” only given as examples. There is an account, here, of the difficulties…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, April 9, 2005: The following paper was prepared under the direction of Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami for the Dharma Summit 2005. It is intended to serve as a template model for Hindu Temples in the US to follow in conveying to the publish what tradition their temple follows. Bodhinatha advocates that each temple clearly define five points:…
www.newkerala.com CUDDALORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, July 22, 2005: Police and revenue officials recovered three priceless ”panchaloha” (five metal) icons at Thangavel colony near Kaattumannar Koil in this district today. Police said the icons, each weighing about 100 kg, were recovered when a house-owner dug a pit. The recovered icons included a three-foot tall Amman, a 12-foot Nataraja and a three-foot…
www.chennaionline.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, August 8, 2005: A record offering of ten gold bars of large size, worth US$136,000, was made by an anonymous devotee in the hundi (offering box) of the famous hill shrine of lord Venkateswara at Tirumala today, temple sources said. Each of the 24 carat gold ingots, weighed one kg. They carried the markings “UAE” and “South…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, August 8, 2005: HPI reader Arun Marathe responds to yesterday’s request for spoken Sanskrit available on the web. He writes, “There used to be All India Radio site which used to frequently upload News in Sanskrit every day. That is “under construction” now. However, I have found a site which has some historic news recorded in audio…
netohm_ahac@yahoo.com WASHINGTON D.C, August 6, 2005: Members of HSC (Hindu Students Council and NetOHM (Network of Hindu Minds) spent a day in Washington, D.C., on July 19, 2005, participating in a youth conference and engaging US lawmakers on issues of importance to the Hindu community in America. Participating in the youth seminar at the 9th Annual Legislative conference organized by…
www.eians.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, August 3, 2005: Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Indians travelling to Saudi Arabia have been warned not to carry religious scriptures, photographs or icons. An official statement issued here Wednesday said that religious activities in private residences or undertaking missionary or preaching activities are banned in Saudi Arabia and could invite stringent punishment. C.R. Banswal, principal secretary (political)…
news.bbc.co.uk OSLO, NORWAY, August 3, 2005: A prison in Norway has stopped holding yoga classes after it found that instead of calming inmates, they were actually making some more aggressive. High-security Ringerike jail near Oslo offered the classes to eight inmates on a trial basis earlier this year. Prison warden Sigbjoern Hagen said some of the inmates became more irritable…
www.hindutempleoflakecounty.org LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, USA, August 7, 2005: The Hindu Temple of Lake County is having its Pran Prathishta and Kumbhabhishekam on Oct 16, 2005. They are having 9-days of pujas and festivities from Oct 8 on the backdrop of Navarathri with Yagnas and Homams. Organizer Sundar Balasubramaniam requests, “Please make sure you attend in person or sponsor one of…
ar@hindu.org KAUAI, HAWAII, August 7, 2005: A group based in Texas has asked for copies of model by-laws for governing a Hindu temple. If you have a set of by-laws drafted for a temple which have worked out exceptionally well, kindly e-mail “source.”