www.hindustantimes.com JAIPUR, INDIA, 6 September 2005: Rajasthan’s age-old art of sculpting beautiful mud toys once considered the most lucrative economic activities in the state because of the extensive use of mud products like water pots, utensils, toys and other ceremonial items is fast receding into oblivion. But potters now say their future is uncertain as demand for their products has…
www.nytimes.com SHANGHAI, CHINA, September 7, 2005: Call it Zen and the art of business management. Proving that in China’s booming commercial hub of Shanghai, even Buddhism is big business, a group of 18 Buddhist monks and lay people are taking MBA classes to better manage their temple, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday. The course, specially designed by Shanghai’s…
amitmisra@sbcglobal.net HOUSTON, TEXAS, September 6, 2005: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) expresses heartfelt sympathy for the victims of hurricane Katrina, one of the worst natural disasters in the USA. HSS urges all Hindus in America to rise to the occasion by addressing needs of the people suffered by hurricane Katrina. HSS has appealed its hundreds of volunteers in all 90 chapters…
www.unitedsikhs.org BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, September 6, 2005: United Sikhs volunteers today begin to serve hot meals to 1,300 evacuees at the Dream Center at Donaldsonville, a temporary shelter which houses an influx of evacuees from neighboring New Orleans, and sets its hope to do the same in as many of the 13 evacuee centers, resources permitting. Meanwhile, to facilitate its…
www.hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, September 6, 2005: Immigration Minister, Tony McNulty MP, was among several dignitaries invited to celebrate the religious festival of Krishna Janmasthami on September 4 at the impressive Shri Venkateswara Balaji Temple in Birmingham. The temple is developing into one of Europe’s largest Hindu temples. The celebrations were organized by Dr. Narayan Rao of Hindu Council UK, and…
Indo-Asian News Service BHOPAL, INDIA, August 14, 2005: When 50-year-old Dinesh Tiwari is released from prison in four years, he hopes to find employment as a priest in a temple. The Madhya Pradesh government has instituted a program whereby brahmin Hindu inmates are trained in religious rituals as part of their rehabilitation program. Every morning a Hindu organization called the…
www.hssus.org HOUSTON, TEXAS, September 5, 2005: The Houston Chapter of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA, Inc. (“HSS”), continues to work toward assisting evacuees affected by Hurricane Katrina. With its citywide presence, HSS has been able to offer support to several shelters located away from the Astrodome. HSS branches in Clear Lake, Pearland, and Katy have contributed supplies and volunteers to shelters…
www.tamilnet.com JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, September 2, 2005: Devotees from across Sri Lanka and visiting expatriate Tamils Friday filled the temple premises at the Annual Chariot festival of Kandaswamy (Lord Murugan) Temple located in Nallur Jaffna turning Jaffna into a spiritual town. Hundreds of devotees performed Angapirathshanam (rolling on the ground) behind the big chariot carrying the chief deity, and women…
www.newindpress.com AMALAPURAM, INDIA, September 1, 2005: By Ganesh Chaturthi Day, thousands of Ganeshas from Gadilanka, a minor panchayat village in Mummidivaram mandal of East Godavari district, would find their way to various parts of the country. The icons, valued for their color combination and finish, are much sought after. For some 70 families in this village of 200 households, making…
www.newkerala.com COIMBATORE, INDIA, August 31, 2005: The Archaeological Survey of India has launched an awareness program to preserve old temple inscriptions. The initiative is being undertaken to create an awareness among devotees about the history of temples. The inscriptions reveal that temples were used as a social center, bank, theatre and agricultural centre. But most of these inscriptions have been…