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…
www.sewausa.org GEORGIA, USA, September 1, 2005: Gaurav Verma sends the following press release: Sewa International, a charitable organization, expresses deep anguish and sorrow at the loss and disruption of life and the property damage caused by hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. This is truly “one of the worst natural disaster in our nation’s history” as stated by President…
HPI TEXAS, USA, September 4, 2005: According to press reports, 100,000 Hurricane Katrina refugees are lodged in hotels and motels in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and adjacent states. Most of these hotels and motels are owned by Indians. One report coming to HPI said the businesses were taking in refugees for free for the time being.
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…