www.newindpress.com BHOPAL, INDIA, August 10, 2005: Snake charmers in Madhya Pradesh will not be able to practise their age-old profession with a ban on carrying or displaying the reptiles due to come into effect on the eve of the Hindu festival of Nag Panchami. Snakes are worshipped by devotees during the festival that falls on Wednesday. It’s the chance for…
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, August 9, 2005: Thousands of fans are expected to watch Jonny Moseley and other snowboarders and skiers soar off a ski jump and fly over city streets later this month. Ice Air 2005, scheduled for August 27, will put 12,000 cubic feet of snow – 250 tons of the white stuff – in San Francisco’s…
Religion News Service LONDON, UK, August 9, 2005: To help combat terrorism, the British government is proposing an enormous expansion of the number of Muslim schools within its state sector, a London newspaper has reported. The Sunday Telegraph report says that the government is thinking of creating up to 150 Muslim schools within the state sector in an attempt to…
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)…