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.”
ar@hindu.org KAUAI, HAWAII, August 7, 2005: An HPI reader asks if there is any on-line radio station with any spoken Sanskrit programming. If you know of something, kindly e-mail “source.”
news.webindia123.com MUMBAI, INDIA, August 2, 2005: Makers of Lord Ganesh icons have suffered huge losses in the wake of the heavy rains and flooding that have hit most parts of Maharashtra, specifically India’s commercial capital Mumbai. With Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival held in honour of Lord Ganesh round the corner, this natural calamity of the past week has resulted in…
Vivekananda Centre London LONDON, ENGLAND, August 5, 2005: Jay Lakhani of Vivekananda Centre London reports, “As a consequence of 7/7 bombings in London many interesting things have started to develop in London. Government departments including the academic bodies, media, and the mainstream faith bodies are frantically exploring various avenues to see if a resolution to this thorny problem can be…
www.keralanext.com LUCKNOW, INDIA, August 5, 2005: A grenade-proof cover for the makeshift temple in the Babri mosque Ramjanmabhoomi complex is part of a US$13 million plan to modernise security at Uttar Pradesh’s contentious shrine complexes in Ayodhya, Mathura and Varanasi. The decision, taken late on Wednesday at a high-level meeting of central and state government officials, comes in the wake…
newstodaynet.com MYLAPORE, INDIA, August 5, 2005: Shining gold pillars and door frame (vasakaal) made in five kilograms of 24 carat, 0.999 pure gold is attracting the attention of passers by on the North Mada Street of Mylapore as they cross the NAC Jewellers shop. The door frame and pillars worth US$91,000 are for the Guruvayurappan temple at Guruvayoor, Kerala. These…
www.deccan.com HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, August 4, 2005: The government is embarking on a major project to beautify the environs of ancient temples in the State. Around a dozen temples which attract thousands of pilgrims will be spruced up by the endowments department. Experts in landscaping and decoration would be roped in to give a fresh look to the temples,…
www.nytimes.com SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA, August 4, 2005: The slow stretches and meditations of yoga don’t burn calories like a run on the treadmill. But a new study suggests it might help people keep weight off in middle age. Researchers found that overweight people in their 50s who regularly practiced yoga lost about five pounds over 10 years, while a group…