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Source FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, December 22, 2020 (India West): Over two dozen families, individuals and foundations have come together to create a joint Endowed Chair in Jain and Hindu studies at California State University, Fresno. The partnership between the Jain and Hindu communities and the university underscores a “mutual commitment to educating current and future generations of students about the principles…

Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 12, 2020 (Online Khabar): Pashupatinath temple is thronged by people all-year-round. Among the many occasions that attract devotees and sightseers from everywhere to the temple, Bala Chaturdashi has its own charm and religious importance in people’s hearts. It is one of the many unique festivals that are only observed in Nepal. When the ritual was first…

Source Sojourns in tirthas, which are meritorious and which constitute one of the high mysteries of the rishis, are even superior to sacrifices.— Mahabharata

Source INDIA, December 17, 2020 (Indian Express): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Minister of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy) Shripad Yesso Naik formally promoted yogasana as a competitive sport during an event here. The move was made to encourage yoga, spread awareness about its benefits and to help improve physical and mental wellbeing of the people. “Yogasana has…

Source KOCHI, KERALA, NDIA, December 18, 2020 (Outlook India): In a significant order, the Kerala High Court on Friday held that all movable and immovable properties dedicated to the presiding Deity of the famous Sri Krishna temple in Guruvayur shall vest in the murthi of Lord Guruvayurappan and its managing committee had no power to divert any funds to the…

Source It is far easier to conquer others than to conquer oneself, because the former can be attained by recourse to outside means, while the latter can be achieved only with one’s own mind.— Mahatma Gandhi(1869-1948)

Source INDIA, December 15, 2020 (SCMP): Devotees hurry to buy flowers from vendors to fill their baskets and join the sea of women heading into the gaily lit and brightly decorated temple. It’s the evening of an auspicious festival and temples all over the southern Indian city of Hyderabad are crowded with Hindu worshippers, most bringing offerings of flowers: marigolds,…

Source BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, December 14, 2020 (Odisha TV): In a major decision, the Odisha cabinet on Monday approved the much-awaited ordinance for better management of the affairs of Lingaraj Temple. As the Odisha Legislative Assembly is not in session, the new special act is proposed to be enacted through this ordinance, sources said. The state cabinet has also cleared the…

Source Eternal, pure, groundless, death-and-birth free, pervasive, ever immaculate, distant, near, enveloping effulgence of void, the support of all, the fullness of bliss, the consciousness-form beyond thought and speech, That which thus stood, the expanse vast that generates bliss, let us contemplate.— Tayumanavar (1706-1744), South Indian devotional poet

Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, November 14, 2019 (Empire’s Last Casualty): Soon after the Probini-ISPaD Meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh in January of 2019, the delegates from India and the U.S. headed for Probini-supported schools (http://www.probini.org) in southern coastal Bangladesh. On their way they stopped at a 15th Century Bishnu (Vishnu) Bari Mandir temple in Barisal district. The granite-built statue of the Deity…