UK Hindu Temples Step Up Security

www.hindu.com LONDON, ENGLAND, July 9, 2005: Hindu temples across the UK have stepped up security, fearing a backlash in the wake of serial bomb blasts in the city on Thursday. “The recent terror attacks in London can pose an immediate security issue for Hindu places of worship and individuals,” Hindu temple authorities said in a statement. A series of blasts…

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Bangalore School Combines Modern Syllabus with Vedic Training

in.rediff.com BANGALORE, INDIA, July 9, 2005: A symbiosis of two universes, the ancient and the modern, philosophy and science, is what one finds in this unique Guru Kula which does not have the trappings of a conventional school. Situated amidst the scenic and serene environs of Mutthathi forest range, near the confluence of river Arkavathy and Cauvery, this project believes…

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State of Maryland Declares “Tirukural Week”

www.tamilnet.com MARYLAND, USA, July 7, 2005: A three-day international conference on Tirukural, a 2000-year-old literary and ethical treatise in Tamil starts on July 8 at Smith Auditorium, Howard Community College, Columbia Maryland in USA. Professor George Hart, who holds the position of The Tamil Chair at the University of California Berkeley, will be one of the keynote speakers, organizers said.…

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Chariot Festival Begins In Puri

www.hindu.com PURI, INDIA, July 8, 2005: Braving intermittent rains hundreds of thousands of devotees thronged the holy city, abode of Lord Jagannath, today to witness the world famous car festival even as an elaborate security blanket has been cast following the terrorist attack in Ayodhya. The three-km long Grand road from the Lions gate of the 12th century ce temple…

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New Lakeland Swaminarayan Hindu Temple in Florida.

www.theledger.com FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, 5 July, 2005: The Swaminarayan Hindu Temple in Polk County was formally consecrated last Sunday concluding five days of ceremonies. His Holiness, Acharya Maharajshree Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj, presided over the final act of consecration. The consecration of a Swaminarayan temple saw devotees from as far away as Detroit and Houston and the United Kingdom. The temple, along…

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Sri Sri Shuddhanandaa Brahmachari Translates Vedic Tradition to Western Audiences

www.babalokenath.org CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, July 5, 2005: Thousands of lives were touched this spring by Sri Sri Shuddhanandaa’s vibrant distillations of ancient Vedic wisdom as he toured the U.K. and the four eastern states of the U.S.A. from May 1 – July 5, making presentations on the Simple Art of Managing Stress (SAMS). Shuddhanandaa, also simply called Baba, is the Founder…

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Terrorist Attack On Ayodhya Temple Foiled

news.bbc.co.uk AYODHYA, INDIA, July 5, 2005: Indian police have killed five gunmen who attacked a flashpoint religious site in the northern city of Ayodhya. A sixth man is thought to have died triggering the blast which began the raid. A two-hour gunfight raged at the complex, claimed by Hindus and Muslims. Religious sites across India are on high alert following…

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New Hindu Temple for Ceuta, Spain

actualidad.terra.es/provincias/ceuta/ articulo/ceuta_construira_templo_hindu_383057.htm CEUTA, SPAIN, July 4, 2005: (translated from original Spanish) Ceuta will construct a Hindu temple between the years 2006 and 2008. The Council of Government gave the approval yesterday to a proposal from the advisor of Education, Culture and Sport, Mabel Deu, to establish a financing reserve during the next three years for the construction of a Hindu…

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Trinidad Organization Conducts Month-Long Hindu Course for Children

www.trinidadexpress.com TRINIDAD, July 6, 2005: Art, literature and culture will be featured in a one-month vacation course for children. Organized by the Hindu Prachar Kendra, the course is open for children five years and older. Studies will be based on the Ramdilla arts, literature and culture at the Kendra’s headquarters at Raghunanan Road, Enterprise. The course will be held from…

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UK Hindus Appeal Visa Restrictions On Priests

www.hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, July 4, 2005: The Immigration Minister, Tony McNulty, MP, invited on 30th June 2005, Anil Bhanot, HCUK General Secretary, and Dr. Narayan Rao, HCUK Director and Vice Chair of the Interfaith Network, to talk about the Pujari issue (a pujari is a priest who conducts the worship in a Hindu temple). The issue centers on whether pujaris…

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