www.hindu.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, July 25, 2005: A little before Kukatpally on the national highway, the small hut is crammed with dozens of icons and clear signs of poverty. Shankarji, an elderly icon maker is busy preparing molds and mixing plaster for Ganesha icons. Vinayaka Chaturthi is just two months away and it is a race against time. Several icons he…
www.fijilive.com SUVA, FIJI, July 24, 2005: The Methodist Church has pledged its full support for the controversial Reconciliation, Tolerance and Unity Bill proposed by Government. Church minister Reverend Iliesa Naivalu said the support stemmed from the belief that the clauses stated in the Bill are similar to those in the Bible. Reverand Naivalu said their collective stand on the Bill…
HPI DELHI, INDIA, July 24, 2005: Sri T. Ravi, Assistant Public Relations Officer at Tirupati Temple told Hindu Press International correspondent Rajiv Malik that a story in circulation about the temple selling land to allow construction of a Christian church at the famed Hindu temple site was completely false. The charges had even led to protests in Houston, Texas, reported…
mangalorean.com MADURAI, INDIA, July 21, 2005: A public tribunal has declared that the 16 million Dalit Christians in India should get their full Scheduled Caste rights (“reservations,” a form of affirmative action in education and job opportunities) enjoyed by their Dalit counterparts of other minority religions. “It is necessary that the Christian Dalits are given the same benefits, aids and…
www.newkerala.com AHMEDABAD, INDIA, JULY 24, 2005: A campaign is on to make the pilgrimage to the sacred mountain Kailash and lake Mansarovar in Tibet more affordable to pilgrims. Rajendra Swaroop Swami, a Hindu religious man deeply involved with the annual pilgrimage, has launched efforts to make the journey cheaper. “On behalf of the fraternity of holy men, we have made…
www.hindu.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, 20 July, 2005: The Andhra Pradesh police have proposed the installation of bullet-proof doors in the Venkateswara temple complex at Tirumala. Though there was no immediate threat to the temple, combing operations on and around the hills would be stepped up. The Chittoor Superintendent of Police had been directed to spare more forces for the exercise. Other…
www.kauaiworld.com KAUAI, HAWAII, July 21, 2005: Over 600 people took in the splendid serenity of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery (home of Hinduism Today and HPI) as monastery leaders opened up the grounds for their open house. They came, according to Palaniswami, one of the monks, “because they’re spiritually alive.” And also to see immaculately maintained grounds of the monastery over-looking the…
www.hicad.us NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, July 23, 2005: Ved Prakash, Dharma Summit 2005 General Secretary, sends the following press release: The Dharma Summit 2005 will be held on August 13, 14 and 15 at Rutgers University, Student Center, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ. The objective of this conference is to bring together heads of all Devalayas, spiritual institutions, and…
ar@hindu.org KAUAI, HAWAII, July 23, 2005: HPI has been requested to locate an up-to-date PowerPoint presentation which gives a general introduction to Hinduism, basic history philosophy, lifestyle, scriptures, etc, for use in teaching Hinduism in a classroom setting. If you have such a presentation, kindly contact “source.”
www.thestar.co.za KAUAI, HAWAII, July 27, 2005: Several HPI readers pointed out that the story titled “New Zealand Hindu Girl Wins Right to Keep Nose Ring” should have read “South Africa.”