www.hinduamericanfoundation.org TAMPA, FLORIDA, June 27, 2005: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed a combination of relief and some disappointment over the Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government property. The decision in McCreary County vs. ACLU, that disallowed a framed version of the Ten Commandments in a Kentucky courthouse supported the HAF position that public…
www.indianexpress.com MUMBAI, INDIA, June 13, 2005: Ancient sixth century Saivite caves about seven miles from Mumbai on a quiet island have become a focus in India’s political arena. The Elephanta Caves boast a main cave that the news release says has a three-headed Sadashiva, a dozen highly detailed sculpture panels, and a Siva Lingam shrine, all patterned in a complex…
Rakesh Mathur ENGLAND, June 28, 2005: Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the arts is 58 years old. Established by the renowned English composer, Benjamin Britten, in the beautiful natural surroundings of Suffolk, the festival has traditionally served the Western music industry and its audience in the most high brow way. A group of international journalists were invited recently to the…
news.webindia123.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, June 26, 2005: A fire broke out at Nepal’s revered Pashupatinath temple complex Sunday, damaging a building and gutting old documents. The fire broke out at around 11 p.m. at the Agam Griha, officials of the Pashupatinath Area Development Trust entrusted with looking after the temple – one of the most hallowed Hindu pilgrimage sites – told…
www.betterhumans.com USA, June 24, 2005: A study of physician religious beliefs has found that 76% of doctors in America believe in God and 59% believe in an afterlife. The survey, by researchers at the University of Chicago, found that 90% of US doctors attend religious services at least occasionally, compared to 81% of all adults, and 55% say their religious…
Press Release KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, May 22, 2005: Shubha Bhat, 18-year-old senior at Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA, performed a benefit concert here at Netaji Auditorium on May 21. Her Bharata Natyam recital was to raise funds for the Ramakrishna Mission’s Single Mother support Programme and the educational needs of the underprivileged children at the Mission’s Kindergarten. The Guest…
www.orlandosentinel.com ORLANDO, FLORIDA, June 20, 2005: Sunday’s ceremonies to celebrate the new Hindu Temple offered a feast of color, sound, scents and flavors. Priests and Indian women inside the temple wore a palette of bright and jewel-toned colors in their traditional garb. Conversations were muted by sounds of chanting and drumming. Smells of incense wafted through the air. Outside at…
www.worldsreligionsafter911.com MONTREAL, CANADA, June 21, 2005: The Conference issued the following press release: “It is with great pleasure that we inform you of the upcoming international event: ‘World’s Religions after September 11: A Global Congress.” This gathering, which will bring together people from all over the globe, will be held in the beautiful city of Montreal, Canada from September 11…
Kalyani Giri HOUSTON, USA, June 26, 2005: The consecration ceremonies at the newly constructed Shrinath Ji temple Nandalaya, is being celebrated with much reverence and delight in this city over this weekend. The socio-religious organization Vallabh Priti Seva Samaj (VPSS) opened the doors of the state-of-the-art US$7 million, 40, 000 sq. foot premises built on 8 acres of land to…
patft.uspto.gov KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, June 26, 2005: Curious just what about yoga was being patented in the USA, HPI made a preliminary investigation on the US Patent’ Office’s web site, here. We found 134 patents with the word “yoga” mentioned in them (click “source” for the list), 48 with the word “ayurveda” and 134 for “tumeric.” At first glance, the…