Daily Inspiration
Source If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.— Chinese proverb
Trinidad to Hold Phagwah(Holi) Conference in Mid-March
Source PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, February 18, 2021 (HPI by Paras Ramoutar): The National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) will host its first international virtual Phagwa conference in Trinidad on the weekend of March 13 and 14. The NCIC is the epicenter of all the major Hindu religious, cultural, spiritual and social activities, since its formation in 1964 here. Sixty-five international scholars…
Maha Kumbh Mela to Span 30 Days This Year Due to Covid-19
Source HARIDWAR, INDIA, February 18, 2021 (Republic World): The Maha Kumbh Mela that is organized once every twelve years at this site, and goes on for over 100 days, will be hosted for 30 days this year. The Uttarakhand government has taken this decision considering the ongoing situation of the Corona virus pandemic, where cases are still piling up across…
Daily Inspiration
Source I adopted the theory of reincarnation when I was 26. Religion offered nothing to the point. When I discovered reincarnation … time was no longer limited. I was no longer a slave to the hands of the clock. … Genius is experience. Some think to seem that it is a gift or talent, but it is the fruit of…
Ex-Chief Priest of Sri Mariamman Temple Charged With Pocketing Gold Jewellery, Pawning Them for Over $1.7 Million
Source SINGAPORE, February 16, 2021 (Today Online): Indian national Kandasamy Senapathi, the former chief priest of the 149-year-old Sri Mariamman Temple, was charged on Tuesday (Feb 16) after being accused of pocketing 172 pieces of jewelry from 2016 to 2020. The 37-year-old faces five counts each of criminal breach of trust as a servant and of transferring some of the…
Chardham Yatra 2021: Badrinath Temple to Reopen For Devotees On May 18, Raj Darbar Fixes Date and Time
Source DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI, February 16, 2021 (India.com): The sacred portals of Shree Badrinath temple or Badrinarayan shrine is set to be reopened for devotees on May 18, 2021. The Badrinath Dham is one of the four dhams (abodes) of the Char Dham (4 dhams). Char Dham is a set of four Hindu pilgrimage sites- Badrinath, Dwaraka, Puri and Rameswaram. Another…
Malaysia’s Hindu Temples Receive Government Grants to Tide Them Over
Source MALAYSIA, February 16, 2021 (The Star): The Federal Government has allocated about US$1.042 million to help 1,934 Hindu temples nationwide that have seen a drop in their income due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) president Datuk R.S. Mohan Shan said the allocation was approved through the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) following pleas from temples that…
Daily Inspiration
Source Whatever defect I have in my sight, in my heart or mind, may God amend! May he, the Protector of the world, bless us!— Yajur Veda 36.2
Daily Inspiration
Source Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.— Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
Was This Statue in the Denver Art Museum’s Collection Originally Stolen From Nepal?
Source DENVER, COLORADO February 5, 2021 (5280): A piece in the Denver Art Museum’s Asian collection is causing controversy amongst art historians and concerned citizens of Nepal. The object in question is a 30-and-three-quarter-inch-tall tablet depicting Shiva, a revered Hindu Deity, and his wife Parvati, along with their children and other attendants. Nepalese Hindus refer to images of the embracing…