Malaysia’s Non-Catholic Churches, Hindu Temples Not Closing for Now

Source PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA, October 6, 2020 (Free Malaysia Today): Non-Catholic churches and Hindu temples have no plans to close in view of the rising number of new Covid-19 cases after the Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur today suspended all masses in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Malaysian Hindu Sangam president RS Mohan Shan told FMT that Hindu temples would remain…

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Source A millennium before Europeans were willing to divest themselves of the Biblical idea that the world was a few thousand years old, the Mayans were thinking of millions and the Hindus billions.— Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astrophysicist and author of Cosmos

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Hinduism Today’s Latest History Music Video Published:

Source KAUAI, HAWAII, September 18, 2020: “India’s Popular Impact Today,” just published at “source” above, is the fifteenth and last song in Hinduism Today’s History of Hindu India Music Video series. It is a song for children intended to complement the fifth chapter of our popular History of Hindu India documentaries, “21st Century India.” The documentaries and songs neatly supplement…

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Source He is the Supreme Brahman, the Self of all, the chief foundation of this world, subtler than the subtle, eternal. That thou art; thou art That.— Atharva Veda, Kaivalya Upanishad

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Fewer Pilgrims to Be Allowed This Sabarimala Season

Source THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, September 28, 2020 (Deccan Chronicle): The Kerala government on Monday decided to allow only a limited number of devotees to the Sabarimala hill shrine during the annual pilgrimage season including Makaravilakku. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on the number of devotees, all rituals and ceremonies at the temple will be held as…

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Source Your heart is the temple where God should be enshrined. Your good thoughts are the flowers, your good words the hymns, your good deeds the rituals. And love is the offering.— Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, Kerala-based hugging saint and Hinduism Today’s Hindu of the Year 1993

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Virus Curbs Nepal’s Festivals

Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, September 29, 2020 (Washington Post): The old palace courtyard packed with hundreds of thousands of people each year during the Indrajatra festival is deserted, the temples are locked and all public celebrations are banned by the government to curb the coronavirus. Autumn is the festival season in predominantly Hindu Nepal, where religion, celebrations and rituals are big…

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Meenakshi Amman and the Marvel of Madurai

Source MADURAI, INDIA, August 17, 2020 (YouTube): Madurai, Tamil Nadu on the banks of the Vaigai River is Tamil Nadu’s second largest city and possibly the oldest. The Meenakshi Amman temple is a wonder of art and architecture and one of the largest temples in South India. The towering outer gopurams are Madurai’s distinctive landmarks–these pyramid shaped gateways are embellished…

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Source Anger is nothing but an attachment for an object, when expressed towards an obstacle between ourselves and the object of our attachment.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993), founder of Chinmaya Mission

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