SourceTIRUPATI, INDIA, April 25, 2005: In a move that is sure to create a furore in the all-strong procurement cartel supplying commodities worth millions of rupees to the Tirupati Temple on a daily basis, the shrine trust has decided to shift to full time e-procurement and do away with the cartel altogether. The Temple is the largest purchaser of commodities…
SourceORLANDO, FLORIDA, April 22, 2005: The Hindu Society of Central Florida invites you to participate in the auspicious occasion of Maha Kumbabhishekam celebration and dedication ceremony of their new Vedic temple located at 1994 Lake Drive, Casselberry, Florida. The ceremonies and festivities will begin Wednesday, June 15, 2005, and continue until Sunday, June 19. The festive occasion will mark the…
SourceSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, April 18, 2005: Alka Patel, a 36-year-old assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California, had dreamed about becoming a doctor since childhood. Her family was thrilled when Patel, who was born in England and lived in her parent’s native India for two years before moving to the Bay Area at the age of 7,…
SourceUSA, April 20, 2005: Steven Rosen writes: “Greetings! I am an author with 20 published books to my credit, mainly on Eastern philosophy. I have recently completed a manuscript entitled ‘The Jedi in the Lotus: Seeing Star Wars Through a Hindu Lens.’ As the title suggests, the book surveys all of the many parallels and overlaps between Lucas’s epic series…
SourceLONDON, UK, 19 April, 2005: British Parliament celebrated Ramnavami, the birthday of Lord Rama, at the House Of Commons, with the Hindu Council UK (HCUK) and its member faith organizations. This historic event was hosted graciously by the Minister of State, Tony McNulty (MP), and marked the significant working partnership relationship of the British government with the Hindu faith organizations…
SourceUNITED KINGDOM, April 13, 2005: The Genographic Project will collect DNA samples from over 100,000 people worldwide to help piece together a picture of how the Earth was colonized. Samples gathered from indigenous people and the general public will be subjected to lab and computer analysis to extract the valuable genetic data. Team leader Dr. Spencer Wells calls the plan…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, April 21, 2005: RSS chief K. S. Sudarshan has lambasted Pope Benedict XVI for being a hardliner. He also criticized him for being loathe to faiths other than the Roman Catholic religion. At a function in New Delhi, Sudarshan said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, during the millennium peace summit in 2000, was one of the few religious heads…
SourceKATHMANDU, NEPAL, April 17, 2005: His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev inaugurated the silver jubilee year celebration of the World Hindu Federation in Maharajgunj, Bansbari, on the occasion of Ram Nawami and Hindu Unity Day. Her Majesty Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah was also present at the function. His Majesty handed over the peace vessel (Shanti Kalash)…
SourceBHUBANESWAR, INDIA, April 18, 2005: In an effort to overcome its severe financial crunch, Orissa’s famous Jagannath Temple is planning to sell off all plots of land it owns in this and other states. The 12th-century temple at Puri owns about 700 acres of land in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. In Orissa…
SourceTROY MICHIGAN, April 19, 2005: Navya Shastra, a global Hindu organization of scholars, practitioners and priests with members in over ten countries, has congratulated the Catholic Church for selecting Joseph Ratzinger–now Benedict XVI–as its new Pope. However, the organization expressed concern over Ratzinger’s stance towards Hinduism. “Ratzinger has described Hindu meditative practices as ‘auto-erotic’ and has stated that the Hindu…