Kauai Hurricane Recovery Song Adapted for Sri Lanka

SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, February 6, 2005: HPI Note: Our ashram offices are here on Kauai, and our Saivite lineage comes from Sri Lanka, so we were struck by this remarkable connection between our island disaster of 1992 and that of Sri Lanka in 2004. The story reads: A Hurricane ‘Iniki song cowritten by Kauaians Titus Kinimaka and Glenn Medeiros, is being…

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Organizations in Kerala are Divided in Providing Tsunami Relief

SourceKERALA, INDIA, February 5, 2005: In the aftermath of the tsunami, victims who lost their homes as well as the means of their livelihood (fishing nets & boats), have been caught in the middle of a dispute between supporting factions. The Mata Amritanandamayi Mutt and the Catholic Bishops Conference of India have both offered to provide funds to build the…

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Hindus Get Second Chance For California Temple

SourceVICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA, February 3, 2005: Hindus will get a second shot at presenting their plans for a temple on Apple Valley Road to the Town Planning Commission. By a unanimous vote, the Planning Commission decided to re-hear arguments for allowing the construction of a 7,950-square-foot Hindu temple and an adjoining community center on March 2. Several members of the community…

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Jagannath Temple Uses 365 Different Rice Varities for Offerings

SourceLUCKNOW, INDIA, February 4, 2005: Did you know that development of newer rice varieties was to meet the needs of Orissa’s famous Jagannath temple that uses a different variety for its rituals every day? Or that a sandalwood-turmeric tika originates in the belief that it will soothe the mind? Giving various instances to stress that most rituals have a scientific…

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British Religious Schools Not Meeting Standards On Curriculum and Citizenship

SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, February 5, 2005: Many Muslim and independent Christian schools in England are getting failing grades for their narrow curricula and teaching civic concern and tolerance to their students, according to a recent British government report. The Economist (January 22) reports that independent religious schools are growing rapidly in England; there were 170 in September of 2003 and now…

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Trinidad Indian Folk Singers Tour India

SourceDELHI, INDIA, February 3, 2005: Dr. Kumar Mahabir, “source,” sends the following report: On February 2, 2005, history was made as the first Indo-Caribbean/West Indian folk musical group from Trinidad and Tobago traveled to New Delhi to begin what promises to be a monumental tour. On the invitation of Dr. Shubha Chaudhuri, Director at the Archives and Research Centre for…

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UK Hindu Youth Protest Proposed Swastika Ban

SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, February 5, 2005: Preeti Raichura, chairperson of the Hindu Youth UK Leicester and representative to the Hindu Council UK, issued the following statement regarding proposals to ban the use of the swastika in the European Union: For thousands of years the Swastika has been used in the name of Goodness, Purity, Love and tolerance. But the true meaning…

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Fiji Council for National Reconciliation Calls For Respect for Other Religions

SourceSUVA, FIJI, February 5, 2005: The Council of National Reconciliation has called for greater respect for other religions. Council chairwoman Doctor Akanisi Tabualevu said the continuous destruction of Hindu temples should be stopped and those responsible should carefully think about the kind of society they wanted to build in Fiji. “We need to respect one another and accept other religions,”…

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Member of European Parliament Says Europe Needs History Lesson On the Swastika

SourceLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, February 2, 2005: The following news released was received from the office of Robert Evans (“source”), Labour Member of the European Parliament for London: Labour Member of the European Parliament, Robert Evans has called for a European campaign on the real history of the swastika to highlight its importance to Europe’s Hindus. “The swastika was not invented…

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