SourceKOCHI, INDIA, November 15, 2004: Kochi, Nov 15: A French perfume manufacturer is all set to leave a lasting fragrance in Kerala – by funding renovation of a 150-year-old temple. A 30-member team from Douglas Parfumerie will arrive next week for the restoration of Kupalikadavu Devi Temple at Vaikom near Kochi even as they holiday. “The team will spend a…
HPIKAUAI, HAWAII, November 15, 2004: The public display of the Bible’s “Ten Commandments” has prompted a number of law suits in the US on the issue of separation of church and state. HPI is seeking comments on the Hindu view of the Ten Commandments, specifically how Hindus might find these commandments offensive or threatening when displayed in a public place…
SourceDELHI, INDIA, November 15, 2004: This report in the Times Online from UK states, in part: A revered Hindu cleric is being held by police in southern India in connection with the brutal murder of a former employee who had apparently threatened to expose alleged financial irregularities in a temple. Jayendra Saraswati is accused of masterminding an attack in which…
SourceKANCHEEPURAM, INDIA, November 13, 2004: After a couple of months of apparent lull, the police now maintain that they did not want to reveal all their cards prematurely and hence their reticence on the progress in the investigation of the Sankararaman murder case, says this article. The police have arrested 14 persons who “confessed” that they had been engaged by…
SourceNEW DELHI, November 15, 2004: Condemning the arrest of Hindu pontiff Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, various Muslim clerics Monday came out in his support, demanding his immediate release and dropping of all charges against him. Imam Bukhari, the chief cleric of India’s largest mosque Jama Masjid, was among prominent Muslim religious leaders who strongly condemned the arrest of the pontiff and…
SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, November 11, 2004: The House of Commons celebrated Deepavali with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Home Secretary David Blunkett lauding the contributions made by the Non-Resident Indian community to the British society. In a message on the occasion, Prime Minister Tony Blair, said “Deepavali is now celebrated by different communities across the UK and its growing popularity helps…
International Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram FellowshipVIENNA, AUSTRIA, November 11, 2004: “Dear brothers and sisters, I wish you all the best on this holy occasion of Deepavali and in the coming New Year. I pray to God for you, your family and the whole world for good health, harmony, peace and divine protection. The whole mankind needs – especially in this…
SourceVELLORE, INDIA, November 14, 2004: Head of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, who has been arrested and incarcerated in the central prison in Vellore in connection with a murder case, was maintaining good health, prison sources said on Sunday. He spent his third day in the prison meditating and performing pujas, the sources informed. The seer woke up…
SourceAMRITSAR, INDIA, November 14, 2004: The Shankaracharya’s arrest has widened the gulf in an already divided NDA. The Sangh parivar has already been on the offensive ever since the Shankaracharya was sent to jail. Now BJP President L. K. Advani has hinted that there was politics behind the entire episode. “The Supreme Court has issued guidelines which outline the manner…
Paras RamoutarTRINIDAD, November 13, 2004: Thousands of Hindus, mainly women, will converge at several beaches and rivers to celebrate the annual festival of Kaatik-ke-Nahaan on Sunday. Main areas of focus will be Manzanilla and Mayaro beaches, which have become the mecca for this very auspicious Hindu religious observance over the years. Kaatik is a full month of celebration which falls…