SourceMALAYSIA, June 13, 2004: Initially conceived at the Hindu Renaissance Gathering in September 2003, the Malaysian Hindu Sangam (“source”) officially launched its Hindu Renaissance Action plan in June 2004. Honorable Dato’ Seri Dr. S. Samy Vellu, Minister of Works and Patron of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, inaugurated the project that is supported by 36 Hindu Organizations and Temples in Malaysia.…
SourceKUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA, October 2, 2004: The Sri Durga Laksmi Temple here, which will celebrate its kumbhabishegam (consecration ceremony) on October 23, was abuzz with national service trainees lending a hand to spruce it up yesterday. The 36-year-old temple, owned by the private Durga Charitable Trust, caters to 500-plus followers here and is the only Hindu temple in town. Twenty-four…
SourceMANCHESTER, ENGLAND, September 29, 2004: Jay Lakhani (“source”) reports from the UK: “Over 500 Hindu youth got together at the Gita Bhavan Mandir in Manchester at the start of the new academic year. Students from five universities/colleges in the Manchester area were invited for a Hindu presentation and dinner. The venue was filled to capacity, some students had to stand…
SourceASHLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, September 15, 2004: Since 1990 the trustees of the Sri Lakshmi Temple have been planning, maintaining, and coordinating the present and future plans for the temple. In the summer of 2005, the temple will be holding its first Kumbhabishekam. T.A. Balasubramanium, chairman of the temple, says, “That will be an important event in the history of the temple.…
SourceNEW JERSEY, USA September 1, 2004: Citing traffic and environmental concerns, Bridgewater residents recently voiced strong opposition to a proposed 47,000-square-foot expansion of the Sri Venkateswara Temple. Another public hearing was scheduled for October. Resident Diane Mine said that they have no objections to a church on the allotted acreage for the Bridgewater community, but this proposal was to serve…
SourceCALIFORNIA, USA, August 26, 2004: The Huntington Library (http://www.huntington.org) in San Marino, California is presently mounting an exhibition to celebrate the centennial of Christopher Isherwood, feted as the best English prose writer of the twentieth century, and whose translations with Swami Prabhavananda of the Bhagavad Gita and selections from the Upanishads remain among the best. Born in England, Isherwood left…
SourceCALCUTTA, INDIA, August 26, 2004: A priest in a dhoti greets you at the entrance of Sri Ganesh and Sri Murugan Kovil (Temple). The hospitable fragrance of camphor, coconut oil and flowers makes the visitor feel transported to a remote village in South India. The near half-million South Indians in Calcutta have enriched the country’s cultural capital and have themselves…
SourceLAHORE, PAKISTAN, September 30, 2004: Lahore’s famous Krishna Mandir is getting set for a makeover with Hindu festivals of Dussehra and Diwali around the corner. According to the Daily Times, the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) of Pakistan has announced plans to spend US$21,000 on the temple’s renovation next month. Faraz Abbas, the administrator of the ETPB, was quoted as…
SourceKAMPALA, UGANDA, September 30, 2004: The leader of the BAPS denomination of the Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, yesterday jetted into the country for his fifth visit, to a rapturous welcome. Shortly after his arrival, the clergyman, wearing Hindu religious garb, praised the Government, at their temple on Nakivubo Place, for allowing freedom of worship and…
SourceMIDDLETOWN, CONNETICUT, September 27, 2004: Instruments, laptops and music textbooks were blessed on Sunday at the Saraswati Puja Ceremony in the World Music Hall of Wesleyan University. The Hindu ceremony was held as part of the Navaratri Festival, which was held at the campus from Sept. 22 through Sept. 26. The festival is a Hindu festival that honors the goddess…