SourceLEICESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, May 4, 2004: A woman from Leicestershire who has had three lucky escapes from fires caused by burning a religious lamp is warning others to be careful. The county’s fire service has started a new campaign aimed at cutting the number of fires started by diva lamps, small oil lamps used on the home shrine of Hindus. Kumudbhen…
Subashni NaidoSOUTH AFRICA, June 6, 2004: He has read the palms of Bollywood celebrities and was one of the first astrologers to predict a bomb blast in India two years ago. Now Mahesh Bang, on his second visit to South Africa, is compiling a prediction chart for the country from 2000 to 2019, reports this article by Subashni Naido. “This…
SourceSAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, June 8, 2004: A benefit concert for the Kauai Iraivan Temple will be held September 18, 2004, from 4 to 7 pm at the Anthony Soto theatre at CET, 701 Vine Street, San Jose. It will feature Odissi dancer, Asako Takami, one of the foremost of our times, as well as the young and accomplished bharata natyam…
SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, June 9, 2004: In an unexpectedly quick and decisive victory for Britain’s half-a-million strong Hindu community, one of Italy’s leading designers has apologized for the launch of swimwear and lingerie emblazoned with Hindu deities at strategic places. The bikinis with an image of what looks like Lord Ram as the main motif, were designed by Roberto Cavalli, often…
SourceEXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA, June 6, 2004: As a 14-year-old freshman at Phillips Exeter Academy, Vivek Asija came to his campus minister, the Rev. Robert Thompson, asking how to become a Christian. “Rev,” as students call him, told the young man to go back to his daddy and learn what it meant to be a Hindu. Both men now agree…
SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, June 8, 2004: The Home Office invited a delegation from Hindu Council UK for a consultation on the oncoming legislation for “Ministers of Religion from abroad.” Dr. Stadlen, Head of the Faith Communities Unit, chaired the meeting and explained that the White Paper, “Secure Borders, Safe Haven,” undertook to review the existing arrangements whereby they would like to…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, June 8, 2004: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine, will visit Hindu temple communities in Edmonton, Alberta and Vancouver, BC in mid-June. Your family and friends are cordially invited to attend the following public events where you can enjoy Bodhinatha’s darshan and words of wisdom. June 15-16: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Bodhinatha attends the Maha Ganapati Temple’s…
SourceUSA, June 8, 2004: Jagadguru Swami Pragyanand of Pragya Mission International is visitng USA first time after being conferred the title of Mahamandaleshwar by the oldest akhada (Community of Hindu Monks) of India, Avahan Akhada. Although he has visited the USA more than 60 times, this time it makes it a special honor for his devotees to welcome him as…
SourceCALIFORNIA, USA, June 8, 2004: Indian immigrants have the highest life expectancy among California residents, exceeding the state average by almost six years, according to a recently-released study. The study, titled “The Demographics of Mortality in California” and conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), revealed that immigrants in general outlive the US born residents. Life expectancy for…
SourceINDIA, June 6, 2004: A Hindu holy man known as Ludkan Baba, or Rolling Baba, is rolling his way to Lahore, Pakistan, on a mission of peace, Nick Meo reports in The Times. In 1983 the holy man Mohan Das decided to make his pilgrimages more of a challenge by rolling along the ground instead of walking. Since then he…