SourceNEW YORK, NEW YORK, June 27, 2002: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following statement (“source” above) in response to the federal appeals court ruling which deemed the phrase “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional. Glen A. Tobias, ADL National Chairman, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, said: “The decision is wrong. It goes…
SourceWICHITA, KANSAS, January 24, 2004: Wichita’s only Hindu temple operates peacefully now, thanks to its priest and a satisfactory location. At Wichita’s only Hindu temple, Sriraman Kadambi makes sure the Gods are properly cared for. He is the priest for the temple at 320 N. Zelta, a modest, white building outside but elaborately decorated inside. Opened in June 2002, the…
SourceBERLIN, GERMANY, January 27, 2004: The four-month run of the Ganesha exhibit at Berlin’s Ethnology Museum at Dahlem will come to a close next week on January 31st. The final day will culminate with a puja to Ganesha performed by Berlin Hindus in the museum itself. The exhibition outlines different aspects of Ganesh worship using centuries-old stone sculptures, bronze and…
Agence France PressKATHMANDU, NEPAL, January 23, 2004: The World Hindu Federation Friday extended formal Dharmik Avinandan (Hindu religious felicitation) to King Gyanendra as the world’s only Hindu monarch, a WHF source said. According to Nepalese tradition, a Hindu monarch is revered as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the God of protection. Hindu leaders and delegates from 17 countries, including India,…
New Straits TimesSINGAPORE, January 19, 2004: (This appeared as a letter to the editor) I refer to your report “Churches celebrate Pongal festival” (NST, Jan 12) where church coordinator S. Vythilingam was quoted as saying “Pongal is not a religious festival but a traditional festival celebrated by the Tamils.” Pongal is celebrated on the first day of the month of…
SourcePHOENIX, ARIZONA, January 22, 2004: Leo Godzich tells the couples in his premarital education class at the Phoenix First Assembly of God, how important it is to enter into marriage knowing each other’s finances, sharing assets and agreeing on their budget priorities, says this New York Times article. Such classes would be useful for Hindu temples to conduct for about-to-be…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, January 26, 2004: An Ayurvedic Center was inaugurated at the Army Base Hospital and Delhi Cantonment on Sunday. The 10-bed indoor facility provided for the management of chronic diseases is based on the Panchkarma Therapy of Ayurveda. The Center was inaugurated by Shri Ajay Prasad, Defence Secretary, Lt Gen B. N. Shahi, Director General of Armed Forces…
SourceHYDERABAD, INDIA, January 24, 2004: Animals have befriended man since the dawn of creation and animal rights should be the focus of the 21st century, spiritual head of Sadhu Vaswani Mission Dada J. P. Vaswani said on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Dada Vaswani said the importance of vegetarianism and spiritual education needs to be inculcated from the preschool level.…
SourceHOUSTON, TEXAS, January 24 2004: The case that HPI reported recently of the kudge who ordered a man to take yoga classes as part of his one-year probation, has attracted national attention in the US and in India. Judge Larry Standley was on CNN (“source” above) recently defending his unusual sentence. He said “The facts as they were presented to…
SourcePARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY, January 25, 2004: A pile of plywood and insulation was dumped in the center of the two-lane entry to the Sanatan Mandir Hindu Temple on Jean Terrace sometime on January 23 night or early January 24, and police say the incident may have been a bias crime. Temple priest Pravin Shastri discovered several layers of plywood piled…