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…
SourceSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, January 30, 2004: A memorial service for Sister Gargi of the Northern California Vedanta Society will be held at the Old Temple in San Francisco on Sunday, February 1 and 1:00 pm. The Society notes that, “Swami Ashokananda was not the founder of the SF Vedanta Society. Swami Vivekanandaji founded the center, and it was built up…
SourceSRI LANKA, January 30, 2004: Sri Lanka’s National Integration Programme Unit (NIPU) launched a project to train community mediators from among the respected clergy of all faiths in selected seven districts in the country to provide voluntary services to promote peace and national integration. The first training program for selected Hindu priests, inaugurated in Trincomalee Sri Vigneswara Maha Vidiyalayam in…
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…
SourceHYDERABAD, INDIA, January 17, 2004: Three well-educated Hindu men are profiled in this compelling article explaining how religion has always been the crux of their life. For example, Venkata Ramana Deekshitulu, head priest at the Tirumala Venkateshwara Swamy Temple, has a post-doctoral research degree. Deekshitulu explains, “I got an opportunity to go to the US and do research on human…
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…