Source GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA, January 8, 2021 (Free Malaysia Today): Penang’s famous week-long Thaipusam festivities will not take place this year following concerns of a Covid-19 spike as the state’s five districts are now red zones. Every year, about three million people from all over the country and overseas converge on the island to take part in a 4.35 mile…
Source HARIDWAR, INDIA, January 7, 2021 (NDTV): The Kumbha Mela in Haridwar is set to begin on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti on January 14. Thousands of Hindu devotees and seers are eagerly looking forward to the Kumbh Mela, historically known to be one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. The Nainital High Court on Wednesday, while…
January 8, 2020 (HPI): Hinduism Today is seeking a translator who can put English text into Bengali. Someone with Hindu philosophical background would be ideal. Please contact our editor-in-chief, Sadasivanathaswami here: sada@hindu.org
Source ABU DHABI, January 5, 2021 (Khaleej Times): The construction of the Capital’s first traditional Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi is progressing rapidly. It is expected to be completed in 2023. Work on the hand-carved stone pieces for the BAPS Hindu Mandir being done in India and the foundation of the temple in Abu Dhabi’s Abu Mureikha were both on…
Source Mystics walk away from an uncompromising situation. They don’t stick around to make more karmas in this life.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source Only when man realizes the Self does he attain his full maturity and find completeness.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source INDIA, January 3, 2021 (BBC): For centuries in India, only people from the highest caste were allowed to become Hindu priests. Marichamy was the first from a caste lower than the brahmin caste to be ordained as part of a state-sponsored program. He hoped to pave the way for others. But a lawsuit and fears of intimidation have stopped…
Source Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA, January 1, 2021 (Free Malaysia Today): The famous Sri Marathandavar Aalayam Maran temple in Maran, Pahang, and its surroundings have been flooded again, with waters rising to over 6ft high. Pictures and videos of the flood have been making their rounds on social media and the temple’s treasurer Tamil Selvan confirmed that the temple was flooded…
Source ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, January 2, 2021 (Mangalorean): A series of incidents of vandalism of Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh has triggered public outrage and demands from the opposition parties for stringent action even as Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy promised that the desecrations will not be tolerated. In the latest incidents Lord Subrahmanya’s murthi in Sri Vigneshwara…