Religion News ServiceUSA, August 29, 2003: When you visit a doctor for the first time, besides being asked about your health history, your doctor might ask you your religious beliefs as well. A number of physicians are taking patients “spiritual histories,” according to Dr. Harold G. Koenig of Duke University. He believes by doing so it can help patients rally…
SourceKERALA, INDIA, August 29, 2003: The Amritavarsham 50 Celebration which is dedicated to world peace — Embracing the World for Peace and Harmony — has inspired 125 national and international artists to portray the life and teachings of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi in a grand exhibition in Kochi. The 125 portraits, ranging from realistic to abstract, will be on display…
Rotterdams DagbladTHE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, July 29, 2003: A hundred Hindu volunteers were tested for diabetes during the annual Milan celebration in the Hague. Approximately ten percent were found to have mild diabetes reported Karen Bree, project leader of the GGD (Public Health Service), Sunday. The GGD and the Dutch Diabetes Association had chosen the Milan Festival as the starting point…
SourceJAFFNA, SRI LANKA, August 26, 2003: The chariot or “Ther” festival of the historic Nallur Kandasamy Temple in Jaffna town was held Tuesday morning with thousands of devotees from all over the island and from abroad participating, sources attending the festival said. The chief Deity, Lord Murugan, was taken from the temple Tuesday morning around seven to the gaily-decorated chariot,…
SourceNASHIK, INDIA, August 27, 2003: Thirty-seven pilgrims, including 28 women, were killed and 57 injured today in a stampede and drowning at the Kumbh Mela here. The stampede occurred in a narrow, winding bylane leading to the banks of the Godavari in Nashik around 12:40 pm when devotees walking down towards the ghats jostled with those returning after the holy…
Newindpress.comLONDON, UK, August 26, 2003: There are about 42,000 Gypsy children in British schools, and education authorities have now realized that the education system has largely ignored their special needs. Historically the Gypsies began their journey from the Indus valley in northern India, travelled through Persia, and reached Hungary and other parts of eastern Europe about 1,000 years ago. They…
SourceTRINIDAD & TOBAGO, August 25, 2003: Addressing the final leg of a nine-day religious drama festival entitled “Krishna Leela” yesterday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, said one of the major reasons why he attended the function was that he “fully recognized that the Prime Minister of this country is not just the Prime Minister of his political…
SourceCAMP FOSTER, USA, April 14, 2002: Thanks to the efforts of Chaturbhuj N. Gidwani, the Okinawa American Hindu population has formed a Hindu study group and meets twice a week on U.S. military bases at Kadena Air Base and Camp Foster, according to this report from last year. “There are many people in the military with an Indian background. I…
SourcePARIS, FRANCE, August 28, 2003: The Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam temple in Paris is celebrating its annual chariot festival for Lords Ganesha and Murugan on September 7, 2003. Originally scheduled for August 31, around Ganesha Chaturti, it was postponed at the request of the government due to the World Athletic Championships being held in the city that same week. Every…