Daily PioneerPURI, INDIA, August 2, 2003: The crowds pouring into Puri for the rath yatra are thronging the beach to view the 10-foot sand chariot crafted by famous sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik. Apart from being Patnaik’s personal tribute to the three deities of the historic Jagannath temple who make their annual journey to their aunt’s house in July, the creation…
The TimesLONDON, ENGLAND, August 1, 2003: A Hindu prayer hall in Hounslow, England, has been granted permission to continue holding services for another three years. Residents of the area had complained of increased traffic and smell from spicy cooking and incense and had called for enforcement action to stop activities at the hall. But a decision was deferred three times.…
Press Trust Of IndiaAMARNATH, INDIA, July 31, 2003: Amarnath is one Hindu pilgrimage run and managed to a large extent by Muslims in the militancy-tormented Kashmir valley in the northern tip of India. Nearly the entire infrastructure back-up for the month-long annual Amarnath Yatra, in which devout Hindus trek the arduous terrain to pay obeisance to an annual ice formation…
Daily PioneerPURI, INDIA, August 2, 2003: The Grand road in Puri was crowded with people on Tuesday as nearly 1 million devotees turned up to witness the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and His two siblings, Balbhadra and Subhadra. The Deities were carried to their gaily decorated chariots amid the beating of drums and cymbals. The chariots began rolling…
Press ReportsKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 4, 2003: The annual Kalvi Yathrai (education pilgrimage) jointly organized by the Sri Murugan Centre (SMC) and the Sri Maha Mariamman Kovil Devastanam was held on the August 3, 2003, at the Batu Caves Sri Subramaniamswami Temple in Kuala Lumpur. Some 300,000 people comprising students and their families gathered at the foot of the 272-step…
SourceSHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA, August 2, 2003: A group of Hindu devotees delivered a protest note to the Inspector General of Police, Norian Mai, today over alleged police involvement in the destruction and arson of a 100-year old temple in Shah Alam. The Sri Kalikamba Kamadeswarar temple, which served residents formerly living in the Ebor palm oil estate in Batu Tiga,…
SourceMEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, July 31, 2003: The East Indian community in Memphis has found an inspiring way to give back to their community. After raising US$100,000, they have funded an exhibit where the exemplary lives of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King can be remembered. To inaugurate the opening of the exhibit, India’s ambassador to the United States, Lalit Mansingh, was…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, August 5, 2003: In findings, hotly contested by global giants Coke and Pepsi, the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) picked up three bottles each of 12 soft drink brands from the two companies from Delhi and found they contained a “deadly pesticide cocktail” which exceed European norms by around 11 to 70 times. But these do…
SourceCHANDNER, GHAZIABAD, August 1, 2003: Recalling his previous life in perfect detail, four-year-old Aishwary was taken by his parents in this life to meet his former family. At first, his father of this life was skeptical about the four-year old’s stories, but he finally decided to look into the child’s reminiscences. After contacting the villagers of Kamalpur to confirm Aishwary’s…
SourceMUMBAI, INDIA, JULY 27, 2003: Once upon a time, to become a superb musician, it required never ending practice or face-to-face training with a guru to acquire masterful skills. With the high technology of the 21st Century, has come the development of gizmos that rely on a process called neurofeedback that trains budding musicians to clear their minds and produce…