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Source INDIA, August 22, 2020 (India Today): China’s enhancement of military facilities near Mt. Kailash includes deployment of surface-to-air missiles (SAM) with fresh constructions that started in April this year being completed now, satellite images show. Not being spared are religious sites, as satellite images show how Kailash Manasarovar, a place of religious importance to Hindus, Buddhists, Bon religionists and…

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 26, 2020 (Wion News): In a major breakthrough, Kolkata Customs, the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive) made the biggest seizure of antiques in recent times. The agency seized as many as 25 antique statues valued at US$4.9 million. On August 23 night, officials of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), West Bengal intercepted a truck at South…

Source Well, I tell you, if I have been wrong in my agnosticism, when I die I’ll walk up to God in a manly way and say, “Sir, I made an honest mistake.”— H. L. Mencken (1880-1956), American journalist, satirist and critic

Source BALI, INDONESIA, August 25, 2020 (BBC): The Indonesian island of Bali will not open to foreign tourists again this year, due to coronavirus concerns. Authorities of the popular holiday destination had earlier said foreign visitors would be allowed to return from next month. But the plan has been scrapped over concerns about Indonesia’s mounting Covid-19 cases. The move has…

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 24, 2020 (Sputnik): The annual “Ganesh Chaturthi” festival is usually celebrated in a spectacular fashion across India. During the 11-day birthday celebrations of the revered elephant-headed Hindu God Lord Ganesha, hundreds of thousands worship Him, singing His praises to the sound of drumbeats and stage processions to celebrate the occasion. Like other ardent devotees across…

Source DUBLIN, IRELAND, August 24, 2020 (Times Now News): A historical moment was witnessed by the Indians living in the Republic of Ireland, as the first-ever Hindu temple was inaugurated in Dublin on August 22, 2020. It is the first center of its kind for Ireland’s growing community of Hindus to encourage and promote Hindu traditions and culture. Before the…

Source The mind alone is man’s cause of bondage or release: it leads to bondage when attached to the sense objects, and to release when freed from them.— Krishna Yajur Veda, Maitri Upanishad

Source GOA, INDIA, March 29, 2018 (Youtube): A remarkable account by Shefali Vaidy of what Portuguese rule of Goa actually meant to the Hindu people of Goa. Ms. Vaidy explains how the Portuguese came to Goa and how the Goa Inquisition began resulting in the conversion of Hindus to Christianity and the destruction of Hindu Temples and the Hindu way…

Source FIJI, August 23,2020 (by Sanjestni Kumar,Fiji Sun) Hindu devotees all over Fiji celebrated Ganesh Utsav (arrival of Lord Ganesh) yesterday. The religious occasion is to be celebrated for 11 days where devotees bring Lord Ganesh into their homes for worship and prayers. Laxmi Narayan temple priest, Shastri Jayendra said the event started yesterday and will continue until September 1.…

Source INDIA, August 22, 2020 (Times of Malta) Indian authorities have imposed tough anti-coronavirus restrictions on gatherings and the size of Ganesha elephant God statues for one of the biggest religious festivals of the year that started Saturday. The 10 days of prayers and family gatherings for Ganesh Chaturthi started under a pandemic cloud with the country close to three…