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Source All this universe is in the glory of God, of Siva, the God of love. The heads and faces of men are His own, and He is in the hearts of all.— Krishna Yajur Veda, Svetasvatara Upanishad 3.11

Source One must seek the shortest way and the fastest means to get back home–to turn the spark within into a blaze, to be merged in and to identify with that greater fire which ignited the spark.— Swami Nityananda of Ganeshpuri (1885-1961), South Indian Mystic

Source NETHERLANDS, May 16, 2020 (The Guardian): A biochemicals company in the Netherlands is seeking investment in a pioneering project that hopes to make plastics from plant sugars rather than fossil fuels. The plans, devised by renewable chemicals company Avantium, have already won the support of beer-maker Carlsberg, which hopes to sell its pilsner in a cardboard bottle lined with…

Source INDIA, May 20, 2020 (Newsd): Vat Savitri Puja or Vat Savitri Poornima is observed by married Hindu women in North India for the well-being, prosperity, and longevity of their husbands. This year the festival will be celebrated on May 22. Women fast for the whole day and wear new clothes and accessories. The prayer and pujas associated with Vat…

Source TIRUPATI, INDIA, May 20, 2020 (Newsd): With uncertainty continuing as to when the temple will open, Sri Venkateswara temple authorities on Wednesday decided to sell Tirupati laddu Prasadam or the sacred offering among devotees at 50 percent discount across Andhra Pradesh and in state capitals of neighboring states. The laddu, weighing 6 oz, will be sold for US$0.33, against…

Source The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him–that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

Source UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, May 13, 2020 (Times of India): Today, amid Coronavirus lockdown, devotees took out processions from the Narsingh Temple in Joshimath to Badrinath Temple, ahead of opening the portals of the shrine. Badrinath portals are due to open on May 15, i.e., two days before the ongoing nationwide lockdown is scheduled to end. Religious ceremonies were also held…

Source VIJAYAWADA, INDA, May 13, 2020 (New Indian Express): Though Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the chief custodian of the world’s richest temple of Lord Venkateswara atop Tirumala, is facing financial problems like any other organization during the lockdown, it is confident of paying salaries to its employees on time. “It is not just TTD, but organizations, small and large, in…

Source Meet life as it comes, with or without the things that your mind is demanding from it.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993), founder of Chinmaya Mission

Source KUANTAN, MALAYSIA, May 10, 2020 (New Strait Times): Temple visits could soon be a whole new experience for Hindu devotees nationwide as they embrace the new normal adopted at the house of worship. The Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) last week submitted a set of guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to the National Security Council (NSC) to get their…