Source: Vinay Krishna Rastogi, Lucknow AYODHYA : A high-power delegation from South Korea visited Ayodhya to revive two millennia-old ties with the temple town. The South Koreans discovered that a Princess of Ayodhya was married to Korean King Suro in the first century CE. Suro was the King of Kimhay kingdom or the present Korea. The Princess was married to…
GO TO SOURCE TRINIDAD, November 10, 2002: The Caribbean Cultural Council (ICC) wishes to announce the publication and sale of its latest souvenir magazine, Divali 2002 in Trinidad and Tobago. The theme of the magazine is cultural ecology or, alternatively, religion and the environment. Hindus comprise the second largest religious groups in Trinidad and Tobago after Roman Catholics. Most Indians…
GO TO SOURCE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, November 7, 2002: This interesting article by Frank Parlato begins, “The city of Chicago has been the Western architect for Hinduism in America. It was here that Swami Vivekananda, the first Hindu monk to come to the West, introduced Yoga and Hinduism at the World’s Parliament of Religions to America, in 1893. It commenced with…
GO TO SOURCE SINGAPORE, November 9, 2002: The rebuilding of Sri Senpaga Vinayaka temple is almost complete. A consecration ceremony for the 127-year-old Hindu Temple, often referred to as the Ceylon Road temple, will be held on February 7, 2003. Funds for the work came not only from Hindus but also non-Hindu Singaporeans, including Muslims, Christians and Buddhists. They contributed…
GO TO SOURCE SINGAPORE, November 4, 2002: A group of children spent Deepavali at the museum learning about rangoli, an ancient art traditionally seen on the ground in front of Hindu homes. The audience were left spellbound by the intricate patterns and colors used. Mrs. Vijaya Mohan, rangoli artist, explained that ‘rang’ means color and rangoli means you are expressing…
Source: The Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 5, 2002: Nine million SMS (Short Message Service) messages were sent across the airwaves on Deepavali, sending Delhi’s mobile messaging highways into gridlock. The SMS surge slowed things to a crawl for the better part of Monday. According to estimates, close to nine million SMS messages were exchanged by cell phone users…
GO TO SOURCE UNITED STATES, August 14, 2002: In the aftermath of Sept. 11, Jewish institutions are struggling with new insurance rates — 50 percent increases or more in some cases — that threaten to consume critical funds. These institutions — including Jewish community centers, synagogues and organizations — are fighting to maintain their protection in the event of a…
Source: Times of India CHENNAI, INDIA, November 7, 2002: The famous Arunachaleshwarar temple, dedicated to Siva and built in the year 700, is located atop Arunachala Hill at Thiruvannamalai Temple, 200 km from Chennai. A huge sacred fire that burns on the hilltop during Karthika Deepam, November/December, can be seen from as far as 40 km, and thousands of devotees…
GO TO SOURCE MYSORE, INDIA, November 8, 2002: Aromatic sandalwood is on its way to becoming an endangered species thanks to rampant smuggling. With it a long-standing tradition could die, to be replaced by ersatz perfume. Sandalwood has been used by tens of millions across South Asia for centuries. From Myanmar to Maharashtra, its oil and wood have been used…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 7, 2002: Home to 200 million cows, India has banned their killing everywhere except Kerala and some northeastern states. In August 2001, the Central Government established a National Commission for Cattle to suggest ways of improving their condition, especially cows. The commission recommended that a Rapid Cow Protection Force on the lines of…