Source: The Austin American Statesman AUSTIN, TEXAS, November 6, 2002: A light rain blessed the day as hundreds of Hindus convened under a mammoth tent in North Austin to bless land in preparation for building a temple. The five-acre field is the future site of the Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir and Cultural Complex for Austin-area Hindus, but particularly important for…
GO TO SOURCE RAJKOT, INDIA, November 14, 2002: Rudra International Pictures announces “An Exhibition Of Digital Canvas Painting On The Supreme Power AUM.” The exhibition will be held November 20-24, 2002, at the Shyamaprasad Art Gallery, Race Course Ground, Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Featured artist Jayesh Kansara says, “As a child, I have fond memories of my parents spiritual inclination. This…
GO TO SOURCE GADSDEN, ALABAMA, November 16, 2002: A Hindu group in Alabama, in the southern USA, is celebrating “India Day” in their children’s schools and are seeking ideas and resources which will project India’s cultural heritage and festivals. Ideas, posters and videos would be much appreciated in order to make the “India Day” a resounding success. Readers may contact…
GO TO SOURCE BALI, INDONESIA, November 15, 2002: Amid charred vehicles and piles of rubble, Balinese worshippers presented elaborate offerings of grain and fruit in a cleansing ceremony Friday at the site of last month’s nightclub bombings in Bali. The Hindu ceremony was also attended by ministers, ambassadors and victims’ families. Other rituals were performed on a nearby beach in…
Source: Hindustan Times THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, November 11, 2002: Hindu priests, heads of various Hindu bodies and seers will meet at Kottakkal, Kerala’s Malappuram district, on November 24 to discuss whether entrance to Hindu temples should be available to all, regardless of religion. In most temples in Kerala, non-Hindus are not allowed entry. Famous singer, K. J. Yesudas, an ardent devotee…
GO TO SOURCE UNITED STATES, Nov 11, 2002: Recent research shows that it’s health-savvy to sprinkle herbs and spices in your food all year long. “We now know they act as potent antibiotics, blood thinners, anticancer agents, anti-inflamatories, insulin regulators and antioxidants,” says Harry G. Preuss, Ph.D., physiologist at Georgetown University Medical Center and a top researcher in the field.…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, USA, November 14, 2002: The operators of Miss Cleo’s psychic hot line agreed Thursday to cancel US$500 million (yes, that’s 2,350 crore rupees) in customer bills to settle federal charges that the service fleeced callers while promising mystical insights into love and money. Hindus may find it difficult to believe, but such psychic hot lines are…
Source: PTI GOPESHWAR, INDIA, November 6, 2002: The Hindu shrine of Kedarnath, located in Garhwal, Himalayas, closed Wednesday for the winter. The deputy Rawal (priest) of the shrine closed the Kapat (doors) amidst the chanting of Vedic hymns, as snow and stormy winds started blowing through the region. Hundreds of devotees of Lord Siva, including saints, temple employees and others,…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 9, 2002: Rebelling against their birth, Dalits (“untouchables”) across India are converting from Hinduism to better their lives. To belong a valued members of society and not to be persecuted,or even killed, for being born “untouchable,” this is possible in this lifetime they believe. But possible, a growing number amongst Dalits are saying,…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 10, 2002: Brahmins continue to dominate India’s sociopolitical spectrum, despite Mandalisation (legislation to reduce their influence). Four years after Prime Minister V. P. Singh’s decision in 1990 to implement the Mandal Commission recommendations, it was hailed and reviled with equal fervor. While the upper castes saw it as the death knell of their…