Source DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, March 19, 2020 (IOL): Religious and cultural organizations have made an unprecedented call to cancel all Easter gatherings and services as the government imposes stringent regulations to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of people with Covid-19 in the country has risen to 116 from 85 in 24 hours, the government said. The Commission for Cultural…
Source TIRUPATI, INDIA, March 20, 2020 (The Hans India): The famed 2000-year-old Tirumala temple will remain closed for darshan to pilgrims from Friday afternoon for a week, which is the first time in the history of the most popular Hindu temple in the world. Keeping in view the Covid-19, which had become a pandemic, the temple authorities have decided that…
Source Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.— Adi Shankara, 9th century Indian philosopher and saint
Source BALI, INDONESIA, March 17, 2020 (Coconuts): Authorities in Bali today announced a number of limitations for celebrations around the Balinese Day of Silence or Nyepi on March 25, along with the expectations that local residents will still adhere to previous advisories from the central and provincial governments amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. The circular, signed by Bali Governor Wayan…
Source Before I came on this earth, I was the same. As a little girl, I was the same. I grew into womanhood, but still I was the same. And, even now, I am the same. Though the dance of creation will ever change around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same.— Sri Anandamayi Ma, (1896-1982),…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, March 17, 2020 (Indian Spice): The Mumbai temple trust committee has decided to shut down access to the legendary Siddhivinayak temple, which is hugely popular among Hindu devotees. The move to close the temple to the public comes in the wake of continued gathering of large crowds at the shrine despite the Maharashtra government asking people to…
Source Water is sufficient to cleanse the body, but truthfulness alone can purify the mind.— Tirukkural 298
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, March 15, 2020 (Casual Walker): The Pulli Kolam Contest in Mylapore is part of The Sundaram Finance’s Mylapore Festival 2020 Cultural festival, which celebrates the arts, culture, food walk, craft, dances, and tradition of Chennai’s most favorite and oldest neighborhood – in and around Mylai Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore. The Mylapore Festival organized a wide range of cultural…
Source KUALA LUMPUR. MALAYSIA, March 13, 2020 (Sun daily): Steer clear of temples to control the transmission of Covid-19, advised Malaysia Hindu Sangam president, Datuk R. S. Mohan Shan. “Devotees who intend to visit temples, especially for Temple Thiruvizha (a celebration) or Maha Kumbhabhisekam (a consecration ceremony), where thousands of people will gather, are advised to avoid such events for…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 15, 2020 (Hindustan Times): The famous Hindu shrine of Vaishno Devi on Sunday restricted foreigners and other travelers from abroad from visiting within 28 days of their arrival in India and also asked domestic pilgrims to postpone their trip to the shrine if suffering from any coronavirus linked symptoms as part of efforts to contain…