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…
Source Only when we remain equipoised in praises and persecutions shall we be able to fulfill our objectives.— His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
Source KATHMANDU: The prohibitory orders enforced by the District Administration Office, Bhaktapur to contain the spread of Covid-19 has cast its shadow on the Teej festival on Friday. Usually, Hindu ladies throng the Doleswor Temple in Bhaktapur, Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, and other shrines on this day by taking fast. Due to the lockdown, the temples today look deserted without…
Source UNITED STATES, August 21, 2020 (India Times by Archana Adalja): Ganesh festival, like other festivals, is a happy occasion for Indians in the U.S. as it offers relaxed times when one can speak Indian, dress Indian, eat Indian food and go to temples and mingle with other Indians. Every year in the U.S., Ganesh celebrations take place in California…