Source: Jakarta Post BALI, INDONESIA, June 13, 02: The Balinese consider the sea a holy place that plays a crucial role in their lives, either through religion or culture. They consider the sea as the beginning and the end of one’s life cycle. They take tirtha (holy waters) from the sea to be used for purification and rituals. The Balinese…
GO TO SOURCE SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, June 14, 2002: The Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh of the Greater Bay Area presents the First Annual Summer Hindu Youth Forum on Saturday June 22, 2002 at Serra Park in Sunnyvale, California, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Hindu youth ages 13 to 20 from all over the San Francisco Bay Area will join together to…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, June 14, 2002: Click “source” above to view a short video clip from the on-going construction of the all-stone Iraivan Temple in Hawaii. It depicts the ancient hand method moving two 4,000 pound stones by just five men.
GO TO SOURCE CHENNAI, INDIA, June 14, 2002: The World Tamil Elakkiya Bhakti Society will host the First Tamil Bhakti Literature Conference on June 19 to 21 at Narada Gana Sabha, T.T.K Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, 600 018. The event will be attended by spiritual leaders and Tamil scholars. The objective of the conference is to bring a new awareness to…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, May 20, 2002: Jailed heroin addicts are being taught yoga and acupuncture as part of a unique rehabilitation program. Many who commit crimes to support drug habits are being given the holistic sessions to relieve stress and wean them off their addictions. Prisoners being rehabilitated back into the community and convicted criminals on probation are…
Source: Aajtak Hindi Channel PURI, ORISSA, INDIA, June 13, 2002: Like every year the construction of chariots is at peak in Puri, this year it is as well. But the change in tradition this year is that this time even old wood is also being used for construction. The government has banned the unrestrained cutting of trees this year. For…
GO TO SOURCE RAMESWARAM, TAMIL NADU, June 10, 2002: The ancient Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram, an island on the southernmost tip of Tamil Nadu, stands where Hindu pilgrims from across the country seek to wash away their sins in the 22 wells (teerthas) that dot its corridors. Not many bother to stop by and look at what’s happened over the…
GO TO SOURCE DELHI, INDIA, June 13, 2002: The following is excerpted from an interview in the Asia edition of Time Magazine: “Time talks with Krishna Lal Advani, India’s Home Minister and the man tipped by many as the hardline hand behind Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. TIME: Why do people call you a hardliner? Advani: It’s simple. These phrases,…
GO TO SOURCE CHENNAI, INDIA, June 10, 2002: A little over 100 varieties of mangoes were on display as south India’s biggest mango festival got under way in the Tamil Nadu town of Krishnagiri. The All-India Mango Exhibition, as the show is known, is an annual event that takes place in different parts of India. It showcases mangoes from all…
GO TO SOURCE DHAKA, BANGLADESH, June 10, 2002: Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikkya Parishad observed Black Day all over the country yesterday. On this day in 1988, Islam as the state religion was incorporated in the Constitution of the Republic through its eighth amendment, said a press release of the organization. On the occasion, at the central Shaheed Minar the…