Source BARIPADA, INDIA, July 13, 2019 (New Indian Express): Devotees in large numbers thronged the Mausima temple in Baripada to witness the Suna Besha or Dwarika Besha of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra on Friday. Dwarika Besha is unique to Rath Yatra celebrations here as the Deities are adorned with golden ornaments before they return to the main…
Source JAMMU, INDIA, July 13, 2019 (Hindu Jagruti): Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath was suspended for Saturday as a precautionary measure in view of a separatists-sponsored strike in the Kashmir valley on Martyrs’ Day, officials said. As many as 12 batches of pilgrims have so far left for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir…
Source So potent is the power acquired through disciplined self-denial that those who attain it may even delay the moment of death. — Tirukural 269
Source HOMBRUCH, GERMANY, July 12, 2019 (Ruhr Nachrichten, translated from German): From the outside, the temple at 24 Kieferstrasse seems a bit inconspicuous. Behind the red and white facade of this building in the commercial warehouse district is the Sivan Temple of the Hindu community. The temple is managed by the Hindu Tamil Cultural Center of Dortmund Association. Its chairman…
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, July 16, 2019 (HPI): Hinduism today has just posted to YouTube a new music video: “Ten Centuries of Progress.” It is a song for children intended to supplement the second of our popular History of Hindu India documentaries, “Hindu India: 300 to 1100ce.” The documentary and song, the first of three for this time period, neatly enhance…
Source If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled. — Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), famed Hindu mystic
Source image: ONTARIO, CANADA, June 26, 2019 (York Region): As long as the Hindus can see the temple, they can pray. Richmond Hill resident Rathy Ponnampalam worries that the Ganesha Hindu Temple on Bayview Avenue would become invisible from afar as highrise condos have been proposed in the neighborhood. Richmond Hill council was considering raising the maximum building height from…
Source TAOS, NEW MEXICO, July 12, 2019 (KRQE News): Thousands of people are expected in Taos this weekend for the opening of the new Neem Karoli Baba Temple. Click “source” above to access a video on the project, which features a 1,600-pound marble statue carved in Jaipur, India. It’s said to be one of the only Hanuman statues in the…
Source Ever afterward, though the dance of creation changes around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same. — Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint
Source UNITED STATES, July 12, 2019 (Forbes): The United Nations Development Programme has released its 2019 Multidimensional Poverty Index which highlights the number of people around the world experiencing poverty at regional, national and subnational levels. The term “multidimensional poverty” goes a step further than simply focusing on a lack of finances. It encompasses other factors such as poor health…