Source IPOH,MALAYSIA, August 17, 2019 (Malay Mail): The Sri Maha Mariaman Temple in Kampung Dusun, Bertam was a wreck when Hindu worshippers entered the prayer hall and saw 15 Deities smashed or in a broken heaps. The sacrilegious vandalism looked like it could have been the work of a group, but police have zoomed in on one person they suspect…
Source INDIA, August 15, 2019 (Fortune India): A unique project in Varanasi is pushing for modern development in the heartland of Indian antiquity. It may well become a model for historic precincts in the country as India develops economically. The Kashi Vishwanath corridor project, which is being personally supervised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and funded by the local Uttar…
Source Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, August 15, 2019 (Press Release): The Center for Soft Power has undertaken a project to document those performing artists from Chennai who have acted as India’s Soft Power Assets globally. This project will take the form of interviews with 30 of Chennai’s most internationally recognized performing artists, and will look at their journeys and how they have…
Source When you obey laws of health, your body is your friend. When you love God, nature is your friend. When you love man, God is your friend. When you love hard work, success is your friend. When you possess an understanding heart, peace and harmony are your friends. Everywhere you have a friend. In all things there is a…
Source HAMBURG, GERMANY, August 15, 2019 (Press Release by Dr. Wolfgang Woellmer): The 5th International Conference on the Phenomenon of the Holy Mt. Kailash will take place at the University of Hamburg, Germany, March 21-22, 2020. Detailed information is available at “source” above. The conference theme is “Compilation of Traditional and New Aspects of Mt Kailash and Surrounding Pilgrimage Sites.”…
Source Hinduism is wholly free from the strange obsession of some faiths that the acceptance of a particular religious metaphysics is necessary for salvation, and non-acceptance thereof is a heinous sin meriting eternal punishment in hell. — Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), Philosopher, statesmen and second president of India
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, August 9, 2019 (Facebook): In an on-going series of events called the Chennai Soft Power 30, two stand out. One is the presentation by Vishaka Hari, a storytelling exponent on the works of Kalidasa. The second is a dance presentation and interview with Renjith and Vijna, rising starts in Bharatanatyam: https://t.co/bPMTh65XuK.
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, August 14, 2019 (HPI): Hinduism today has posted to YouTube a new music video: “City and Village Life.” It is a song for children intended to complement the second of our popular History of Hindu India documentaries, “Hindu India: 300 to 1100ce.” The documentary and song, the second of three for this time period, neatly supplement the…
Source It is the duty of parents to safeguard the spiritual interests of their child. As the parents have to feed a child which cannot feed itself, so have they to look after its spiritual interests also till it is able to take care of them. — Chandrashekara Bharathi Mahaswami (1892-1954), 34th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham