Source INDIA, July 13, 2018 (Money Life): Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioned the rule prohibiting photography at protected monuments, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday lifted the ban on photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments/sites, except at three sites. The three monuments/sites in which the photography would not be permitted are Ajanta Caves,…
Source THAILAND, July 10, 2018 (bigthink.com, by Paul Ratner): The story of the Thai boys soccer team trapped in a cave for two weeks has captivated millions of people around the world. Lost since June 23, the group spent ten days without any contact with the outside world. They was finally discovered on July 2 and rescued on July 10.…
Source ATLANTA, GEORGIA, July 11, 2018 (baps.org): From July 1 to July 10, 2018, the BAPS North American Youth Convention (NAYC18) in Atlanta, Georgia saw over 10,000 youth and supporting volunteers in attendance over three conventions with a focus on the theme of Moksha, ultimate liberation. Youth volunteers spent years planning the content and logistics of a convention of this…
Source MAURITIUS, July 2, 2018 (defimeida.info): The statue of the God Venkateshwara, was unveiled at 16th Mile in Forest-Side, Curepipe, by the Prime Minister. Measuring 108 feet, it is the tallest statue of this Deity in the world. The dedication ceremony took place on Sunday, July 1st. The idea of building this statue came to Acharya Brundavanam Partha Sarathi, who…
Source Years ago, I used to walk for miles to meet my Guru. The distance appeared no longer than a few furlongs.— Dada J.P. Vaswani
Source Wealth and happiness are not related to each other as cause and effect. An attempt to secure happiness by securing wealth is as futile as it is absurd. — Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal(1912-1954), 34th pontiff of the Sarada Peetham
Source ALLAHABAD, INDIA, May 24, 2018 (New Indian Express): Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government may rename Allahabad as Prayagraj and a decision in this regard could be taken before next year’s Kumbh Mela in the holy city. The city, if the decision is taken, will be named after Prayag, which is a famous holy place in Allahabad, where three main…
Source VANCOUVER, CANADA, July 10, 2018 (Press Release): The 17th World Sanskrit Conference, the premier international forum for Sanskrit scholars, recognized Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s Akshar-Purushottam Darshan as the first new independent school of Vedanta since the 16th century. The recently authored ground-breaking Sanskrit works on the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan, the Swaminarayan Bhashyam and the Swaminarayan Siddhanta-Sudha by Sadhu Bhadreshdas of the BAPS…
Source Sojourns in tirthas, which are meritorious and which constitute one of the high mysteries of the rishis, are even superior to sacrifices.— Mahabharata
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 9, 2018 (Lanka Web): Religious tourism can be a boon not only for the tourism industry but for other industries associated with it too. Keeping this in mind, the Indian Railways has decided to launch a train service that will cover all locations that are linked to the famous Hindu epic Ramayana – a journey…