Source INDONESIA, December 24. 2017 ( Current Triggers): Kanjeng Raden Ayu Mahindrani Kooswidyanthi Paramasi is the Princess of Java, Indonesia, who is known for her love for music and is also an avid pianist and a composer.The Princess of Java went through a Sudhi Wadani Ritual on July 17, 2017, in the Pura Luhur Catur Kanda Pat Sari of Bali.…
Source Love is the only reality, and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet and Nobel laureate
Source BENGALURU, INDIA, December 24, 2017 (Express News Service):: Parveen Sultana and TM Krishna will be among the many maestros conversing with students from over 100 schools, from across the country, at an intensive six-day program to be held in the city from today. At this convention, International School Convention (ISC) of Spic Macay, youngsters will be introduced to Indian…
Source PUNJAB, INDIA, December 24, 2017 (by Haroon Khalid, Wikimedia Commons): With the Supreme Court taking interest in their renovation and protection, the Katas Raj temples, one of the oldest Hindu religious sites in Pakistan, are in the news again. Situated within embrace of the Salt Range near Kallar Kahar, Punjab, this splendid complex of temples dedicated to Ram, Hanuman…
Source Let positive, strong, helpful thoughts enter into your brains from very childhood. Lay yourselves open to these thoughts, and not to weakening and paralyzing ones.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 13, 2017 (Times of India): The Pakistan supreme court is annoyed that some Hindu temples in the country’s Punjab province don’t have statues of the religion’s Gods, reported The Express Tribune. The country’s top court accused the province’s administration of negligence towards members of the Hindu community from around the world. “What impression of Pakistan…
Source MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, December 8, 2017 (Courant): The growing population of Hindus in the area has prompted a congregation’s proposal to build a temple in Manchester, a leader of a local congregation said. The planning and zoning commission is to consider an application from OM Foundation, Inc. to construct a 10,125-square-foot temple on vacant land on Burnham Street Ext. The…
Source INDIA, December 14, 2017 (Outlook India): The NGT on Wednesday had directed the Amarnath shrine board that there should be no chanting of mantras or jaykaras, no ringing of bells in the shrine. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday said that it has not declared Amarnath a “silent zone” and that it has only instructed devotees to maintain…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 12, 2017 (Times Now): The Ram Setu Bridge between India and Sri Lanka is not a natural formation as previously thought but man-made claims a special show on a popular international channel citing American scientists. If true, this could be a ground-breaking discovery with far-reaching implications. This finding, to be aired on a show called…
Source Hinduism is the most skeptical and the most believing of all religions. The most skeptical because it has questioned and experimented the most and the deepest, rejecting nothing but insisting on testing and experiencing everything. From this comes our scriptures and our beliefs: the Vedas, the Vedanta, the Gita, the Upanishads… But the most authoritative scripture is in the…