Source INDIA, April 30, 2017 (Hindustan Times): Not far from the road to the Kedarnath pilgrimage lies the relatively unknown temple of Karthik Swami above the town of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand. The site sits at an altitude of over 10,000 feet offering a unique panorama of Garhwal’s majestic Himalayan peaks. Each year while hundreds of pilgrims throng the Char Dham…
Source KARACHI, PAKISTAN, April 29, 2017 (Daily Excelsior): A Hindu temple in Pakistan has been vandalized in the southern Sindh province and a case of blasphemy and terrorism has been registered against three unidentified persons, police said today. Police said statues of Deities were damaged and some of the broken parts were found in a nearby sewerage line. The incident…
Source UNITED STATES, April 28, 2017 (Good Housekeeping): When it’s 3 a.m. and your baby won’t stop crying, having little tips and tricks on hand can, if anything, help you feel more prepared. Daniel Eisenman, a motivational speaker and a new dad, has officially mastered the latest in baby-soothing hacks. While broadcasting to his followers live on Facebook, Eisenman’s daughter,…
Source BANGLADESH, April 28, 2017 (Dhaka Tribune): A sharp spike in attacks, particularly on religious minorities and foreigners, in recent months in Bangladesh has heightened the sense of fear among different religious groups in the country, says a report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The attacks on religious minorities, particularly the Hindus, were either claimed…
Source KLANG, MALAYSIA, April 28, 2017 (Malaysian Digest): The Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple, which is the first Hindu temple in Malaysia to be built from granite blocks, will be consecrated in a historic ceremony expected to draw over 100,000 worshippers on Sunday. Temple president S. Ananda Krishna said the temple underwent a US$2.3 million reconstruction and renovation works which took…
Source Come apart from the clever argumentation of contending theology and, for a brief while, look inward. That one look shall drive the nail into the coffin of birth and forever end its cycle recurring. — Tirumantiram 1631
Source You may develop a thousand virtues and be reckoned as the greatest in the land. But the lotus of your heart will not blossom until you receive the grace of the Guru, the grace of God! — Dada J.P. Vaswani, spiritual leader and head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Source SINGAPORE, April 27, 2017 (Straits Times by Annabeth Leow): Singapore is a tapestry of languages, each with its unique syntax and history. Some are endangered while others are thriving. In the latest instalment of a weekly series, we look at Sanskrit. Dating back at least 3,000 years, the Sanskrit language has shaped numerous modern cultures in South East Asia…
Source God is not a limited individual who sits alone up in the clouds on a golden throne. God is pure consciousness that dwells within everything. Understanding this truth, learn to accept and love everyone equally. — Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, Hindu spiritual leader
Source BERLIN, GERMANY, March 20, 2017 (Berliner Zeitung, translated from German): The Ganesha temple in Neukoelln’s Hasenheide Park, planned to become Germany’s largest. In 2006 hopes were high to finish the temple construction, punctually for soccer’s World Cup. But nothing came of it. In 2007, the faithful celebrated the solemn beginning of construction with priests from India flown in for…