Source BALI, INDONESIA, March 28, 2017 (CNBC): Nyepi, a Hindu celebration primarily celebrated in the Indonesian island of Bali calls for a day of silence on March 28 and is marked as time for self-reflection. The ritual mandates the absence of work, entertainment and travel, which makes for a 24-hour period during which no flights are allowed in or out,…
Source Those who cannot live in harmony with the world, though they have learned many things, are still ignorant. — Tirukural 140
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, March 23, 2017 (Television Post): On 27 March at 9 pm, National Geographic will air a documentary “Inside Tirumala Tirupati” to give viewers a 360-degree view of the temple Tirumala Tirupati. The temple, which is an example of Dravidian architecture which dates back to the 7th century, draws around 60,000 to 80,000 devotees a day. The devotees…
Source INDIA, March 22, 2017 (Press Information Bureau): Aastha Circuit trains covering various religious places commenced operation on March 17, 2017. They offer all-inclusive tour packages with different itineraries of varying duration, decided by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. Tours are announced and booked through IRCTC tourism portal www.irctctourism.com. The first 6 nights/7 days itinerary started from Guwahati…
Source It is not a matter of becoming the Self, but of realizing that you never were not the Self. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Source Men who can brave death on the battlefield are common; but rare are they who can face an audience without fear. — Tirukural 723
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, March 22, 2017: HPI Note: “Jews and Hindus in Indology” is in continuation of the lengthy critique of German Indology presented in The Nay Science by Vishwa Adluir (professor of religion as Hunter College) and Joydeep Bagchee Freie Universitat Berline). In this paper available on academia.edu (source above), they explore the particular situation of Jewish…
Source UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, March 21, 2017 (THe Tribune):Exercising extraordinary jurisdiction vested in the court, a division bench of Justices Rajeev Sharma and Alok Singh of the High Court said, “Holy rivers Ganga and Yamuna have been declared to be treated as living human entities.” Agreeing with advocate MC Pant, the court cited the example of river Whanganui in New Zealand…
Source Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practice even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action. — Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), famed guru of Swami Vivekananda
Source BANGKOK, THAILAND, March 14, 2017 (South China Morning Post): Thailand’s best craftsmen are hard at work producing monuments to King Rama IX. “The graceful walk of Ratchasi (a mythical lion) implies that Thai people must move on after our late King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away,” said sculptor Nopparat Bunmee. Craftsmen are now hard at work at the sculptural hall…