Source ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, February 4, 2017 (Times of India): A fire broke out in Srikalahasteeswara Temple premises in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor a short while ago: now doused, no casualties reported. Short video at “source” above. It appears to be a temporary yagasala structure in front of the temple rajagopuram which was consumed. Such structures, often made of wood and…
Source ORLANDO, FLORIDA, February 2, 2017 (Press Release): The Mahatma Gandhi Center for Non-Violence, Human Rights and World Peace at the Hindu University of America is organizing an international conference titled “Relevance of Sri Aurobindo and the Grand Visions of the Ancient Indian Wisdom” on May 4 and 5, 2017. The conference aims to focus on Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy and…
HPI GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA, February 5, 2017 (Hinduism Today): Dr. S.P. Sabharathnam, a renowned scholar of Saiva Agamas in Tamil Nadu, has weighed in on the controversy here regarding the Penang Hindu Endowment Board’s new golden chariot which will debut at the February 9th festival of Thai Pusam to Lord Murugan. According to this article, http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2150406, a group called the…
Source Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too self-full to seek other than itself. — Kabir (1440-1518), mystic Indian poet
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 31, 2017 (New York Times): Three years ago, Dr. Rajesh Yadav, an investigator with the India Epidemic Intelligence Service, moved to the city of Muzaffarpur, the site of one of the country’s most mysterious outbreaks. And he waited. Every year in mid-May, as temperatures reached scorching heights, parents took children who had been healthy the…
Source RUSSIA, January 18, 2017 (Radio Free Europe): A Russian computer programmer who was accused of conducting illegal missionary work after giving a lecture on yoga has been cleared of the charges by a court in St. Petersburg. The 44-year-old Dmitry Ugay was detained by Russian police in October while giving a talk on the philosophical origins of yoga after…
Source KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, February 2, 2017 (The Malay Mail): A 410 ft. natural waterfall or as long as the 272 steps at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves will be the latest attraction for devotees, visitors and tourists during Thaipusam this year. Temple committee chairman Tan Sri R. Nadarajah said the committee had carried out upgrading works…
Source The wise man should merge his speech in his mind and his mind in his intellect. He should merge his intellect in the Cosmic Mind and the Cosmic Mind in the Tranquil Self. — Katha Upanishad 1.3.13
Source INDIA, January 30, 2017 (New Indian Express by Guatam Pingle): Describing the character of an entire group of people is difficult. And, it is almost impossible to describe the character of Hindus–divided by region, language, caste and sect. Nonetheless, foreign observers have attempted the task based on their personal experience. The following is an account of some of these…
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, January 29, 2017 (Nation): Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sanctioned a plot for construction of the first Hindu temple and crematorium in federal capital. A letter has been written to Directorate of State Management in this regard and the plot would be handed over to the community through the Auqaf department. However, CDA has conditioned allotment of…