Source NAIROBI, KENYA, October 20, 2016 (Daily Nation): The socio-religious festivities that have been happening throughout October culminate today as faithful mark Diwali, the festival of lights. The festivity takes a brilliant dimension as traditional lamps are lit at residential and business premises. This auspicious day is an opportune time to honor a versatile lady who has dedicated her life…
Source INDIA, NOVEMBER 9, 2016 (by Somya Abrol, India Today): British Prime Minister Theresa May visited India for three days to discuss post-Brexit Britain’s relations with India, and the way forward. On the final day of her visit, while in Bangalore, May visited the century-old Sri Someshwara Temple clad gracefully in a saree. Taking time off her hectic engagements in…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 7, 2016 (New Indian Express): In a U-turn, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of Kerala on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it favored the entry of women of all age groups in the historic Sabarimala temple in the state. The counsel for the state government, which had earlier supported the ban on women’s…
Source He who is called Brahman by the jnanis is known as atman by the yogis and as Bhagavan by the bhaktas. But even That disappears when the aspirant reaches nirvikalpa samadhi. — Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source INDIA, October 31, 2016 (Daily Pioneer): Following widespread criticism and agitations over an article in its in-flight magazine over non-vegetarian dishes being cooked and served at the Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri, Air India on Saturday apologized for publishing the article and withdrew the magazine from all its aircrafts. An article in Subh Yatra, the Air India’s magazine, titled “Devotion…
Source MALACCA, MALAYSIA, November 6, 2016 (The Straits Times): Relics possibly dating back to the 13th-century Majapahit empire are believed to have been found along a 1.25 mile stretch beneath the Malacca river. Two weeks ago, a group of professional divers apparently discovered parts of a Hindu temple and a fort-like structure. They believed that these ancient finds could point…
Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, November 5, 2016 (DNA): In fresh attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, unidentified miscreants set ablaze some of their houses and damaged two temples in central Brahmanbarhia district where several places of worship of the minority community were vandalized earlier this week, police said. Miscreants set fire to at least six Hindu houses in a predawn attack yesterday…
Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, October 31, 2016 (Daily Pakistan): An angry mob ransacked at least 15 temples and hundreds of houses belonging to Hindus in Bangladesh’s Chittagong on Sunday against an alleged Facebook post demeaning the most sacred mosque in the world, local media reports said on Monday. “Thousands of people, including activists of Hefajat-e-Islam and Ahle Sunnat, brought out separate…
Source Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark. — Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet
Source LONDON, UK, October 31, 2016 (India Today): Hundreds of people celebrated Diwali at the famous BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir here in the UK, with Europe’s largest Hindu temple serving over 1200 vegetarian dishes to the devotees on the holy occasion of festival of lights. The temple, also known as Neasden Temple, in north London was decorated with dazzling displays…