HPI TRINDIAD, March 1, 2017 (Dr. Prithiviraj Bahadursingh, shivgangayatra@gmail.com) In February 2015, the first Shivganga Maha Yatra was held where Yatris walked from Gangadhara (Marianne river, Blanchisseuse, Trinidad, considered as Mother Ganga in Trinidad) to the Patirama Trace Shiva temple, covering 126 km over five days, carrying Ganga jala, observing maunam (silence) and doing the mental japa of “Om Namah…
Source INDIA, February 27, 2017 (Times of India): It’s a tale as old as time but the Ramayana is enjoying a sudden bout of renewed interest with a number of literary, academic and cultural interpretations offering fresh perspective on the epic. “Ramayana: A Shared Culture,” a recently screened documentary film, tries to highlight the epic’s global appeal as a culture…
Source Give yourself up to the wave, and you will be absorbed by the current; having dived into the sea, you do not return anymore. — Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982),
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, February 28, 2017 (HPI): As part of a project to create an anthology of Saivite Hindu scripture, we are requesting help in selecting the most meaningful songs of the Tamil Saint Tayumanavar. You can find the songs in Tamil at http://shaivam.org/scripture/Tamil/1189/thayumanavar-padalkal or in English at “source” above. The idea is to find songs that are inspiring and…
Source INDIA, June 14, 2016 (Huffington Post): When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the UAE, our very own desi chef Sanjeev Kapoor cooked up an authentic Gujarati pure vegetarian meal for him. More recently, when the Prime Minister was on a visit to Mexico, President Enrique Pena Nieto personally drove him to a local restaurant for a Mexican vegetarian dinner.…
Source BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, February 26, 2017 (Times of India): A 35-year-old German tourist allegedly tried to barge into Puri Jagannath Temple, which is off limits to non-Hindus, and assaulted a priest for stopping his way on Sunday. As the incident created quite a flutter, the police detained the foreigner Jesus Engel Berger for interrogation on the basis of a complaint…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 27, 2017 (Press Information of Bureau): India is one of unique countries in the world that has the legacy of diversity of languages. The Constitution of India has recognised 22 official languages. Multilingualism is the way of life in India as people in different parts of the country speak more than one language from their…
Source [HPI adds: A 112-foot iconic statue of Adiyogi Lord Shiva was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Isha Foundation in Coimbatore on the occasion of Maha Sivaratri.] INDIA, February 24, 2017 (Press Information Bureau): “My loving greetings to all. It is my honor to be here, in this august gathering. That too, on the auspicious occasion of Maha-Shivratri.…
Source BENGALURU, INDIA, February 24, 2017 (Deccan Chronicle): There is good news for senior citizens and differently-abled people who visit Tirumala for darshan of the Lord Venkateshwara. They can now have the darshan without having to wait in long queues and going through the jostling. They can just get in and have the darshan. They have to report two hours…
Source HYDERABAD, INDIA, February 23, 2017 (Telangana Today): The Temples Protection Movement convenor Dr. M. V. Soundararajan has sought to rebut the criticism that public money was used to purchase the gold ornaments offered to Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala by the Chief Minsiter K. Chandrashekhar Rao, by pointing out that the total of US$745,000 was spent from the Common Good…