Source MADURAI, INDIA, August 23, 2016 (The Hindu): When you travel to Madurai next time, there will be no need to research through online and offline material to know about the world famous Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple. Your mobile phone will be a virtual guide to take you on a tour of the temple, besides providing a peek into the ancient…
Source This body of mine brought seeds with it. Illness is one of them. Activity passes on and so does the body. Of what concern is it to us? All this was settled long ago. Don’t be afraid of anything.— Satguru Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964), Sri Lankan mystic, speaking near the end of his life
Source AUSTRALIA, September 5, 2016 (Gay News Network): The Australian Council of Hindu Clergy has proclaimed its support for marriage equality. Whilst the council acknowledges that marriage, (vivaha) as defined by Hindu Dharma Shastras is between a man and a woman for the purpose it acknowledges that in Australian secular law, marriage is not a sacrament (samskara). In a statement…
HPI TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, September 6, 2016 (by Paras Ramoutar): Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago are well-poised to celebrate the annual festival of Lord Ganesh Ustav from Sunday September 4 to 15 following weeks of abstinence, meditation and rituals. Hindus will flock to 300-plus temples, along with private and other public places, to seek Lord Ganesh’s blessings and guidance in all their…
Source BELGIUM, September 1, 2016 (Huffington Post): If gummy bears, peach rings and gummy worms are a few of your favorite sweet treats, you may want to stop reading now. The way most gum-based candy is made might scar you forever. If you’ve ever had a vegetarian friend turn down a fruit snack or cup of jello, you know it’s…
Source INDIA, September 2, 2016, (Press Information Bureau): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh today addressed the farmers on World Coconut Day and National Award presentation ceremony in Bhubaneswar. On the occasion the Minister said that India is a leading country in coconut production and productivity in the world. Its annual coconut production is 306…
Source LONDON, ENGLAND, September 2, 2016 (Press Release, by Satish K. Sharma): The National Council of Hindu Temples (UK) is delighted to inform you that this evening Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Government announced that it is to hold a 12-week Public Consultation on the subject of Caste and the Equality Act 2010. The announcement read: “A key aim of…
Source Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived simultaneously inwardly and outwardly.— Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society, Rishikesh
Source When I think of myself as a body, I am your servant, my Lord; when I think of myself as an individual soul, I am part of you; but when I realize I am atman, you and I become one.— Lord Hanuman in the epic Ramayana
Source AUSTRALIA, August 26, 2016 (ABC Rural): The world’s largest producer of Indian sandalwood is gearing up for its first shipment of processed wood, with a ship due out of Darwin Port next month. Tropical Forestry Services (TFS) manages over 30,000 acres of sandalwood trees in northern Australia and has just completed its 2016 harvest in Western Australia’s Ord Irrigation…