Source FLORIDA, April 8, 2016 (Press Release): A new monograph, Monistic Theism of the Tirumandiram (Thirumandiram) and Kashmir Saivism, written by Dr. T.N. Ganapathy, Ph D. and Dr. Geeta Ananda, Ph D. discusses the debate over whether the Tirumandiram advocates pluralistic realism or monistic theism. Essentially the debate boils down to the question of “Are there three eternal realities: God,…
Source KOLLAM, KERALA, April 10, 2016 (rt.com): At least 62 people have died and more than 150 were injured after celebratory firecrackers reportedly caused a massive fire at a Hindu temple located in a coastal town near Kollam in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The fire broke out at Puttingal Temple in the town of Paravur early on Sunday,…
Source AHMEDNAGAR, INDIA, April 8, 2016 (Tribune India): In a big victory to the campaign for gender equality, the famed Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra on Friday lifted the centuries-old ban on entry of women at the sanctum sanctorum, yielding to a high voltage crusade by activists and court directions. Soon after the temple trust announced the decision to facilitate…
Source Love is seeing and feeling life everywhere. When your heart is full of love, you sense life pulsating through all creation.— Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, Kerala-based hugging saint
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, April 5, 2016 (Deccan Chronicle): The Madras high court set aside an order of a single judge directing the state government to impose a dress code on devotees worshipping in Tamil Nadu temples. Allowing an appeal from the state government, a division bench comprising Justices V. Ramasubramanian and K. Ravichandrabaabu said, “Courts are not expected to adjudicate…
Source HARIDWAR, INDIA, April 1, 2016 (New York Times): Baba Ramdev is surrounded by the trappings of any major corporate leader almost anywhere in the world. But Mr. Ramdev is also an Indian swami, having renounced all worldly pleasures and possessions. Famous for bringing yoga to the Indian masses, Mr. Ramdev, 50, is also the leader a group of spiritual…
KAUAI, HAWAII, April 7, 2016 (Hinduism Today): Mr. Rajiv Malik, our Senior Correspondent for Hinduism Today magazine in India, is now in Vrindavan to research a feature story on the sacred area for our next issue. He will focus on the major temples, the sacred places of the Radha/Krishna tradition, the gurukulams, resident saints, sadhus and sadhvis, and the great…
blog.cpsindia.org. INDIA, April 5, 2016 (Centre for Policy Studies, Dr. J. K. Bajaj): I have posted our eighteenth note on the Religion Data of Census 2011. This concerns Assam, where the accretion to the Muslim share during 2001-11 has been the highest of all States. Their share in Assam has gone up by 3.3 percentage points, as compared to the…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, April 5, 2016 (The News Minute): Kapaleeswarar is one of the prominent Shiva temples in India situated in Mylapore, Chennai. Here Lord Shiva is worshipped as Kapaleeswarar (self-manifested) and Goddess Shakti as Karpagambal. During the Tamil month of Panguni, the traditional brahmotsavam (annual festival) takes place when the entire neighborhood comes alive with a mela-like atmosphere. Watch…
Source At a national and international level, we will enjoy more peace as we become more tolerant. Religious leaders can help by teaching their congregations how to live in a world of differences without feeling threatened, without forcing their ways or will on others. World bodies can make laws which deplore and work to prevent crimes of violence. It is…