Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, November 11, 2015 (Kathmandu Post): People across the country are celebrating the third day of Tihar festival by worshipping cows on Wednesday. Cows, considered highly sacred by Hindus, are generally worshipped on the morning by putting Tika and offering delicious food. The milk, dung and urine of cow are used for purification purpose by Hindus on various…
Source MOZAMBIQUE, November 12, 2015 (Noticias): The Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Victoria Dias Diogo, is granting a holiday to all workers and civil servants who profess the Hindu religion in Mozambique today, November 12th, so that they can, with their families and friends, celebrate the beginning of the new year, Vikram Savant 2072. According to a statement…
Source BRITAIN, November 4, 2015 (New Asian Post): This year Diwali arrived early in Parliament as the Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB) organized the Annual Diwali celebrations at the House of Commons beautiful Terrace Pavilion on Wednesday, 4 November. “Proud to be British, Proud to be a Hindu,” the slogan coined by Lord Popat of Harrow at the time of…
Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, November 10, 2015 (Houston Chronicle): For most of his life, Pratik Sharma, not yet a teen when his family left Pakistan in 2012, celebrated Diwali in a quiet, contemplative way. This year, the focus on family and the ultimate triumph of good over evil remained, but the effervescent Houston middle schooler busted loose. He tasted the color…
Source Take up one idea and make that your life– think of it, dream of it, live on it. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. One single soul with good motives, sincerity and infinite love can destroy the…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, November 12, 2015 (Telegraph): Beautiful views of the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, India, the Neasden Temple in London, the Akshardham Temple in Delhi, India and 11 others at ‘source’.
Source NEPAL, November 11, 2015 (Huffington Post): November 10 marked the second day of Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of good over evil. Also known as Tihar, the holiday traditionally lasts for five days. In Nepal, several of those days are dedicated to animals, including cows, crows and dogs. The festival is a way for…
Source Is there a deeper tragedy than that of a man immersed in the pursuit of the not-self who has no time to realize the Divine Self within?— Sadhu Vaswani, (1879-1966) founder the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Source GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, November 8, 2015 (Grand Forks Herald): The Bhutanese Society of Grand Forks held the event to celebrate the Festival of Lights, a Hindu festival that extends over a five-day period, celebrating victory over evil, or light over darkness. “It’s a major festival of our people, kind of like your Christmas,” society Treasurer Laxman Rasaily said.…
Source SAUDI ARABIA, November 8, 2015 (Times of India): Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry has banned 50 names they argue contradict the culture or religion of the Kingdom, according to reports by local media. Parents in the Kingdom will reportedly no longer be able to call their children by names such as Linda, Alice, Elaine or Binyamin (Arabic for Benjamin) after…