Source MANAKAMANA, NEPAL, July 16, 2015 (Katmandu Post): The reconstruction of the Manakamana temple, a popular Hindu pilgrimage site which was damaged by the April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks, has been initiated. The damaged structure has already been pulled down and workers are digging a new foundation. Members of the Manakamana Temple Renovation Committee (MTRC) said the new temple…
Source On the pathway of spiritual excellence, words that discourage and those that publicize faults of others are lethal poisons.— His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
Source RISHIKESH, INDIA, July 14, 2015 (Press Release): The Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies International (AHYMSIN) released this statement today: “On this auspicious day of Monday 14th July 2015, our beloved Swami Veda Bharati passed from his body at 3 am (India time). Please keep his intention in your mind – “Let every person feel loved.” Special prayers of…
Source INDIA, July 14, 2015 (DailyO): All roads will lead to Nashik for the next two months as the Nashik Kumbh Mela was officially inaugurated by the Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union home minister Rajnath Singh. Marked by the chanting of hymns and pujas, the opening was held in two spots, around 25 miles apart — one in…
Source Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions: Why am I doing it? What might the results be? Can I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, then proceed.— Chanakya (350-275 bce), Indian politician, strategist and writer
Source WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2015 (huffingtonpost.com): One of the great joys of visiting India as an adult is how such visits make me appreciate my trips to the country when I was much younger. I spent the summer of 1993 in India with my family, missing my friends in the Philadelphia area and feeling tortured by the constant bites…
Source SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA, July 13, 2015 (ttrweekly.com): India has delayed construction of the world’s biggest Hindu temple complex in response to a Cambodian government complaint that the design copies Angkor Wat. Cambodia’s government wrote to India’s Ministry of External Affairs in June, demanding the country halt the proposed Viraat Ramayan Mandir temple in Bihar, India, which it called a…
Source The mind alone is man’s cause of bondage or release: it leads to bondage when attached to the sense objects, and to release when freed from them.— Krishna Yajur Veda, Maitri Upanishad
Source DUBAI, UAE, July 12, 2015 (BBC): There is little outward sign of any religion other than Islam in Dubai, but the city is quietly (and modestly) tolerant of other faiths. Rulers have ensured people with different beliefs have a place to worship. The UAE, of which Dubai is a part, has crippling restrictions on freedom of speech. There’s widespread…
Source JAMMU, INDIA, July 12, 2015 (India Today): The annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir was stopped on Sunday due to inclement weather, police said. Heavy rainfall triggered landslides leading to the blockade of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Gangroo in Udhampur district. It has been raining heavily in the Jammu region and the valley since Sunday…