Daily Inspiration
Source If you are going to control your income, start by controlling your emotions. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Baahubali Ganapati, a hit this year
Source ADILABAD, INDIA, September 19, 2015 ( Deccan Chronicle): The Baahubali Ganapathi is the most popular idol for this Vinayaka Chaturthi in the district. Statues of Baahubali-like Ganesh carrying a Shivalingam on His shoulders are being installed at various pandals in the district. Pandal organizers gave orders for making nearly 15 statues of Baahubali-like Ganapati in Adilabad town alone and…
Pandal-Hopping: Sneak Peek of Mumbai’s 10 Must-Visit Ganesh Mandals
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, September 18, 2015 (Hindustan Times): The wait’s finally over. Ganeshotsav begins on Thursday, enlivening the already vibrant spirit of Mumbai. Months of arduous labor and fine skills of thousands of artists, sculptors and decorators will be on display for the next 11 days. With larger-than-life statues and magnificent pandals lighting up Mumbai, the popular themes this year…
New Jersey Dharma Conference a Success
Source EDISON, NEW JERSEY, September 13, 2015 (Hindu Students Council): A thousand attendees representing 13 countries now have greater insight into the philosophy of dharma for a conflict free and pluralistic world as well as ancient spiritual roots of yoga and the social issues faced by Hindus globally. The largest Hindu students’ organization in North America brought more than 40…
Daily Inspiration
Source That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal Religion because it embraces all others.— Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950)
Ancient Ganesha Statue Finds New Home in Adelaide Zoo
Source ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, September 17, 2015 (Siasat Daily): Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated in a unique way in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, where a neglected ancient statue of Lord Ganesha found its new home in a makeshift temple in the zoo. The statue was spotted by a local member of the Hindu community, and was later established in a…
Nepal Adopts Secular Constitution but Retains Anti-Conversion Language
Source NEPAL, September 17, 2015 (Baptist Standard): HPI Note: This news report is coming from a Baptist Church publication. Lawmakers in Nepal rejected an effort to declare the Himalayan nation a Hindu state, adopting a new constitution Sept. 14 defining Nepal as a secular republic but retaining a controversial anti-conversion clause. Elijah Brown, chief of staff with the 21st Century…
Daily Inspiration
Source You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.— Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), founder of Self Realization Fellowship
Indians Adore Modi: 87% have a “Favorable” View
Source UNITED STATES, September 17, 2015 (Pew Research): One year after history-making political change swept the country, Indians’ fervor for their leader Narendra Modi has not abated. A new poll in India shows the public’s views of the country’s direction and the economy are on the rise. Even so, Indians continue to see problems in their daily lives and in…
The Devotee with More than 16 Thousand Ganeshas
Source INDIA, September 15, 2015 (The Hindu): If you have more than 16,845 statues of Ganesha, you are bound to walk into record books! This is what has happened to P. Shekhar, whose lifetime love affair with the statues of the elephant God has earned him a rightful passage into the Guinness Book of World Records for dedicating his life…