Source PUNE. INDIA, October 29 , 2014( by Amruta Lakhe, Indian express): On April 1, 1955, at 8.45 am sharp, presenter Purushottam Joshi of All India Radio (AIR), Pune, announced the start of a new program — Geet Ramayan. It was the morning after Ram Navami celebrations, with the festive mood still palpable. The weekly program, a retelling of the…
Source WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, 2014 (U.S. Department of State): Secretary of State John Kerry will host the Obama Administration’s Annual Diwali Celebration to honor the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain holiday celebrated throughout the world. The event will be held at 6 p.m. on October 23, in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the U.S. Department of State. After an introduction…
Source DEHRADUN, INDIA, October 25, 2014 (Daily Pioneer): The portals of the Gangotri shrine were closed to the public for the winter on Friday. Meanwhile, preparations have also been made for the closure of the portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri on Saturday. Multitudes of devotees from various parts of Uttarkashi district and beyond arrived at Gangotri shrine on Friday. After…
Source KANSAS, USA, October 28, 2014( by Alex Smith, Kcur):The community health specialist,Dr Lemaster has been working for the past several years to address the unique challenges of Bhutanese refugees. Many Bhutanese refugees have had trouble adapting to life in the United States. “Within a month of getting here, somebody committed suicide and we began to be become aware that…
Source WASHINGTON D.C., October 10, 2014 (Hinduism Now): Jeffrey and Robbie Erhard, young American men, skillfully chant Rudram at the White House Hindu-American Conference. View short video at ‘source.’
Source DEHRADUN, INDIA, October 14, 2014 (Daily Pioneer): As many as 29 pilgrims under the ‘Mere Buzurg Mere Teerth’ (MBMT) scheme left for the Badrinath pilgrimage from Bageshwar on Monday. MBMT is a free of cost scheme launched by the State Government for people above 65 years of age. The registration of the next batch of pilgrims which will leave…
Source Singapore, October 15, 2014 (IBN Live): Singapore’s National Heritage Board (NHB) has disbursed more than US$1 million in grant for repairs and restoration work at three national monuments, including the oldest Hindu temple in the country. It has accorded $44,000 to Sri Mariamman Temple, a Dravidian style temple at South Bridge Road in the Central Business District (CBD) for…
Source MINNESOTA, U.S., October 15, 2014 (Huffington Post by Anantanand Rambachan): On the occasion of Diwali 2014, I want to share a reflection on one of the central narratives associated, in the Hindu tradition, with this festival. This is the narrative that connects Diwali with the celebration and rejoicing over the return of Rama to his home, after a lengthy…
Source DEHLI, INDIA, October 26, 2014 (Press Release): The global Hindu society, beset by very serious challenges stands at a critical crossroads. It is absolutely necessary that Hindus assemble to reflect the issues in front of a Hindu population which is more than a billion. The Christian and Muslim populations of the world, which now stand well over a billion…
Source THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, October 21, 2014 (Deccan Chronicle): With the Sabarimala pilgrimage season commencing on November 16, the state police have started booking for virtual queue, a system to ensure hassle-free darshan for devotees at the hill shrine. The virtual queue system introduced in 2011 as part of crowd control measures has been welcomed by the pilgrims and several hundred…