Daily Inspiration
Source The syllable gu means shadows. The syllable ru, he who disperses them. Because of the power to disperse darkness, the guru is thus named.— Advayataraka Upanishad
Commissioner Cannot Appoint Temple EOs Says High Court
Source INDIA, April 17, 2014 (The Hindu): Unless the rules under the HR and CE Act provision relating to appointment and duties of Executive Officers is issued, the Commissioner cannot appoint any Executive Officer, irrespective of the situation in the administration of a temple, the Madras High Court has ruled. The court judgment is likely to have an effect on…
Special Yagam Performed for Rain in Madurai
Source MADURAI, INDIA, April 29, 2014 (The Hindu): Invoking the God of rains, a special puja (Varuna Jeba Yagam) was performed at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in the early hours of Monday. A special abishekam was performed on the Nandi statue at the Veeravasantharayar Mandapam. Verses were recited from the Thirumurai of Sundaramoorthy Nayanar by the temple priests and a…
Pakistan’s Hindus Enter Endless Limbo in India
Source INDIA, April 30, 2014 (UCANews): Hindus from Pakistan often travel to India on one-month pilgrim visas, purportedly to visit the innumerable Hindu holy places and shrines around the country. But since 2011, the number of Pakistani Hindus refusing to leave at the end of their stay has increased dramatically in response to the easing of visa regulations by the…
Hindus Open Grand Indian-Style Temple In Guyana
Source BERBICE, GUYANA, April 22, 2014 (Kaieteur News): The Hindu Society of Berbice opened the multi-million-dollar Shri Krishna Mandir with a grand ceremony on Sunday at Gay Park, Greater New Amsterdam. The edifice, which models the rare designs of Hindu places of worship in Southern India, is a rarity among architectural designs in these parts of the world. President Donald…
Indians, Asians Fast Becoming Politically Relevant in US: Report
Source WASHINGTON D.C., U.S., April 24, 2014 (Times Of India): With Indians and other Asian-Americans and Pacific-Islanders growing in number at a fast pace, people of color will be in the majority in the US by mid-century, according to a new report. They are also quickly reaching the critical mass needed to be politically relevant, says the report from the…
Supreme Court Entrusts Padmanabhaswamy Temple To Five-Member Committee
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 24, 2014 (Vancouverdesi): The Supreme Court Thursday entrusted the administration of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala to a five-member committee headed by the district judge of Thiruvananthapuram. The court also said the keys of the temple vault holding its treasure would be handed over to the district judge. The court’s interim order on the…
Treasure Trove: Amicus Points Finger At Padmanabhaswamy Temple “Highest Echelons”
Source KERALA, INDIA, April 23, 2014 (Indian Express): The controversy surrounding the alleged mismanagement of Kerala’s famous Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple on Wednesday evoked sharp reaction from the Supreme Court, which said there are certain “disturbing features” and “extremely serious” issues which require immediate redressal. The observation by the bench came at the outset of the hearing when senior advocate Gopal…
Indian Gods, Made in China
Source INDIA, May 2,2014 (by Ananth Krishnan, The Hindu): Chinese entrepreneur Zhao Qingfeng’s shop sits hidden in a maze of several thousand outlets at the Yiwu market – a sprawling area stretching across the size of 750 football fields that is the world’s largest commodity market. It attracts half a million businessmen from 90 countries in search of everything from…
Daily Inspiration
Source If you long to see God, take to spiritual practices. What is the good of merely crying, “O God! O God!”?— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)