Source TIRUPATI, INDIA, March 13, 2014 (The Hindu): The temple city of Tirupati, a cultural centre and a major pilgrimage destination in southern India, might be succumbing to a phenomenon common to urban areas. There has been steady rise in population and the usage of vehicles here, which in turn contribute to increasing pollution levels of the city, a study…
Source INDIA, March 12, 2014 (Daily Mail): These amazing photographs give a whole new meaning to the phrase “painting the town red.” Hindu men and women have welcomed the beginning of spring by hurling colored powder at one another during the annual Holi festival in India. The festival is now one of the biggest in the world. In recent years,…
Source All this universe is in the glory of God, of Siva, the God of love. The heads and faces of men are His own, and He is in the hearts of all.— Krishna Yajur Veda, Svetasvatara Upanishad 3.11
Source AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 7, 2014 (New York Times): California is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record. Just two and a half years ago, Folsom Lake, a major reservoir outside Sacramento, was at 83 percent capacity. Today it’s down to 36 percent. In January, there was no measurable rain in downtown Los Angeles. Gov. Jerry Brown has declared…
Source GANDHINAGAR, GUJARAT, March 11, 2014 (by Prof. T. Harinarayana, Director, GERMI Research Centre): Sri Venkateswara temple on Tirumala Hills, located near Tirupati town, Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in India is well known to be the most sacred place for all Hindus . It has largest number of visitors compared any other temple in India, perhaps in the world.…
Source Truth is not only Eternal but also unlimited and infinite. Sanatana Dharma is very simple and natural because it is based on the Laws of Nature.— Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906), one of the first sannyasins to bring Hinduism to America
Source U.S., February 25, 2014 (Maria Wirth Blog): Is Hindutva really different from Hindu Dharma and dangerous? Or have those, which coined the term, an interest in making it look like that? No doubt, Hindutva has a bad name in the eyes of many, in spite of the ruling of the Supreme Court in 1995: “Hindutva is indicative more of…
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, March 10, 2014 (Daily Times): Armed men have burnt down a yoga center in Islamabad inaugurated by a world famous Indian Hindu guru who once offered to teach inner peace to the Taliban, police said on Sunday. The Art of Living center was torched on Saturday night in the upmarket Bani Gala suburb of the capital. It…
Source O Mother! Let all my speech be your prayer; let all my crafts and technology be your worship and be the mystic gestures of my hand, adorning you. May all my movements become your devotional circumambulations. May everything I eat or drink be oblations to you. Let my lying down in rest and sleep be prostrations to you. Mother!…
Source BRUCEVILLE, TEXAS, March 5, 2014 (Press Release by H. Venkatachalam): In the vast and enormous collection of Hindu texts, there is a group of Vedic writings known as the “Aranyakas.” The texts are known for their mystical quality, often referring to less commonly understood or performed rituals and expounding on various philosophical concepts. The very word “Aranyaka” means belonging…