Source SAN FRANCISCO, January 1, 2014 (Huffingtonpost): The much hyped Smithsonian exhibit, Yoga: The Art of Transformation, is packing up to move from its primary residence in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC to spring at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and summer at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Bringing to Light Yoga’s Hindu Roots (TBY)…
Source INDIA, February 3, 2014 (The Hindu): Legend has it that Manickavasagar, one of the four Saivite savants, constructed the temple at Avudaiyarkoil, known as Thiruperunthurai, in Pudukottai district. Now the State Archaeology department has stumbled upon inscriptions confirming that Manickavasagar, the Minister of Pandiya King Arimarthana Pandian (862-885 ce), built the sanctum sanctorum and the kanagasabha mandapam. “His contribution…
Source LONDON, UK, February 3, 2014 (nchtuk.org): The National Council of Hindu Temples (UK) is currently carrying out a project on Hindu Healthcare Chaplaincy work in the UK. NCHTUK is Planning to Organise a three-day Hindu Healthcare Chaplaincy Training Course from April 18 to 20, 2014, at Birmingham, West Midlands, funded by the National Health Service -NHS. Application form is…
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, January 28, 2014 (Himalayan Times): Shreepanchami, also known as Basanta Panchami or Saraswati Puja, a remarkable day for every student, is just around the corner. On February 4, you will see throngs of students visiting temples of Saraswati early in the morning. They won’t miss the chance to worship books, notebooks, pens and musical instruments. They even…
Source Other religions have all been founded by individuals, but Hinduism is not based on the teachings of any one single person. Before any prophet was born, the Sanatana Dharma was there.— Swami Rama Thirtha (1873-1906)
Source UNITED STATES, January 27, 2014 (Science Daily): Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a link between yoga and lower rates of inflammation in breast cancer survivors. Scientists followed nearly 200 breast cancer survivors for five years and found that six months after taking up yoga, fatigue levels dropped 57 percent and inflammation dropped as…
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 NASHIK, INDIA, January 20, 2014 (Times Of India): The priests in major temples in Nashik are cautious over reacting to the Supreme Court (SC) dismissal of the plea challenging the provisions of the Pandharpur Temples Act, 1973. On Wednesday, the SC dismissed the petition that challenged the constitutional validity of certain provisions in the Act, which the petitioners claimed…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, January 30, 2014 (BBC): Conservationists in Pakistan have asked UNESCO to stop part of a cultural event being held on a World Heritage site. The group of scholars and archaeologists say the opening ceremony of the Sindh cultural festival could damage the ruins of Mohenjo Daro. It is the world’s oldest surviving city and dates back to…
Source Bliss is the dance-stage, bliss is the lyric; Bliss are the diverse instruments, Bliss is the meaning; The supreme felicity of the universe is bliss, For he who yearns for His dance of bliss.— Tirumantiram, a sacred mystical treatise by Rishi Tirumular, verse v. 2725