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Source Like treasure hidden in the ground, like flavor in the fruit, like gold in the rock, and oil in the seed, the Absolute is hidden in the heart.— Akka Mahadevi, twelfth-century Vira Saiva saint

Source MUMBAI, INDIA, March 4, 2014 (Press Release): Chinmaya Mission, Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai opens their 16th Vedanta Course in English. Applications are invited from University graduates, men and women. They must be unmarried and free from family encumbrances, with a sincere interest in the study of Vedanta, a zeal to share the message of the Rishis, and between ages 20-30…

Source BALI, March 4, 2014 (The Jakarta Post): As Balinese Hindus will observe Nyepi (the Day of Silence) on March 31, the highest Hindu council on the island — Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) — has issued guidance related to the celebration of the Caka New Year 1936. A series of rituals would be adjusted to the tradition and situation…

Source Like the household fire, devotees seek the glory of the Lord even from afar and enshrine it in their inner chamber for enlightenment. The glory of our Lord is full of splendor, all-illuminative and worthy to be honored in every heart.— Rig Veda 7.1.2

Source INDIA, March 3, 2014 (The Hindu): The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam alone is entitled to use the brand name “Tirupati Laddu,” the Madras High Court has ruled while granting a decree in favor of the TTD on a civil suit filed against a city-based sweet shop. The TTD had claimed that it had the Geographical Indications (GI) tag for making…

Source SRI LANKA, March 1, 2014 (Economist): The end of their bitter war, nearly five years ago, has done little to unite Sri Lanka’s divided communities. In their modest way, a photographer and an anthropologist are working together to try bridging the distance that separates the country’s two largest ethnic groups–by showing them how they worship the same Goddess. The…

Source PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINADAD/TOBAGO, March 1, 2014 (Free Press Journal): Away from fetes, dancing and merry-making as Trinidad and Tobago, the oil-rich Caribbean republic observes its annual carnival, devout Hindus went to temples and other public places to observe the annual Sivaratri here February 27. Thousands of Hindus spent Thursday night in over 400 temples across the land, offering special jhalls…

Source The boundless ocean of births can be crossed, indeed, but not without intimate union with Infinity’s Holy Feet.— Tirukkural

Source WASHINGTON, U.S., February 27, 2014 (Top News): A new study, published in the journal Geology, has suggested that climate change may have contributed to the decline of a city-dwelling civilization in Pakistan and India 4,100 years ago. Scientists from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated that an abrupt weakening of the summer monsoon affected northwest India 4,100 years ago.…

Source CHIDAMBARAM, INDIA, March 1, 2014 (The Hindu): The hallowed precincts of Lord Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram started reverberating with the 33rd edition of the Natyanjali festival from Thursday. The five-day event that would go on till March 3 will feature performances of exponents, drawn from various parts of the country as well as from abroad, of classical dance forms…