Daily Inspiration
Source Wealth’s Goddess dwells in the hospitable home of those who host guests with a smiling face.— Tirukkural
Sumner County Schools Cuts Out Field Trips To Religious Venues
Source TENNESSEE, U.S., September 20, 2013 (Tennessean): Sumner County Schools students will no longer be allowed to take field trips to religious venues after the stepfather of a Hendersonville High School student accused the school of promoting Islam. The issue surfaced when a couple of parents asked about a planned field trip to a mosque and a Hindu temple during…
Indian celebrates Ganesha Birthday in Germany
Source HAMBURG,GERMANY September 16, 2013 (Abendlatt): The people in the Harburg suburb of Hamburg were treated on Friday night to an uncommon religious spectacle: 200 Indian men, women and children, along with some Germans, moving in procession through the Harburg Town Hall Square to celebrate the birthday of the Deity Ganesha. Men carried a 30-centimeter (one foot tall) statue of…
Parliament of Religions Stirs up a Hornet’s Nest: Limelight on World Without Borders Event in Chicago
Source TEXAS, September 18, 2013 (India Herald, by Seshadri Kumar): The 150th birth anniversary celebration of Swami Vivekananda scheduled to be held in Chicago on Sept. 27 and 28 under the banner “World without borders 2013” is in limelight for the wrong reason. Chicago-based Council for World Parliament of Religions has withdrawn its support for the celebration, apparently on the…
Daily Inspiration
Source The food of the soul is silence. If we don’t practice silence, we are starving ourselves.— Dada J.P. Vaswani, spiritual head of Sadhu Vaswani mission
Hindu Mandir Executive’s Conference in Session in Toronto Live Streamed
Source TORONTO, CANADA, September 20, 2013 (Press Release): “For all that are not able to make it to our conference, we will be live streaming all activities throughout the weekend. Please visit http://ustre.am/FRhn to watch the conference from the comfort of your own home. All activities will be recorded and posted on youtube after the conference.” For more on the…
Hinduism Today’s New Issue Issued On-Line
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, September 20, 2013 (HPI): The October/November/December, 2013, edition of Hinduism’s leading spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. You can read articles online or download the PDF, ePub or Kindle version and enjoy it on your iPad or other devices. One of the major thrusts…
Daily Inspiration
Source Lord Siva, the bestower of happiness, gave the art of yoga. As Nataraja, King of dancers, He gave dance.— BKS Iyengar
Most And Least Hindu Cities in America
Source UNITED STATES, December 5, 2012 (Huffington Post): (HPI Note: This study counts only Hindus who identify as part of a local temple congregation. It is not based on the actual population of Hindus or Indian-Americans in a specific area, and may not even accurately count Hindus connected with a temple. See http://www.rcms2010.org/images/2010_US_Religion_Census_Appendix_G.pdf for an interesting description of the methodology.)…
Someshwara Temple To Shine Soon
Source ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, September 16, 2013 (The Hindu): The historical Chaya Someshwara Swamy temple located at Panagal is all set to get a new look very soon as the Department of Archaeology and Museums is preparing to provide chemical treatment to the temple walls to remove fungus. Speaking to The Hindu over the phone, Assistant Chemist K. Rambabu, who…