Source ORISSA, INDIA, October 3, 2013 (Daily Mail UK): An Orissa court on Thursday sentenced eight persons, including a Maoist leader, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them for the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati. The VHP leader and his four associates were killed at their ashram at…
Source DELHI, INDIA, October 3, 2013 (PIB): The Union Culture Minister Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch here today launched a unique project to take India’s Heritage online. Under the project, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has agreed with Google to create 360-degree online imagery of 100 of India’s most important heritage sites, including Khajuraho and the Ajanta and Ellora caves.…
Source CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 2, 2013 (Press Release): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHPA) Chicago chapter organized the “World Without Borders” program on Sept 27-28, 2013 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. It was a two-day event with over 2000 people participating. The event was cosponsored by more than 35 local organizations. It was the mammoth effort of 50…
Source WICHITA, KANSAS, September 23, 2013 (The Sunflower): To the people of India, drawing pictures with colorful sand is an exciting folk art symbolizing the welcoming of family, friends and Hindu Deities, or Gods. Through a traditional form of Indian art called Rangoli, Hindu families take part in an ancient and sacred ritual. With “Flavors and Colors,” the Association of…
Source WASHINGTON, September 24, 2013 (Press Release): “Yoga: The Art of Transformation,” the first exhibition about the visual history of yoga, opens October 19 at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and explores yoga’s rich diversity and historical transformations during the past 2,000 years. “This exhibition looks at yoga’s ancient roots, and how people have been trying to master body…
Source Do not say that you do not have time for God. The busiest of men will have the most leisure, and the laziest will always be short of time, for the former utilizes time and the latter only wastes it. If you really want God, you will find time for Him.— Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati (1912-1954), 34th pontiff of the…
Source He is the Supreme Brahman, the Self of all, the chief foundation of this world, subtler than the subtle, eternal. That thou art; thou art That.— Atharva Veda, Kaivalya Upanishad
Source SINGAPORE, September 16, 2013 (The Financial Times Ltd.): Every day, twice a day, for the past 20 years, Peter Ng, the executive charged with investing tens of billions of dollars for Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund thinks of nothing. He does this by sitting silently and saying a word inside himself. After a few minutes, his breathing calms, his face…
Source THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, September 30, 2013 (Reuters): India’s Hindu temples are resisting divulging their gold holdings – perhaps nearly half the amount held in Fort Knox [Fort Know holds 4,600 tons, 3% of the entire world’s supply] – amid mistrust of the motives of authorities who are trying to cut a hefty import bill that is hurting the economy. The…
Source ONTARIO, CANADA, September 24, 2013 (Press release): Over 250 adult and youth delegates representing over 85 Mandirs (Temples) and Hindu organizations from across the world attended the eighth annual Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference (HMEC) that was held from September 20 through 22, 2013 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was co-hosted by a record 44 Hindu temples and Hindu organizations…