Source LONDON, ENGLAND, April 1, 2013 (North London Today): Plans to build a new Hindu temple with in Edmonton have sparked concerns among residents living near the site. Managers of the Nagapooshani Ambaal, a Hindu temple, in Church Lane, Edmonton, have applied for planning permission to Enfield Council to demolish the existing building and build a new place of worship…
Source WASHINGTON, U.S., April 1, 2013 (Economic Times): The White House has wholeheartedly embraced Yoga as a worthy physical activity at a time some schools in America are railing against the ancient Indian practice, saying it promotes Hinduism. The White House announced last week that President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will include a yoga garden for children…
Source You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.— Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), founder of Self Realization Fellowship
BA, FIJI, March 28, 2013 (Press Release): Preparations for the first Pacific Regional Economic conference organised by the World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) are well under way. Dr Neil Sharma, the Minister for Health, Government of Fiji will inaugurate the conference. WHEF Pacific Regional Forum will be held at Sheraton Fiji Resort, Denarau, Nadi, Fiji on Saturday, 4 May 2013.…
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, March 26, 2013 (New York Times, by Shivani Vora): How do you teach your children about religion, particularly your own? Are the parents responsible for this vital task, or should they call in some outside help? It’s a question I faced when I became a parent almost five years ago. I am a Hindu who…
Source JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, March 30, 2013 (The Jersey Journal): Thousands of people descended on Lincoln Park in Jersey City this afternoon for the 21st Annual Phagwah Parade and Holi Hai Day festivities, a colorful Hindu spring harvest tradition that is celebrated by revelers who playfully shower each other with various colors of powder. “The biggest significance of this…
Source See yourself everywhere. You are the whole world.— Satguru Yogaswami (1872-1964), Sri Lankan mystic
Source INDIA, March 30, 2013 (Hindu Janajagruti Samiti): In this festival the main emphasis is laid on the burning of Holika or lighting of the Holi bonfire. The origin of the traditional lighting of Holi is attributed by some to the burning of evil demons like Holika, Holaka and Putana who troubled little children or to the burning of Madan…
Dr. Kumar Mahabir TRINIDAD, March 30, 2013 (by Dr. Kumar Mahabir): For the first time in multi-ethnic Trinidad and Tobago, three religious festivals will be celebrated this weekend: Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day, Easter and Phagwa. Phagwa or Holi is the Festival of Spring in India, but it is the Festival of Harvest in Trinidad. In both India and Trinidad, Phagwa…
Source UNITED STATES, March 2013 (Hinduism Today): Holi is wild and raucous, a frolic of friendly playfulness. During Holi, India’s streets are overtaken by crowds awash with colored powder. Not only clothes, but faces, arms and hair are smeared and sprayed with every color of the rainbow. Holi is a community’s exuberant expression of joy to welcome the warmth of…