Source KAUAI, HAWAII, August 4, 2012: Hinduism Today was gifted an unusual painting of the 2010 Kumbha Mela and now offers it for sale on eBay to help the magazine. The original, highly detailed oil painting is 8 feet long and 3 feet high, unframed, on canvas. To see bid or see photos on eBay, click on “source” above. The…
Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, July 15, 2012 (Press Release): Hindus of Greater Houston held its second annual Hindu Youth Awards 2012 gala at India House on July 15th 2012 at India House, Houston. Seven outstanding Hindu youth and one Hindu youth organization were among the recipients of the awards. Hindu Youth Awards are dedicated to the Hindu youth who have the…
Source NEW JERSEY, U.S., August 3, 2012 (Financial Times): Congregants are expected to throng the Shree Swaminarayan temple in New Jersey this Sunday to ceremonially weigh their guru, Swami Purushottampriyadasji, in honor of his 70th birthday. But because of recent US financial reforms and the “war on terror,” members of the Hindu temple had to jump through an inordinate number…
Source NEW YORK, PTI, 27 July 2012: The US authorities have issued an arrest warrant against an Indian antique dealer, who is currently in prison in Tamil Nadu, after they seized statues and artifacts stolen from Indian temples and valued at over USD 20 million from his Manhattan store. US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) division of the homeland security…
Source Only when man realizes the Self does he attain his full maturity and find completeness.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source MADURAI, INDIA, August 4, 2012 (The Hindu): A US$717,500 project to replace all 74 pillars in the South and East Corridors around the Golden Lotus Tank of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here, which are estimated to be more than 200 years old and had developed cracks, is under way. In the first phase, a total of ten pillars would…
Source WASHINGTON, D.C., August 6 (Huffington Post): President Barack Obama ordered flags at all U.S. government facilities both at home and abroad to be flown at half-staff Monday, a response to a mass-shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin over the weekend. “As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 5,…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, August 4, 2012 (The Hindu): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today approved an allocation of US$224,200 towards subsidizing the travel of Hindu pilgrims to the holy sites of Mansarovar and Muktinath, both in foreign countries. The State Government will bear US$717 of the US$1800 estimated per individual for air travel to Mansarovar in China and US$179…
Source Find God.That is the only purpose in life.”— Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886)
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 3, 2012 (Indian Express):A special enclosure in the courtyard of Tihar Jail was abuzz with a range of emotions as families of nearly 4,500 inmates thronged the prison to celebrate Raksha Bandhan on Thursday. The jail authorities implemented a unique “advance booking system,” allowing the prisoners’ relatives to apply a month-and-a-fortnight ago for the visit.…