Source UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, August 30, 2012, (BBC News): Should the religious festival be a money-spinner? Indian religious leaders have reacted angrily to a proposal to sell broadcast and advertising rights to the world’s biggest religious festival. Commercializing next year’s Kumbha Mela would be highly offensive, they say.The BBC has learned that the state government wants to offset the cost…
Source ALLAHABAD, INDIA, September 2, 2012 (BBC): A controversial plan (see earlier article below) to sell media rights to the world’s biggest religious festival in India has been put on hold, after opposition from Hindu leaders. However, government officials say their proposal for the Kumbha Mela festival has not been formally dropped either. The ancient Hindu gathering takes place in…
Source When the fundamentalists of any religion teach an unrelenting duality based on good and evil, man and nature or God and Devil, this creates friends and enemies. This belief is a sacrilege to Hindus, because they know that the attitudes which are the by-product are totally dualistic, and for good to triumph over that which is alien or evil,…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, August 29, 2012 (HPI): In yesterday’s HMEC report, Fred Stella was incorrectly identified as a representative of the Self Realization Fellowship. He was at the conference representing the West Michigan Hindu Temple.
Source AUSTRALIA, August 28,2012 (The Age) Practising yoga is just ahead of Australian rules football in the list of the most popular physical activities among the citizens of this country — at least according to surveys. Researchers have also found that yoga and meditation can assist a range of health problems and medical conditions, including chronic pain, lower back pain,…
Source DELHI, INDIA, August 29, 2012 (The Indian Express): India’s religious and political sensitivities over what a cow can eat has cast a serious shadow over efforts to provide American dairy produce access to Indian markets. US President Barack Obama had identified market access for US agricultural and dairy products as a major deliverable and even mentioned it to Prime…
Source Truth is not only Eternal but also unlimited and infinite. Sanatana Dharma is very simple and natural because it is based on the Laws of Nature.— Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906), one of the first sannyasins to bring Hinduism to America
Source INDIA, August 27, 2012 (dnaindia.com): Come August 29, Malayalees the world over will celebrate Onam. Though the origin of the harvest festival is deeply rooted in Hindu legends and mythology, Keralites across the religious spectrum celebrate the festival with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm. Onam is a community event, a celebration of a time in the past when all men…
Source SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, August 25, 2012 (Press Release): Over 350 adult and youth delegates representing over 102 Mandirs (Temples) and Hindu organizations from across the world attended the seventh annual Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference (HMEC) August 17 and 18, 2012, in San Jose, CA. The Seventh HMEC was hosted by the Fremont Temple and 22 other co-hosts temples from…
Source Vermilion (kumkum) is a red colored powder that is applied in the parting of the hair by married women [found as far back as Indus Valley]. This sign of marriage is more or less consistent among women from all over India . Sindoor is symbolic of the red flame of Sati and Parvati, both forms of Shakti. It is…