Source CHANDIGARH, INDIA, July 2012 (pardaphash.com): The traditional festival of Guru Purnima, which falls on the day of full moon Purnima, usually in July, was celebrated across the city on Tuesday with full enthusiasm. All the spiritual aspirants and devotees offered prayers for the well being of their gurus and teachers. As per the reports, on this day, Gayatri Parivar…
Source SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, June 27, 2012 (Times Union): Upward of 8,000 people of Guyanese descent live in and around Schenectady in an immigrant community that has been lauded by city officials for its resourceful willingness to buy and rehab homes in blighted inner-city neighborhoods. But recent cases of self-inflicted violence have raised concerns about their likely connection to a…
Source PALERMO, ITALY, February 23, 2012 (ricerca.repubblica.it, translated from Italian): A search began in 1997 when a group of Mauritians, residents in Palermo, decided to found a temple called Ganesh Mandir, managed by the religious association of the same name. They scoured the whole city before finding a warehouse in the heart of the historic city center that suited them.…
Source THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, July 5, 2012 (Daily Pioneer): Vault A, first of the six secret cellars of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram holding treasures worth over US$18 billion, was opened on Thursday morning for evaluation and documentation of the invaluable artifacts, ornaments and other items kept in it. An expert committee appointed by the Supreme Court for the evaluation and…
Source What is the most exclusive club in the world ? The Advaita Club. It has only one member.— Anonymous
Source UNITED STATES, July 6, 2012 (MSNBC): Is it a dealbreaker if your partner skips the bacon in favor of tofu? For some meat eaters, that’s exactly the case. The recent Love Bites survey of 4,000 singles conducted by TODAY.com and Match.com found that nearly 30 percent of meat eaters say they would not date a vegetarian or vegan. Writer…
Source EDMONTON, CANADA, July 2, 2012 (Edmonton Journal): Canada’s northernmost Hindu Temple will be built in Grande Prairie, Alberta. A sod-turning event was held June 29, 2012. For local dentists Dr. Nikhilesh Roy and his wife, Dr. Ratnaboli Roy, the temple is more than just a place of worship: it is a connection to their Indian homeland, and a gift…
Source Whatever defect I have in my sight, in my heart or mind, may God amend! May he, the Protector of the world, bless us!— Yajur Veda 36.2
Source WASHINGTON, D.C., July 6, 2012 (HAF): “We won’t go back. Even if you shoot us we won’t go back,” cried out an elderly Pakistani Hindu woman living in the Dera Dhuni Baba refugee camp in the Indian capital of New Delhi. Her tragic story, along with those of 150 other Hindus from Pakistan’s Sindh province, was recently captured by…
Source THANJAVUR, INDIA, July 6, 2012 (newindianexpress.com): The ancient Chola town of Thanjavur has made its artistic and aesthetic contribution to the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), which discovered the Higgins Boson particle, as the Lord Nataraja’s icon in the cosmic dance pose placed at the lab is made by sculptors from Swamimalai, near Kumbakonam here. The 12-feet bronze…