Source [HPI note: Due to the interest expressed by our readers on this contentious subject, HPI continues to cover relevant developments of the appointment of Nityananda as the next head of Madurai Aadheenam.] MADURAI, INDIA, May 4, 2012 (The Hindu): The 292nd pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam, Sri Arunagirinatha Gnanasambanda Desikar, filed an affidavit in the Madras High Court Bench here…
Source MADURAI, INDIA, May 3, 2012 (The HIndu): The celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi with Lord Sundareswarar was held at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in the city on Wednesday. Witnessed by thousands of devotees and amidst chanting of hymns, the ‘tirukkalyanam’ (celestial wedding) was performed for the Deities. The Deities of the Tirupparankundram Temple — Lord Subramaniaswamy and Lord Pavalakkanivai…
Source Look at you, you madman! Screaming you are thirsty and dying in a desert, when all around you there is nothing but water!— Saint Kabir (1440-1518)
Source BERLIN, GERMANY, April 29, 2012 (deaf.de): Yoga workshops for beginners and professionals with some of the best yoga teachers in the world, big concerts, fun and fresh air: this will be the 8th annual Berlin Yoga Festival. The motto of this years festival is “All is One – One is All”. Yoga festival fans and those new to yoga…
Source INDIA, April 29, 2012 (India Times): A double polythene packet might not seem to be the way we would want to send our loved ones out of this world. But then again, this is a double polythene packet that is placed inside a cloth bag, which goes in a plastic box that’s given to a courier who delivers it…
Source I have nothing new to teach the world, Truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills.— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
(Press Release) FAIRFAX, VA, USA, May 1, 2012 (Press Release): This year’s Bal Vihar network conference will be held on May 12th 2012 at Fairfax Durga Temple from 9:30 AM- 5:30 AM. The Bal Vihar network is an effort to gather the youth and help expand their horizons. In these events, they learn about their Hindu roots, the values and…
Source MADURAI, INDIA, April 30, 2012 (IBN Live): Tension prevailed at the Madurai Aadheenam here on Sunday after members of a Hindu outfit entered into a heated argument with supporters of Nityananda over the legitimacy of appointing the controversial leader as the 293rd pontiff of the mutt. “I was a bit reluctant to accept the responsibility because of the controversy…
Source TAMIL NADU, INDIA, April 2012 (The Hindu): About a dozen Pallipadai temples, mausoleums of Maratha kings and queens who ruled Thanjavur for 175 years, are in a shambles in the historic town. Located at Raja Ghori, the temples, built to perpetuate the glory of the rulers, today stand as symbols of neglect and decay. A classic case is the…
Source MADURAI, INDIA, April 30, 2012 (Indian Express): Tension prevailed at Madurai Adheenam (Mutt) here, one of the oldest Saivite mutts in the country, as Hindu outfits staged a protest against the appointment of self-styled godman Nityananda as its 293rd pontiff. Hindu Makkal Katchi said the police allowed only six persons in to see the mutt heads.Though they wanted to…