Source TIRUMALA, INDIA, April 4, 2012 (India Times): Facing flak from various quarters, the executive board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to cancel the categorization of VIP darshan tickets. In a major relief for common pilgrims, the TTD board scrapped the three categories – top priority, priority and ordinary – for VIP darshan. The decision was effective…
Source TIRUPATI, INDIA, April 2, 2012: One of India’s richest Hindu temples has collected 57.3m rupees (US$1.2m) in donations on one day – the most ever in its history. This was in spite of turnout being lower than usual for Sunday’s festival of Ramnavami because of school exams. The coffers of Venkateswara Temple in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh…
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HPI NEW DELHI, April 14, 2012 (By Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent): A confederation of Indian gurus gathered for the second Guru Sangamam, held in New Delhi’s tastefully decorated auditorium of Thyagraj Sports Complex on Thursday April 12th, 2012. It was a great spectacle to watch hundreds of small earthen diyas lighted near the main stage. The program began with the…
Source UNITED STATES, April 7, 2012 (psychcentral.com): When caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s use yoga to engage in very brief, easy daily meditations, they lower levels of depression, improve cognitive functioning and reduce stress-induced cellular aging, says a new UCLA study. Currently, at least five million Americans care for someone with dementia. Over the next two decades, the frequency of…
Source PALANPUR, MARCH 13, 2012 (Times Of India): The recently opened Bochasanvasi BAPS Mandir in Leicester UK has been conferred the ‘Good Lighting Award’ by the British Astronomical Association (BAA) for its judicious use of responsible, efficient and sky-friendly night-time lighting. “The use of modern technology in the traditional Hindu temple replicates and blends the modern technology that create both…
Source When you are going about any action, remind yourself of its nature. Picture to yourself the things which usually happen in that action. Be prepared. Then, keep your own mind in an adequate state. For thus, if any hindrance arises, you will say, “It was not only to do this action that I desired, but to keep my mind…
Source UNITED STATES, April 4, 2012 (Huffington Post by Saumya Haass): When I sat down to write about Hindu women who inspire me, I first thought of my cultural ancestors: women whose lives shine through the avalanche of male-oriented history, who not only overcame trials in their lifetime, but the challenge of being remembered centuries later. While heritage is important,…
Source KATMANDU, NEPAL, April 10, 2012 (Hindustan Times): Authorities at Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal’s most revered Hindu shrine, have started revealing its income from donations. Details of donations made by devotees had remained a mystery to outsiders and used to be shared by priests and storekeepers at the Lord Shiva shrine visited by millions annually. On Sunday, the first day when…
Source JODHPUR, INDIA, April 6, 2012(Press Information Bureau): The inauguration of the first Spices Park in Rajasthan for processing seed spices like cumin, coriander and fennel will be commissioned on Saturday, April 7, 2012 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Park will be inaugurated by the Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr. Anand Sharma in the presence of the Chief Minister of…