Source UBUNG KAJA, BALI, September 13, 2011 (VIVAnews): From the philosophy expressed in its architecture to its ornamentation and even a purification ceremony,a Catholic church of Ubung Kaja in Denpasur has adopted the appearance of Hinduism. Father Servasius I Nyoman Subhaga SVD explained that the “Jesus the Good Shepard” church building was designed in accordance with Asta Kosala Kosali (Hindu…
Source UNITED STATES, September 24, 2011: Navratri is the Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the glorification of Shakti, the feminine form of the Divine. During these nine nights, the mother Goddess is worshipped in nine different forms. Navratri culminates on the 10th day with the festivities of Vijayadashami, also known as Dusshera. A common greeting during this festival…
Press Release UNITED STATES, September 2011 (HAF): the Hindu American Foundation has moved its permanent office into the heart of Washington, D.C. HAF established its first office in 2006 in Kensington, MD. Five years later we have moved to the center of the action, closer to the halls of Congress and the White House, thus allowing HAF to increase the…
Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, September 23, 2011 (bdnews24.com): Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindus in Bangladesh (called Navaratri in most of India) will be observed from October 2 to 6 at 196 pavilions or mandapas in the capital, Dhaka, the organizers say. Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee president Biresh Chandra Saha said the preparation was almost at the final…
Source LEICESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, September 7, 2011 (Leicester Mercury): Some schools in Leicestershire are asking the Government to change a requirement that they provide collective Christian worship every day. Current law requires all state schools to provide a daily act of collective worship for their pupils, such as a prayer or hymns, which must be wholly or mainly of a Christian…
Source JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, September 16, 2011 (deccanherald.com): In response to growing interest, India will set up Ayurveda chairs at two South African universities by early next year. “The chair in Ayurveda at the Durban University of Technology and one in Unani at the University of the Western Cape will help institutionalize training in this very important field,” said Indian…
Source UNITED STATES, September 18, 2011 (onlinetheology): Many theology students have questions about faith and religion. Indeed, almost everyone has questions rooted in faith, God and other issues of spirituality. Finding answers to these questions can be a life-long quest — even for the most knowledgeable of theologians. Luke Manley compiled a list of the 25 best sites for finding…
Source USA, September 23, 2011: [HPI note: Quite some time has passed since The Atlantic, a literary and cultural commentary magazine for the intellectual elite, first used the word “Hindoo.” It was in 1857, the year the magazine started, used in the context of a commentary on British colonialism. The Hindu — or “Hindoo” — religion was mentioned as such…
Source JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, September 16, 2011 (deccanherald.com): In response to growing interest, India will set up Ayurveda chairs at two South African universities by early next year. “The chair in Ayurveda at the Durban University of Technology and one in Unani at the University of the Western Cape will help institutionalize training in this very important field,” said Indian…
Source You don’t want to see God. You must feel God. God is you. Just be that.— Satguru Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964) of Sri Lanka