Source PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, August 08, 2011 (Press Release through bezinga.com): On July 31, 2011, the Worldwide Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) and co-sponsor All World Gayatri Pariwar concluded a well-attended three-day conference on Varna, Jati and Kula (caste) that featured prominent scholars worldwide and robust youth participation, including members of Gayatri Pariwar, HSC and Youth for Sewa. For three…
Source Your heart is the temple where God should be enshrined. Your good thoughts are the flowers, your good words the hymns, your good deeds the rituals. And love is the offering.— Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, Kerala-based hugging saint and Hinduism Today’s Hindu of the Year 1993
KAUAI, HAWAII, August 13, 2011: Hinduism Today magazine is sending our correspondent to Bali to prepare a feature story on this Hindu enclave. We are looking for good contacts within the Balinese community to help with the reporting by putting us in contact with key people, organizations and temples. If you can help, kindly e-mail Acharya Arumuganathaswami, Managing Editor, at…
Source AYODHYA, INDIA, August 13 (PTI): Nearly 100,000devotees today took a holy dip in sacred river Saryu marking the culmination of 15-day-long Sawan Jhula Mela. They also offered prayers at various temples in the city including Kanak Bhawan, Hanumangarhi and Nageshwarnaath on the last day of the Sawan. Police had made elaborate security arrangements at the Mela which saw a…
Source INDIA, August 1, 2011 (by Sandeep Gupta at easydestination.net): Today the best way to get insight in the life of Mahatma Gandhi is numerous museums dedicated to him. Tourists interested in learning about Mahatma Gandhi should visit the following museums in India. Mani Bhavan, Mumbai – During the period between 1917 to 1934, Mahatma Gandhi stayed in a two…
Source TAMIL NADU, INDIA, August 2, 2011 (DNA India): In their unique way to thank God, as many as 1008 fans of Indian movie star Rajinikanth today tonsured their heads at the famous hill shrine of Lord Muruga, fulfilling a vow taken for his recovery during his recent illness. Members of the Tamilnadu Rajnikanth Podhu Tozhilalar Sangam (general workers association)…
Source USAS, August 10, 2011 (blog.chron.com) There’s Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, even Grandparents Day, and in the Hindu religion there’s even a day set aside to celebrate the bond between siblings, Raksha Bandhan. On the holiday, August 13 this year, sisters tie a sacred thread on their brothers’ wrist, a symbol of her prayers for his protection. Hindu families in…
Source THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA, August 12, 2011 (Times of India): A group of priests who conducted an astrological examination or “devaprasnam” at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here has concluded that family members of those who open its yet untouched vault B would die, said an expert on Thursday. They also warned against videography of the treasure discovered so far. Lead…
Source AMARNATH, INDIA, August 1, 2011 (MSNBC): The AP reports that at least half a million Hindu pilgrims are making the pilgrimage to the icy Amarnath cave shrine, which lies 13,500 feet above sea level in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Hindus worship a stalagmite inside the cave as the Lord Shiva. More photos here.
Source BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, July 28, 2011 (India Times): Amid the raging controversy over permitting non-Hindus to enter the Jagannath temple in Puri, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb said people from other faiths were a “security threat” to the 12th century shrine. The Puri king’s apprehension stemmed from the brazen terror attacks in Mumbai and other places in the country in the…