ALLAHABAD, INDIA, March, 2011: Lord Shiva’s net savvy devotees made online requests for performing the rudrabhishek on Mahashivaratri in the temples of Sangam city, with online applications. Many made advance bookings through SMSes. ‘We have received hundreds of online applications from devotees seeking permission to perform the rudrabhishek. Apart from emails and SMSes, many people have telephones us for this,’…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 28, 2011: India — When Sumeet Kohli’s husband was killed in a traffic accident, the 37-year-old was devastated. But when psychiatric medicines failed to help her, her husband’s memory inspired her to make a decision she says changed her fate: She sought out a regression therapist who helped her dredge up memories of a past life.…
ISLAMABAD, February 24, 2011: Despite being the second largest ethnic majority in the country, Hindus in Pakistan have been unable to acquire possession of their religious places, agricultural land and other commercial areas. Due to lack of government action, most sacred sites for Hindus are in a dilapidated condition; the rest have been converted into schools, hotels or business centers.…
You shine, all living things emerge. You disappear, they go to rest. Recognizing our innocence, O golden-haired Sun, arise; let each day be better than the last. Rig Veda (X, 37, 9) Source
AUSTIN ,TX, March 4: A Hays County jury on Friday found the spiritual leader of Barsana Dham guilty of molesting two young girls who grew up at the ashram south of Austin in the mid-1990s. Prakashanand Saraswati, known to his devotees as Shree Swamiji, was convicted of all 20 counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. The jury…
KAUAI, HI, March 5, 2011: The Apri/May/June edition of Hinduism’s flagship spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. The issue takes you to South America, Texas, Vermont, Nepal, Northeast India and more. Hold on to the adventure. But first, our 16-page Insight Section, called ‘The Sacred Earth.’ It’s…
PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, March 2, 2011: Once a year thousands of devout souls visit the Ganga Talao (pond), one of the holiest sites on the island, situated at Grande Bassin in the south, offer their prayers to Lord Shiva and bring back jal (water) on Sivaratri. People usually start these preparations more than a month in advance. Before they set…
INDIA, March 2, 2011: Millions of Hindu devotees across the country and the world celebrated Mahashivratri with ritual bathing, fasting and prayers. People thronged temples in thousands during the day, with many waiting in long queues, to offer prayers and pour milk on the Shivalingams representing Lord Shiva. ‘Mahashivratri is celebrated through the night with chanting and prayers. I got…
KAUAI, HI, U.S., MArch 2, 2011: Mahasivaratri is the most important festival dedicated to Lord Siva. This holy day is observed by millions of Hindus all over the world. It is one of Hinduism’s most esoteric holy days, when yoga practices, mantras and meditation take the devotee closer to God’s essence within the core of himself. Hindus typically fast, maintain…
“The inmost center of consciousness–located only after the actinic forces dissolve concepts of form and even consciousness being conscious of itself–is found to be within the center of an energy-spinning force field. This center–intense in its existence, consciousness only on the perimeter of the inside hub of this energy field–vitalizes all externalized form. Losing consciousness into the center of this…