BALI, INDONESIA, February 26, 2011: The provincial government of Bali plans to equip its most sacred Hindu temples with information centers to assist visiting tourists. Chief among those temples targeted for information centers are the largest religious sites most frequented by visitors, such a Bali’s Mother temple of Pura Besakih. Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika said on Wednesday that the…
KAUAI, HAWAII, February 27, 2011: HInduism Today is working on a story on the Hindu tradition of Goa. We are in need of specific contacts with these institutions: Shanta Durga temple, Mangueshi temple, Mahalasa temple, Gokarna and Gaudapadacharya Math, and with a representative of the Saraswati brahmins. If you can help us, kindly e-mail: ar@hindu.org Source
NEW ZEALAND, February 25, 2011: The continuing series of earthquakes in Christchurch has now taken a big toll on life and property. The earthquake that struck Christchurch on 22nd February has left all New Zealanders somber. The members and volunteers of Hindu community join the Nation in offering prayers to give strength to the families and friends of earthquake victims.…
GUJARAT, INDIA, February 24, 2011: India has imposed tight security measures across much of the western state of Gujarat following the conviction of 31 Muslim men for setting fire to a train in which 60 Hindu pilgrims and activists died nine years ago. The incident, which took place in the town of Godhra in February 2002, triggered some of the…
PURI, February 27, 2011: Thousands would have passed a dilapidated building on their way to Puri’s Jagannath temple, called Emar Math, not sparing a glance at the 200-year-old structure that on Saturday turned out to be a treasure trove worth US$ 20 million. Cops, probing a burglary, went into the Math only to find slabs of silver weighing more than…
As a dog, let loose after being tied up for some time, is energetic and active, so one, who learns to remain summa, or still, gets increased energy which can be put to good use. Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964) Source
MEXICO, February 2011: Hindu Gods adorn a new series of lottery tickets in Mexico. Not surprisingly, the top prize went to a ticket featuring Lakshmi, Goddess of Wealth. The National Lottery jackpot awarded a $4 million pesos (US$ 330,000) prize for ticket number 5825, whose notes were illustrated with the figure of Goddess Lakshmi during a recent drawing. The Goddess…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 21, 2011: One of the most ambitious and exciting projects in recent years — digitization of India’s ancient manuscripts — has moved a step ahead with the Delhi-based National Manuscript Mission (NMM) creating standards for digitization of close to 3 million manuscripts in its care. Old wisdom in a pdf or a jpeg? That’s right. The…
MUMBAI, February 25, 2011: It is time to bring out a comic book on the man who started it all. Anant Pai, a visionary who helped millions of children delve into the fascinating treasure trove of Indian sacred stories, mythology, history and legends through comics, died on Thursday at the age of 81 after a massive heart attack. The shy…
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. Martin Luther King (1929-1968) Source