UNITED KINGDOM, June 26, 2023 (Asian and African Studies Blog): In collaboration with the École française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), the British Library is currently digitizing its complete collection of 70 palm leaf manuscripts from Java and Bali, written in Old Javanese, Javanese and Balinese. For centuries palm leaf was the standard writing medium throughout India and Southeast Asia. The leaves, usually…
PAKISTAN, July 18, 2023 (Money Control): Police officials in Pakistan’s Sindh province have deployed 400 police personnel and ordered a high-security alert at temples in the province after a gang of dacoits (armed robbers) this week attacked a Hindu temple with rocket launchers. On July 16, the assailants attacked the small temple and adjoining homes belonging to Hindus in the…
INDIA, July 18, 2023 (Indian Express): The annual Kanwar Yatra, during which hundreds of thousands of pilgrims carried waters from the Ganga and other holy rivers to Shiva shrines — amid massive security and traffic arrangements — concluded on July 16. The Kanwar Yatra is a pilgrimage organized in the Hindu calendar month of Shravana (Saavan). This year, it began…
IRELAND, July 10, 2023 (Westmeath Independent): The first anniversary of the Maha Kumbhabhishekam (Consecration) of the Ireland Murugan Temple in Monksland was held recently. During the event a special Pooja (Prayer Service) was conducted by the temple priest and all the devotees were provided with maha prasadam. It is the first Murugan Temple in Ireland and the first Hindu Temple…
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, July 10, 2023 (New Indian Express): Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has announced that the frequency of flights between Chennai and Sri Lanka’s Jaffna will be increased from four times a week to daily services from July 16. The daily flights from Chennai to Jaffna will also amplify trade and commerce between India and Sri…
DEANSIDE, AUSTRALIA, June 30, 2023 (Star Weekly): Kundrathu Murugan Kumaran Temple in Deanside is ready to expand with a planning permit for a new community hall being approved by Melton council on Monday, June 26. The temple is a Hindu temple based on the South Indian traditions. The community hall will allow the temple to host small functions and religious…
BELGIUM, July 12, 2023 (Sudinfo, Google translated from French): After Buddhism, which is going to be recognized as a non-denominational philosophy in Belgium (the final vote must take place next October), it is Hinduism which is on the launching pad for official recognition as well, but as a religion. On July 19, the chamber must in principle validate in plenary…
GERMANY, June 30, 2023 (Buten un Binnen, Google translated from German): After a five-day opening ceremony – including many offerings – the new Hindu temple in Bremen-Osterholz was opened on Thursday. It stands on the site of the social-ecological district project Stadtleben Ellener Hof. With an interior area of around 4,951 square feet and a 39 foot high holy royal…
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, July 11, 2023 (Antara News): The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology stated that the Dutch government officially returned various historical objects to the Indonesian government in Leiden on Monday. “In addition to the handover of historic collections from the Netherlands, the two countries also signed several documents,” said I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, head of the…
TRINIDAD, June 20, 2023 (Trinidad Express): Devotees and well-wishers at Jai Kali Mandir, fondly known as Carli Bay Temple, Couva, celebrated the installation of three new murtis, Lord Ganesha, Maa Bhadra Kaali and Maha Kaal Bhairava, on Sunday. The sacred event, which took place on Father’s Day, represented a milestone after the ordeal of the desecration of the Maha Kaali…
