Book Highlights History Between Kellie’s Castle and 115-Year-Old Temple

MALAYSIA, April 12, 2022 (The Star): A book paying tribute to William Kellie-Smith of “Kellie’s Castle” in Batu Gajah, Perak, will be published in four languages. Sri Maha Mariamman Devotees Association president P. Velmurugan, 38, said the book Forgotten Tales and Existing Facts was expected to be launched by Deputy of Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Santhara…

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Angkor Wat, the World’s Biggest Religious Complex, Is Sacred to Two Faiths

CAMBODIA, April 7, 2022 (National Geographic): Appearing like a fever dream amid a thick, humid jungle is Angkor Wat—a soaring, sumptuous city of stone with elegant spires and elevated towers, covered galleries and airy courtyards, ornate walkways and intricate bas-relief carvings. Situated on the shores of Tonle Sap, a lake in northwest Cambodia, this temple complex is a nearly 900-year-old…

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Temple Vandalized in Jammu’s Sidhra Area

JAMMU/KASHMIR, April 10, 2022 (Hindustan Times): Policemen were deployed in strength at a temple in Sidhra area on the outskirts of the Jammu city on Saturday morning following vandalism at a temple. “Some unidentified elements vandalized statues of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, including those of local Deities, late on Friday. Some of the statues were broken into pieces. They also…

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Temple 360 Website Features Live Views of Major Temple Sanctums

INDIA, April 7, 2022 (dmerharyana): Devotees may do online darshan of important pilgrimage sites or temples at their convenience and from any location. On Saturday, a novel service, Temple 360, was inaugurated by the Union culture ministry. On the website, visitors will see live video feeds directly from temples the inner sanctums all around India. The Minister for State for…

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In Conflict With Central Law: Center Blocks Odisha’s Lingaraj Temple Ordinance

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, April 5, 2022 (Hindustan Times): The Central government has told the Odisha government that its ordinance to bring the 11th-century Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar and its associated temples under a special law is outside the “legislative competence” of the state legislature and could lead to conflict with the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (AMASR…

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Thousands Take Holy Dip at Triveni Sangama

INDIA, April 5, 2022 (Star of Mysore): Thousands of devotees from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and other districts took a holy dip at Triveni Sangama (confluence of three rivers — Cauvery, Kapila and Sphatika) in T. Narasipur taluk of Mysuru district as part of the Ugadi Festival Jatra on Saturday, the first day of the Hindu New Year. The Ugadi Jatra…

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Sri Lanka’s Last Indigeneous People

SRI LANKA, March 28, 2022 (BBC): The Veddas were traditionally forest dwellers, who foraged, hunted and lived in close-knit groups in caves in the dense jungles of Sri Lanka, relocating from one cave to another when someone from the group died. Gunabandilaaththo belongs to the Vedda community, the earliest known aboriginal people of Sri Lanka. Today, the Vedda live scattered…

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April/May/June 2022 Issue Released

KAUAI, HAWAII, April 3, 2022: The latest issue of our prow-of-the-ship journal, Hinduism Today, has gone to press and is now available online free of charge at http://www.hinduismtoday.com. You can also download our free Hinduism Today app and get the entire magazine in a mobile-friendly format for your device at http://bit.ly/HT-APP. Our Insight section, “Seven Dimensions of the Mind,” shares…

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Telangana Chief Minister to Inaugurate Greatly Expanded Yadadri Hill Temple Today

TELANGANA, INDIA, March 28, 2022 (The Print): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday will inaugurate the newly reconstructed Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. Speaking to ANI, Geeta, Temple Executive Officer said, “After the formation of Telangana state, the government decided to reconstruct the Yadadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, under Yadagirigutta Temple Development Authority (YTDA).…

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