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Source: www.channelnewsasia.com SINGAPORE, November 28, 2009: SINGAPORE: One of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temples was re-consecrated on Friday after extensive renovation works. Thousands of devotees attended the ceremony at the Sri Thendayuthapani Temple at Tank Road, which hosts the annual Thaipusam festival. The ceremony was conducted by high priests from South India, Singapore and Malaysia. Traditionally Hindu temples usually undergo renovations…

Source: www.nytimes.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, November 25, 2009: It is an old tradition, a White House dinner governed by ritual and protocol that happens to be this city’s hottest social event. But at their first state dinner on Tuesday night, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, had with distinctive touches. They invited local students to witness the arrival of the…

Source: www.guardian.co.uk NEPAL, November 24, 2009: The world’s biggest animal sacrifice began in Nepal today with the killing of the first of more than 250,000 animals as part of a festival in the village of Bariyapur, near the border with India. The event is held every five years in honour of Gadhimai, a Goddess of power. With up to a…

Source: HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, Novemeber 28, 2009: An HPI reader, Devant Maharaj, wrote to HPI about the very negative coverage of the Gandhimai festival in the media. He says: “A CNN International Desk on Wednesday, Mr Mann was reporting on the animal sacrifices in Nepal. He made very negative statements about the matter, stating that it was being done…

Source: www.google.com MUMBAI, INDIA, November 24, 2009: An Indian inventor has created a device to stop rampaging elephants in their tracks, amid concern about human injuries and deaths when they run amok, his company said Monday. Zachariah Mathew’s Violent Elephant Control Gear has been designed to provide a humane alternative to sedating the animals, which are often used in religious…

Source: news.outlookindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 22, 2009: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, a vegetarian himself, was not invoking any ancient Hindu scriptures, but what he said would certainly warm the cockles of those hearts who consider eating beef an anathema. Citing measures for developed countries to cut carbon emissions he said, “It has been seen that developed countries which eat…

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.    Sri Ramakrishna

Source: HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, Novemeber 28, 2009: An HPI reader, Devant Maharaj, wrote to HPI about the very negative coverage of the Gandhimai festival in the media. He says: “A CNN International Desk on Wednesday, Mr Mann was reporting on the animal sacrifices in Nepal. He made very negative statements about the matter, stating that it was being done…

Source: adg.nwanews.com BENTONVILLE, AK, USA, November 26, 2009: When Murthy Kolluru, a native of India, moved to Northwest Arkansas 13 years ago, people could tell he wasn’t from around here. “[When] I went to a Wal-Mart people would talk to me in Spanish,” Kolluru said. Since that time, the Indian and Hindu communities have grown dramatically in the region, from…

Source: www.al.com HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, October 23, 2009 (by Dr. Narayana P. Bhat): Hinduism, without a centralized ecclesiastical authority, has no official position on science or any other issue. It is not based on dogmas, but is a metaphysical tradition. Science, on the other hand, is non-metaphysical. However, central to both science and spirituality is the seeking of truth and grasping…