Source: news.bbc.co.uk [HPI note: Hindu leaders have long been among the most outspoken defenders of natures balance. For the Hindu, nature is sacred, to be respected and cared for. The last few weeks saw a growing momentum worldwide for initiatives that gather religious leaders to discuss climate change’s causes, consequences and possible solutions. This edition of HPI brings you news…
Source: www.berkeleyind.com LADSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, October 25, 2009: The Hindu Temple of Charleston, in Ladson’s College Park Center, opened its doors to an eager community last week. The October 18 ceremony, its inaugural worship session, drew more than 300 people who assembled inside. The temple has been the aspiration of the local Indian community, about 400 families strong, for four…
Source: www.thejakartapost.com JAKARTA, INDONESIA, October 31, 2009: The Indian Cultural Center (ICC) Bali will organize an Indian art and cultural festival to promote inter-social and cultural dialogue between India and Bali. It will be held from November 1 through December 11. Bhuvneshwar Sharma, Deputy Director ICC Bali, said the event, called “Festival of India,” would be accompanied by similar events…
Source: tamilweek.com TAMIL NADU, INDIA, October 11, 2009: The Evolution of an Ethnic Identity, Revised Second Edition, by K. Indrapala, is reviewed by K.S. Sivakumaran in this article. Mr. Sivakumaran’s purpose is to highlight and retell, for the benefit of readers who may not be aware of the historical aspects of the Hindu religion, the author’s description of Hinduism to…
Source: trak.in SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, October 16, 2009: A group of Kashmiri Hindus and local Muslims have set an example of brotherhood and communal harmony by coming together to renovate an abandoned temple in Srinagar city. Shiv Ji Temple Welfare Committee has taken the initiative to ensure renovation of the abandoned Bod Mandir (“big temple”) in Rainawari area with the help…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Though many people use God as a spare wheel, we need God in each and every moment of our life. His Divine Holiness, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Puroshottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
Source: HPI (By Dr. S.P. Sabharathnam) KAPAA, USA, October 31, 2009: Anna Abhishekam is a very important monthly festival in a Siva Temple. It is to performed for the prosperity of the land and the abundant growth of crops and fruit trees. The harvesting of paddy in South India usually reaps its yield by October/ November. In order to thank…
Source:¬†http://www.ifpindia.org/mm/pattrika/pattrika_31/ PONDICHERRY, INDIA, September 1, 2009. [HPI note: the following obituary was provided by Dr. Dominic Goodal, Head of the Pondicherry Centre of the Ecole Francaise d’Extreme-Orient, and Dr. V. Marimoutou, Director of the French Institute of Pondicherry] We are sad to inform you that Pandit N. R. BHATT, aged 88, passed away on 19th July 2009 at his residence…
Source:http://blog.beliefnet.com/omsweetom/2009/10/halloween.html USA, October 30, 2009 (By Vineet Chander): Growing up, I always experienced Halloween as a clashing of cultures. More than any other American holiday, Halloween seemed to draw a line in the sand between the world that my Hindu immigrant parents resided in and the American suburban world around me. Since Halloween usually tends to coincide with a number…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconvenience, and I was frequently chided for my singularity, but with this lighter repast I made the greater progress, from greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), inventor and a founding father of America, on his vegetarianism