Hinduism Today October/November/Issue Released!

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, August 25, 2009: When you open the newest issue of Hinduism Today, get ready for some seriously good reading. Those editors in Hawaii have teamed up to create yet another how-do-they-keep-this-up magazine, full of savvy reporting, lucid writing and wowy photographs. Two features provide the main course: The first is our Hindu history lesson. Our academic…

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Nepali Women Fast for Shiva

Source: www.asianews.it KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 24, 2009: From August 22 to 24 thousands of women from all walks of society celebrated the annual festival of Teej, fasting from dawn until dusk and remaining in prayer for three days, either in the temple or at home, imploring God Shiva to grant the men of their family health and fortune. The practice…

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“Get Out of My Marriage!”

Source: newsweek.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 2009 (By Aseem Shukla): What is marriage? Is it a sacred rite or a civil right? What role, if any, should religious institutions, traditions or beliefs have in the legal act of marriage? A Hindu marriage is a most sacred ceremony. Loud, colorful, celebratory, it is consecrated in front of God — any or…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com According to me, the influence of Sanskrit literature on our time will not be lesser than what was, in the 16th century, Greece’s influence on Renaissance. One day, India’s wisdom will flow again on Europe and will totally transform our knowledge and thought.    Arthur Schopenhauer in The World as a Will and Representation (1788-1860).

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A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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Pashupatinath Braces For New Controversy

Source: www.hindustantimes.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 16, 2009: Nepal’s hallowed Pashupatinath temple, one of the holiest Hindu shrines and a Unesco world heritage site, is once again the center of controversy. When the Maoist government was in power, it appointed Bishnu Dahal, a Nepali, to serve as chief priest, contrary to the time-honored tradition of employing only Indian priests from the…

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Challenging Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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