Source: HPI [HPI note: An HPI reader sent this important request.] MALAYSIA, September 23, 2009: After 52 years of Independence, the actual”number of Hindu places of worship” in Malaysia is not known. Without the availability of data, it has been difficult to develop strategies for their future of Hindu temples, especially on serious matters related to defending against demolitions. The…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com I see God walking in every human form. When I meet different people, I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.” Sri Ramakrishna, (1836-1886), guru of Swami Vivekananda
Source: www.hindu.com CUDDALORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, September 23, 2009: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy will file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the verdict of the Madras High Court Division Bench upholding the takeover of the Chidambaram Natarajar Temple by the Tamil Nadu government. Dr. Swamy and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders offered worship at the Natarajar…
Source: orissadiary.com CUTTACK, ORISSA, September 11, 2009: This year Dusherra in Orissa means addition of more gold and silver in the “medhas” — silver-made backgrounds behind the Durga deity made specially for this celebration. Across the city around 154 puja committees observe the festival, but only a few have silver “medhas.” The Binod Behari puja committee, the oldest committee in…
Source: www.sikhnet.com PORTLAND, OREGON, USA, September 3, 2009: In most of the US, teachers are now free to wear religious clothing to work–but not in Oregon, Pennsylvania or Nebraska. The intent of the laws, originally aimed at Catholics, is to protect students from the establishment of religion in schools. Court rulings in both Oregon and federal court in Pennsylvania have…
Source: abcnews.go.com US, September 15, 2009: Technology has fit an entire library into the palm of your hand, and schools are finding that electronically delivered information is much more cost-effective than expensive textbooks. Some high schools have gone entirely textbook-free, providing each student with a laptop instead of a heavy pile of books. A wealth of educational material is freely…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whenever you have the chance, laugh as much as you can. By this all the rigid knots in your body will be loosened. But to laugh superficially is not enough; your whole being must be united in laughter, both inwardly and outwardly. Do you know how this is to be expressed? You literally shake with merriment from head…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com PUNE, INDIA, September 19, 2009: The auspicious nine-day Navaratra festival that commences today will witness muted celebrations on the backdrop of the H1N1 scare in the city. A press note from the Sri Mahalakshmi Mandir, Sarasbaug, said that the celebrations, to be held from September 19 to 28, would be on a very low scale to avoid crowding,…
Source: www.theasiannews.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, September 19, 2009: Colorful statutes of some of the most important Hindu Gods are due to arrive from Kolkata in India to Manchester next week. They will form part of the centerpiece of one of the most significant religious Hindu festivals in the city, Durga Puja. The star of the five-day event, taking place between 24-28…
Source: www.merinews.com MARYLAND, U.S.A., September 17, 2009: Hindu Mandir (Temple) Executives representing 111 temples and Hindu organizations from more than 25 states of U.S. and Canada converged in Lithicum, MD, a suburb of Washington, DC, to attend the Fourth annual Hindu Mandir Executives Conference (HMEC), this week. The fourth annual HMEC-2009, was another step in the development of network and…