Source: news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, UK, August 23, 2009: The BBC has created a slideshow showing the preparations for Ganesha Chaturthi, focusing on the professional making of murtis. Click on the source above to see the photos.
Source: www.pib.nic.in DELHI, INDIA, August 23, 2009: The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the birth of Lord Ganesha who is the embodiment of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. In his message, Shri Ansari said that the festival marking the birth of Lord Ganesha is celebrated with…
Source: www.stltoday.com ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA, August 16, 2009: Members of the Hindu Temple of St. Louis on Saturday vividly marked Indian Independence Day. India gained its independence from almost two centuries of British colonial rule on Aug. 15, 1947. Since then, people in India and those of Indian descent throughout the world have honored the day with ceremonies, entertainment…
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, August 20, 2009 (by the New York Times’ dance critic): “Erasing Borders: Festival of Indian Dance” strikes me as the best new arrival on this city’s dance scene in the last two years. Of all the open-air programs I have seen in this city, nothing stops the casual pedestrian better than performers in full Indian dance…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Life has been downloaded from the sound Om. Maya Tiwari
Source: www.newsweek.com USA, August 15, 2009: America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue to identify as Christian — the lowest percentage in American history. Two million Hindus live in the United States, a fraction of the billion who live on…
Source: www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk HOUNSLOW, UK, August 18, 2009: As the world gears up for the celebrations of the Ganesha Chaturthi festival tomorrow, the Hounslow temple near London is an example of how international worship of the elephant Deity has become. One thousand worshippers are expected to flock to the temple in Hounslow this weekend for a major festival. The two-day Ganesha…
Source: www.tehelka.com GHANA, WEST AFRICA, August 10, 2009: The African Hindu Monastery is a simple white structure in Odorkor, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital city of Accra. Started in 1975, it is headed by Swami Ghanananda Saraswati. The gentle-voiced Saraswati was born into the traditional African faith. Although he converted to Christianity when both his parents became Christian priests,…
Source: 1000petals.wordpress.com RUSSIA, May 20, 2009: The new Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, seems to be Russia’s most religiously oriented leader in a long time. In addition to his connection to the Russian Orthodox (Christian) Church, Medvedev is known for practicing yoga. Medvedev, 42, is Russia’s first head of state to practice yoga. During the Soviet era, the ancient Indian practices…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com To speak or not to speak–when that is the question, silence should take the place of speech. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)