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)
Source: francoisgautier.wordpress.com NEW YORK, USA, August 10, 2009: Noted French journalist and writer Francois Gautier, who has made India his home and propagation of Hinduism his cause and mission for over three decades, is currently traveling across the US to raise funds through his foundation, FACT – India, to establish an Indian history museum in Pune, India. Gautier, a Westerner…
Source: www.nytimes.com MINHO, PORTUGAL, August 17, 2009: Lab rats are known for their ingenious ability to navigate intricate mazes, pull different levers for food and other remarkable feats for such a small brain. But a report recently publish in the journal Science showed that chronically stressed rats lost their elastic rat cunning and creative problem-solving. Not only that, their neurological…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Lead me in the center of thy silence to fill my heart with songs. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) celebrated Bengali writer who won the Nobel Prize Literature in 1913
Source: francoisgautier.wordpress.com NEW YORK, USA, August 10, 2009: Noted French journalist and writer Francois Gautier, who has made India his home and propagation of Hinduism his cause and mission for over three decades, is currently traveling across the US to raise funds through his foundation, FACT – India, to establish an Indian history museum in Pune, India. Gautier, a Westerner…
Source: www.hindu.com VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA, August 18, 2009: The youth of Gajuwaka intend to install the tallest Ganesha murti in the state this year. Under the aegis of Sampath Vinayak Youth, a voluntary outfit, over US$50,000 has been raised to engage artistes from Medinapore of West Bengal to make a 54-foot-high murti, to be installed at the Old Gajuwaka Exhibition Grounds.…
Source: www.ddinews.gov.in UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, August 14, 2009: ALL across Uttarakhand, temples have been decorated for Friday’s celebration of Janmashtmi, the birthday of Lord Krishna. Special prayers and programs marking the occasion will be attended by pilgrims from all across the country. In Badrinath, the Badri Vishal temple has been decorated; at Haridwar, people will begin their day by taking a…