Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, July 31, 2009: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) is exploring ways to cut back on free VIP passes so as to give preference to common devotees, as per the direction of chief minister Reddy. Today, the TTD protocol list has 70 types of designations with VIP access. A decision will happen in the next TTD board meeting,…
Source: blog.taragana.com SHIRDI, INDIA, July 30, 2009: Hindu and Muslim pilgrims visiting the shrine of Shirdi Sai Baba in this town will be served food cooked with the help of a solar steam system, inaugurated by New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah Thursday, that officials say is the world’s largest. The solar steam system can generate 3,500 kg of…
Source: www.examiner.com UNITED STATES, July 29, 2009: Who could have known? Yoga, a practice that was once reserved for the initiated, is now everywhere in America — even in one’s iPhone. These are some of the hatha yoga-related new apps: Pret-a-Yoga helps you choose your sun salutations for the day, with real-life illustrations that can be seen at different angles.…
Source: Religion News Services BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA: Only 59 percent of Americans believe in hell, compared with 74 percent who believe in heaven, according to the recent surveys from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The Rev. Fred Johns, pastor of Brookview Wesleyan Church in Irondale, Ala., said that pastors shy away from the topic of everlasting damnation.…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, July 30, 2009: Divorce has a lingering, detrimental impact on health that even remarriage cannot fully repair, a study suggests. The Chicago study involving 8,652 people aged 51 to 61 found divorced people have 20% more chronic illnesses such as cancer than those who never marry. The figure only drops to 12% for those who remarry,…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whenever possible, it is always good to act in kindness. It is always possible. The Dalai Lama
Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com JOHOR BARU, MALAYSIA, July 29, 2009: The Arulmigu Sri Raja Kallamman temple in Jalan Tebrau will not only be a boon to Hindu devotees but would also be a major tourist attraction. Built at the cost of 850,000 dollars, it is the first glass temple of its kind in the world, said temple chairman S.Sinnathamby. He said 95…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, July 30, 2009: Over 300 children from various city schools attended the Young Environmentalists’ Eco Ganesha Workshop at Powai on Wednesday to make biodegradable murtis, that will be immersed in rivers during the next Ganesha Chaturthi festivities. Mayor Shubha Raul inaugurated the workshop. Speaking on green initiatives like these, she said, “I’m proud of the efforts…
Source: www.chron.com HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA, July 22, 2009: In the early 1990s, Hindus in Bhutan were banned from speaking their language and practicing their religion. This ethnic and religious persecution forced 100,000 to flee to Nepal, where they have lived in refugee camps for 19 years. A resettlement program started last year by the U.S. State Department is expected to…