Pakistani PM Orders Survey of Dam Site to Protect Temple

Source: www.indopia.in ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, June 19, 2009: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani took measures today to ensure the protection of Hinglaj Mata temple, a shrine of the minority Hindu community. Gilani directed the water and power ministry to carry out a fresh survey of the Hingol Dam site at Lasbela in Balochistan to ensure the protection of the nearby…

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Gold Leafing America’s Hindu Temples

Source: himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HI, USA, June 26, 2009: Tirumala’s Lord Venkateshwara Temple has recently announce plans to golf-plate much of its most sacred areas. It is a project of gigantic proportions, using 300kg of gold. But it is possible to make your temple look golden with much less than that–actually, at an affordable price. Kadavul temple, on the island of…

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Seva for America

Source: mailto:HASevaUSA@gmail.com UNITED STATES, June 22, 2009: The White House, in conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community Service, is launching the United We Serve campaign, urging Americans to make community service a national priority this summer. From June 22 to September 11, Americans from coast to coast are being asked to address community needs in education, health, energy…

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Gold Leafing America’s Hindu Temples

Source: himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HI, USA, June 26, 2009: Tirumala’s Lord Venkateshwara Temple has recently announce plans to golf-plate much of its most sacred areas. It is a project of gigantic proportions, using 300kg of gold. But it is possible to make your temple look golden with much less than that–actually, at an affordable price. Kadavul temple, on the island of…

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Iron Age Graveyard Unearthed in

Source: www.hinduonnet.com DINDIGUL, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, June 22, 2009: A glass bead-making unit and an Iron Age graveyard, both about 2,500 years old, have been unearthed during the ongoing excavation in and around Porunthal, Tamil Nadu, an archaeology expert said. The excavation made at Paasi Medu (bead mound) venue, a site spread over 13.5 acres on the ancient East-West Trade…

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Ask the Right Ear

Source: news.bbc.co.uk June 24, 2009: If you want to get someone to do something, ask them in their right ear, say scientists. In three differently designed tests, researchers found that requests spoken into to the right ear were more effective than those spoken into the left ear. “These results seem to be consistent with the hypothesized specialization of right and…

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Iron Age Graveyard Unearthed in Tamil Nadu

Source: www.hinduonnet.com DINDIGUL, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, June 22, 2009: A glass bead-making unit and an Iron Age graveyard, both about 2,500 years old, have been unearthed during the ongoing excavation in and around Porunthal, Tamil Nadu, an archaeology expert said. The excavation made at Paasi Medu (bead mound) venue, a site spread over 13.5 acres on the ancient East-West Trade…

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A Forum For Better Hindu Parenting

Source: positivediscipline.ning.com USA, June 25, 2009: Jane Nelsen, an expert in education and the author of “Positive Discipline,” is launching in her website a group for Hindu parents seeking advice on how to educate their children. They can share their experiences and ask for expert guidance, connecting with loving parents everywhere. Hinduism Today’s founder, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, years ago started…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The learned have prescribed penance for the murderer of a pious man, a drunkard, a thief or for one who has violated a solemn vow. But there is no pardon for the ungrateful.    The Panchatantra

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