Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Religion and religion alone is the life of India, and when that goes, India will die, in spite of politics, in spite of social reforms, in spite of Kubera’s wealth poured upon the head of every one of her children. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source: HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, June 27, 2009: Hinduism Today is seeking professionally photographs of bharata natyam dancers for use in a short article in our coming issue describing the dance. The photo we are looking for is of a well trained young dancer, teens, in a recognizable classic pose. It needs to be taken by a professional photographer in a…
Source: www.sindhtoday.net PURI, INDIA, June 24, 2009: Nearly 300,000 devotees, braving the scorching heat, gathered in Puri town of Orissa to have a glimpse of Lord Jagannath at an 11-day Rath Yatra (chariot festival) which began Wednesday. “Despite the heat wave, nearly 300,000 devotees have already arrived. We are expecting a gathering of about a million by the evening,” public…
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…
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…
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…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Not yet settled in a permanent home, the soul takes temporary shelter in a body. Tirukural, Verse 340
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…
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…
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…