Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA, June 27, 2009: In the last year alone, more than half a dozen burglaries and thefts have been reported in temples and churches in and around Chennai. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) has installed close-circuit video and burglar alarms in many temples and deployed temple protection forces; but this has had little impact on…
Source: www.thestatesman.net PURI, INDIA, June 24, 2009: About a million devotees from across the country and abroad thronged the Bada Danda (Grand Road) to witness the annual Rath Yatra of the three deities: Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, here today. Braving the intense heat, humidity and the security high alert, frenzied devotees chanting “Haribol”, “Jay Jagannath” surged ahead…
Source: www.hinduonnet.com [HPI note: A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ruled that homosexual sex between consenting adults is not a criminal act. The international media widely reported on the decision, as you can read on the NY Times here and on the BBC here. HPI brings you the religious perspective and opinions from religious leaders.] DELHI, INDIA, July…
Source: www.guardian.co.uk LONDON, UK, July 2, 2009 (by Anil Bhanot, General Secretary, Hindu Council UK): The British Hindu homosexual community will welcome the news that their brethren in India are now be able to enjoy the same freedoms as they do in the UK. The ancient Hindu scriptures describe the homosexual condition to be a biological one, and although the…
Source: www.expressbuzz.com SRI LANKA, July 2, 2009: The Ramakrishna Mission’s Sri Lanka branch seeks help from the members of the public and donor agencies to bring succour to the war-injured and the internally displaced Tamils. In a press release, Swami Sarvarupananda, who is in charge of the relief works, said the spiritual movement started relief work on May 22 among…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com “Fasting is possible. You can stay without food for a week or ten days. Feasting is also possible. You simply go and eat all you want. Many people are really fast when they end their fast. They are fast in getting to the refrigerator.” Swami Satchidananda on the need to follow the “middle path”
Source: www.hinduonnet.com [HPI note: A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ruled that homosexual sex between consenting adults is not a criminal act. The international media widely reported on the decision, as you can read on the NY Times here and on the BBC here. HPI brings you the religious perspective and opinions from religious leaders. DELHI, INDIA, July…
Source: happydays.blogs.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, June 25, 2009: There is a strong link between chronic anger and heart disease, according to a recent meta-analysis of 44 prospective studies in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. It confirms a strong relationship between anger and both the onset and outcome from coronary heart disease. Many people believe that unexpressed anger…
Source: www.sindhtoday.net GUWAHATI, INDIA, June 23, 2009: At a revered Hindu temple in India’s northeastern state of Assam, hundreds of mystics and seers make claims of performing wonders with their miraculous supernatural powers. Giri Baba, an elderly Hindu seer is among thousands of mystics gathered for the Ambubachi Mela, a four-day festival that began Monday. “One cannot deny miracles and…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk BELFAST, IRELAND, June 24, 2008: A Hindu priest and his family who live at the Indian Community Centre in north Belfast they are planning to move out, following an attack last week which they believe was racially motivated. A gang of youths tried to break down the door of the centre while the priest’s wife was alone inside.…