A Special Ganga Arati in Spain’s Canary Islands

www.europapress.es CANARY ISLANDS, April 29, 2009: A similar arati ceremony to that performed every day at dusk on the banks of the holy will be done in Tenerife, Canary Islands. It was announced for May 3rd at the La Enramada beach, and HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati has come from India to perform the ceremony organized by the Hindu Association…

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Study Probes Why Christian Americans Leave Their Faith

HPI WASHINGTON, DC, USA, April 27, 2009: A new study has found that few Americans cite recent scandals or disbelief in God as their reason for leaving Christianity. Instead, the vast majority of former Catholics and former Protestants who are now unaffiliated with any faith have “just gradually drifted away.” The new analysis, called “Faith in Flux: Changes in Religious…

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Test Post For Category

This is a test post for the category of from the editors. MUMBAI, INDIA, April 23, 2009: It may be hard to credit now, as 700 million voters go to the polls in the world‚Äôs biggest elections, but back in the 1940s the wise men of the British Raj predicted that while Pakistan would prosper, India would soon be divided…

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Temple Tanks in India Suffer With Draught and Neglect

timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA, April 20, 2009: Kapaleeshwarar temple administration has taken steps to control the death of fish in its temple tank at Mylapore. The measures include recycling the water to improve its oxygen content and steps to reduce the water temperature. The Times of India had reported on April 17 that fish were dying by the thousands at the…

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Hindus, Sikhs And Christians Forced To Flee Swat Valley In Pakistan

www.samaylive.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 25, 2009: The minorities in Pakistan’s Swat Valley have been forced to flee as the Taliban have imposed a tax on non-Muslims living under Islamic rule. Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (PCBC) president Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha has urged the Pakistani president and prime minister to intervene. Expressing concern over the government’s move to allow the…

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Hindu Student Who Helped Organize Princeton’s Hinduism Week Is Honored

www.princeton.edu PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, USA, April 27, 2009: Eight students have been named winners of the 2009 Spirit of Princeton Award, which honors Princeton University undergraduates for their positive contributions to campus life. One of this year’s winners is Manav Lalwani of Secaucus, N.J., a politics major and a candidate for certificates in political economy, East Asian studies and South…

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Daily Inspiration

www.hinduismtoday.com I hold that the more helpless a creature is, the more entitled it is to protection from the cruelty of man.    Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

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