www.thestatesman.net BARIPADA, INDIA, March 8, 2009: The villagers of Kishoripur in Betanoti area dug up a 2.5-foot-tall granite statue of the Goddess Chandi today. The statue has been installed in a local temple, in a ceremony attended by thousands of devotees. Local historians believe the statue might have been concealed for safekeeping when Kala Pahad had attacked the state, destroying…
www.thestar.com QUEBEC, CANADA, February 28, 2009: Attendance is down at Catholic churches in Quebec, whose population–more than elsewhere in Canada–has turned its back on organized religion. Fewer than ten percent here attend mass. Virtually every parish is faced with the dilemma of what to do with a church it can no longer afford to maintain. Some churches have found new…
www.sewausa.org USA, March 9, 2009: Sewa International invites youth aged 18-30 to participate in an exciting summer internship. This year, Yuva for Sewa offers projects in both India and the US. In Maharashtra and Bangalore, projects include health-related activities (including volunteering in hospitals and promoting Ayurveda, traditional Indian herbal medicine), educational enhancement, empowerment of women, rural development, vocational training, social…
www.hinduismtoday.com Many think of God only after receiving blows from the world. But blessed indeed is he who can offer his mind, like a fresh flower, at the feet of the Lord from his very childhood. One should practice renunciation in youth. Sri Sarada Devi (1853-1920)
www.duniyalive.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, March 6, 2009: Archaeologists in Malaysia have discovered the main site of an ancient Hindu kingdom that predates the Angkor temples of Cambodia by some 900 years and could be the oldest civilization in the region. The find, made last month in northern Kedah State, could lead to a rewriting of the history books. Archeological team…
RNS [HPI note: These Vatican statistics are relevant to Hinduism because they show the Catholic Church’s need for conversion and aggressive proselytism in India.] VATICAN CITY, March 2, 2009: The number of Catholic priests rose slightly in 2007, but only because of dramatic growth rates in Africa and Asia, according to new statistics released by the Vatican. “The number of…
www.chinmaya-chicago.org CHICAGO, IL, USA, March 2, 2009: From June 30 to July 5, Chinmayananda Yuva Kendra (CHYK) at Chicago will be holding their tenth annual Hindu youth camp for college students and young professionals. The week will be filled with wonderful and fulfilling experiences to help today’s Hindu youth reconnect with their culture and religion and rediscover some of those…
www.hinduismtoday.com In the great teaching of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climes and nationalities and is the royal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. American philosopher Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
www.sindhtoday.net LONDON, ENGLAND, March 5, 2009: Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles visited the massive Swaminarayan temple in northwest London Wednesday to celebrate Holi with all the color, music and dance of the festival. The royal couple watched as white-robed students at the nearby Neasdon school celebrated Holi by throwing colored powder and water at each other while Indian…
www.hindu-blog.com INDIA, March 5, 2009: Gobinda Dwadasi (Govinda Dwadashi), considered highly auspicious by Vishnu devotees, falls on the 12th day during the waxing phase of the moon in Phalguna (Falgun) month. This year it falls on March 8, and Hindu astrology indicates a situation that last occurred in 1961, 48 years ago. This rare combination in Hindu Almanac associated with…