Plan Your Wedding
BY TARA KATIR Indian weddings often are grand affairs, with celebrations stretching over a number of days and the price […]
Mormons Welcome Ganesha
BY ADITYA VINADHARA In May 5, 2003, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported, “Ganesha’s devotees gave Him a housewarming, bathing
Three Ways To Achieve Enduring Happiness
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami The nonmystical approach to happiness is that if you attain what you desire, you are happy;
Chastity’s Strength, Power and Purity
The 2003 world Sri Hanuman Conference, April 18-20, was an outstanding success with more than 14,000 people attending over the
A Baffling Mind
BY IRAJA SIVADAS In the spring of 1994 I found myself in erode, Tamil Nadu, India, boarding a train with
The Little Goddess
By Bashudeb Dhar Kumari puja is a popular but frequently misunderstood devotional ceremony performed and attended by Hindus of the
Balaji worship inaugurated in Kenya
A grand week of good food, fun, festival and fireworks culminated with the kumbhabishekam (inauguration ceremony) of the Sri Kalyana
Trouble In Bali Paradise
By Daniel McGuire The Muslims have jihad, but we Balinese have puputan.” The person speaking is Rai, a young Balinese
Thailand Hinduism
By Rajiv Malik Hundreds of thousands of devotees participate every year in the nine-day Navaratri festival in honor of the
Jagannatha and the Fading Forests of Orissa
By Mangala Prasad Mohanty Only the hardest of hearts could lack compassion for an environmental conservation program like the Sri