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
Walking on Fire
By Gilles Flament It is late afternoon in a small village on Reunion, a mountainous island nation about the size
Teaching Children to Forge a Peaceful Future
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami Conditions in the world today are certainly troubling—wars between countries, wars within countries, plus a growing
Elephant’s Price
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan Visitors to the famed Krishna temple at Guruvayoor in Kerala seldom skip visiting the nearby Punnathur