www.hindustantimes.com VARANASI, INDIA, February 17, 2009: The world’s smallest Hanuman Chalisa, a single centimeter square, will be offered for sale at the eight-day Industrial Handicraft Fair in Varanasi on Sunday. The Lakhtakiya Hanuman Chalisa, a eulogy to the monkey-god worshiped by Hindus in northern India, comprises 45 pages and 22 pictures of different forms of Hanuman. The micro version contains…
www.independent.co.uk NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 19, 2009: Contrary to romantic tales, in India there are fewer charmers than one might imagine. Government legislation dating back almost 35 years gives police the right to apprehend anyone using a wild animal for such entertainment purposes. The charmers that do operate in tourist centers and large cities, live a largely furtive existence, earning…
www.hinduismtoday.com The learned have prescribed penance for the murderer of a pious man, a drunkard, a thief or for one who has violated a solemn vow. But there is no pardon for the ungrateful. The Panchatantra
www.hindu.com KUMBAKONAM, INDIA, February 14, 2009: Janata Party President Dr Subramanian Swamy has said that he would implead himself in support of the Dikshitars’ appeal challenging a single bench Judge’s order which paved the way for the government take over of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram. Swamy contends that the judgment of the High Court was deficient and pointed out…
www.artdaily.org NEW YORK, USA, February 18, 2009: Many prestigious museums currently own sculptures and other artifacts of Lord Ganesha. Last week, internationally renowned Portland Art Museum recently acquired an 11th century Lord Ganesha sculpture for around US$69,000. The stone stele of Lord Ganesha, made in northeastern India showing him in seated in rajalilasana, is scheduled to be unveiled on February…
www.arts.manchester.ac.uk MANCHESTER, UK, February 11, 2009: (Call for papers): A call for papers has gone out for a seminar entitled “The Public Representation of a Religion Called Hinduism: Modern Gurus, Sampradayas and Media Hinduism,” which is to be held July 8-9, 2009 at the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. The seminar is part of a two year network project on…
rchiles@ssc.wisc.edu MICHIGAN, USA, February 18, 2009: (HPI Note: We spoke today with Rob Chiles regarding the ethics surrounding “in vitro” meat, meat grown in an artificial setting that has never been part of a living animal. Personally, he sees this method as a way to reduce factory farming. He is requesting to interview authorities within the Hindu community on this…
www.hinduismtoday.com The journey toward any experience starts with your first concept of it. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
www.hinduonnet.com KURNOOL, INDIA, Feburary 14, 2009: Over 600,000 devotees are expected to arrive in the temple town of Srisailam on the occasion of Mahashivarati Brahamotsavams from February 16-24. Temple Executive Officer E Gopalakrishna Reddy said that all arrangements have been made to meet the extra of rush of devotees at the hill shrine. Temporary sheds have been erected to accommodate…
www.hinduonnet.com KOCHI, INDIA, February 14, 2009: Three panchaloha murthis, believed to be about 400 years old, were seized here from a three-member gang, who were arrested while trying to sell the the artifacts, police said. The 16th century murthis of Nataraja, Goddess Saraswathi and Shiva-Parvathi are worth about US$10 million, according to Kochi city police commissioner Manoj Abraham. The murthis…