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timesofindia.indiatimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, December 3, 2008:India Seeks Solace in Its Spiritual Lifehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai_seeks_solace_in_religion/articleshow/3790829.cms MUMBAI, INDIA, December 3, 2008: Neetu Natu’s husband, Siddharath, was at work in Mumbai’s Taj Mahal hotel last week when armed militants stormed the building. That he survived when hundreds didn’t was down to fate, she said. “He wouldn’t have been alive today had it not been for…

www.expressbuzz.com TIRUPATI, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, December 3, 2008: Thousands of devotees took part in Panchami Theertham at Thiruchanoor Tuesday to mark the end of the nine-day Kartika Brahmotsavams of Padmavati temple. As part of the three-hour colourful ritual, priests performed Thirumanjanam (celestial bath) to the idols of Goddess Padmavati and Chakrathalwar, which were brought from the temple and placed in…

latimesblogs.latimes.com WASHINGTON, USA, November 28, 2008: A secret to happiness may be in expressive writing; specifically, writing letters to people showing gratitude. Steven Toepfer, an assistant professor of family and consumer studies at Kent State University, conducted a study to determine what would make people feel happier, especially in a consumer-oriented culture in which things are supposed to bring us…

www.hinduismtoday.com As a dog, let loose after being tied up for some time, is energetic and active, so one, who learns to remain summa, or still, gets increased energy which can be put to good use.    Yogaswami (1872-1964)

news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, December 2, 2008: A major international study says palm oil plantations reduce plant and animal diversity, and do little to reduce carbon emissions. Researchers say tropical forests are increasingly cleared to make way for palm oil crops, leading to a reduction in habitats for many rare species. The problem is most acute in Malaysia and Indonesia which…

www.hinduismtoday.com Silence is the first door to spiritual eminence.    Adi Sankara (788-820), in his Vivekachudamani, 368

www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk EDINBURGH, UK, December 2, 2008: A visit by the Duke of Edinburgh to a city Hindu temple has been called off because of a row between members, it was revealed today. The visit, on Thursday, has been cancelled because of a dispute between two parties based at the Shree Hindu Temple and Community Centre, in St Barnabas Road, Leicester.…

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p class=”source”/p p class=”summary”br /It is a place of worship for people belonging to those seeking blessing and solace from Goddess Bhadrakali, which is the main deity of the temple. The temple is open to all./phr /

in.reuters.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 1, 2008: India’s health minister said he wants to push all school-going children to learn yoga, in the hope that it can reduce the prevalence of diseases such as diabetes and hypertension in years to come. “There should be extensive scientific deliberations on yoga. And today I blatantly put that yoga reduces diabetes, yoga reduces hypertension,…