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But few hindus know that the use of prayer beads is common among various religious traditions, often as a means to keep count while reciting specific prayers. Buddhists use juzu beads, Muslims pray with misbaha beads and Roman Catholics recite prayers with rosary beads.
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www.asianews.it KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 28, 2008: Ethnic minorities in Nepal are unhappy with the Maoist government’s implementation of its view of a secular state. Although seven minority holidays have been added to the Nepalese calendar, Hindus are granted three days for the Tihar (Diwali), seven for Dashain, and many others during the course of the year. At Dashain, the greatest…
www.dawn.com UNITED NATIONS, October 31, 2008: Dozens of world leaders, including King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, US president George Bush, King Juan Carlos of Spain and Pakistani president Asif Zardari, are expected to attend a United Nations interfaith conference on Dialogue of Civilisations on November 13-14. The conference is a follow-up to the July 2008 interfaith conference in Madrid, which…
www.hinduismtoday.com All truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then, it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident.Unknown author
www.usimmigrationnewspaper.com WASHINGTON, D.C., November 7, 2008: While dealing with the financial crisis, the US Congress has also passed an extension of the Religious Worker Visa Program under which most Hindu priests and temple builders (silpis) are in the US. The extension requires “the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in special immigrant categories.”…
www.ptinews.com KALPETTA, KERALA, October 28, 2008: Breaking centuries-old caste barriers, 22 children from different communities, including Scheduled Tribes, have completed an 18-month course of training and have been authorized to serve as temple priests. These boys are the first to graduate from a program which was launched in 2007 by the Kshetra Samrakshana Samity in coordination with leading Vedic scholars…
www.wotzon.com WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, October 22, 2008: The Diwali Festival of Lights 2008, a 10-day program of events celebrating all the exciting colors, sounds and spicy aromas of India, is well under way. Asia New Zealand and the Wellington City Council have joined forces to produce the festival, bringing artists from India to join top local performers for a number…
Source: HPI WASHINGTON, D.C., October 28, 2008: Princeton University will make religious history on November 8, 2008 at 8:30 pm, when the Princeton University Chapel hosts its first-ever official celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali. The prestigious university, founded over 200 years ago, set another precedent this fall when it hired Vineet Chander to be its first Hindu chaplain.…