www.hindu.com PATHANAMTHITTA, INDIA, September 30, 2008: The selection of the new Melsanthi (head priest) at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple for the next one year is most likely to be made by a new five-member committee as per the recommendations of the Paripoornan Commission. The Commission has maintained that the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), comprising the Board president and members, should…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com LONDON, ENGLAND, September 29, 2008: Can one’s faith in God really ease pain? “Yes”, say scientists at Oxford University, based on a recent experiment. The scientists subjected 12 Roman Catholics and 12 atheists to painful electric shocks as they studied two paintings–the Virgin Mary and a somewhat similar painting by Leonardo da Vinci. While looking at the Virgin Mary…
www.hinduismtoday.com Sugar is sweet at all times, even in the dark. So remains devotion for the devout, in times of comfort or discomfort, praises or insults, darkness or enlightenment. His Divine Holiness Pramukhswami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
www.hinduonnet.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 30, 2008: Fruit prices have jumped–some by nearly 46 per cent–on expectations of increased consumption during the ongoing Navratri celebrations. Traditionally, people fast during the nine days of this festival, replacing other items in their diet with fruit. Because the increased demand is so predictable, prices start increasing several days before the start of the…
www.myfoxatlanta.com GEORGIA, USA, September 10, 2008: Fox Television news reported three weeks ago, “Gwinnett County authorities said the chief priest of a local Hindu temple lied to them and they weren’t happy. Sheriff’s investigators filed a felony charge following an I-Team investigation that raised questions about honesty inside the Hindu Temple of Georgia.” Click on URL above for the stations…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 27, 2008: A proposal to modify Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (which criminalizes sex between persons of the same gender) has come under fire in a government affidavit, becoming a heated matter of discussion in the last few weeks between the Delhi High Court and different branches of the government with opposing views.…
www.hinduismtoday.com Give me a few men and women who are pure and selfless, and I shall shake the world. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902).
www.hinduonnet.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, October 2, 2008: Priests and devotees of the Lord Venkatesvara temple are celebrating the annual nine-day Navaratri Brahmotsavam festival, which began Wednesday. Over a million devotees from are expected to participate, coming from all over the world. The festival began with the chanting of Vedic hymns as the high priests hoist the traditional Garuda flag to the…
www.hinduonnet.com MYSORE, INDIA, September 30, 2008: Dusshere, Karnataka’s most prominent festival and part of the Navaratri celebrations, began atop the Chamundi hills here with the centenarian Sri Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga mutt lighting the traditional lamp to inagurate this annual event. The nine-day festival showcases the art and culture of Mysore in all its splendor as the city comes alive…
www.hindustantimes.com JAMMU, INDIA, September 29, 2008: Starting Tuesday, the Vaishno Devi hill shrine in Jammu and Kashmir is celebrating the annual nine-day Navaratri festival. Lasting through October 8, the festival will be held at the shrine and its base camp at Katra. There will be cultural and religious events, including nightly processions, as well as competitions like food, devotional songs…