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High Priest of Thirukoneswaram Temple Shot and Killed
www.asiantribune.com COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, 22 September, 2008: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Sivasri Kugarajah Kurukkal, High Priest of the Thirukoneswaram Hindu Temple, at about 6:00 p.m. last night, as the 43-year-old priest was riding a motorbike on Vidyalayam Road in the port city of Trincomalee. According to the police report, two bullets struck his head, killing him instantly. Sivashri Kugaraja…
Guardian Beings Are Here, Say Most Americans
www.time.com WACO, TEXAS, USA, Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008: More than half of all Americans believe they have been helped by a guardian being in the course of their lives, according to a new poll of American religious beliefs by the Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion. Of the 1700 respondents, 55% answered affirmatively to the statement, “I was protected…
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Major Restoration Project Cleans Madurai Meenakshi Temple Pillars
www.hindu.com MADURAI, INDIA: A major effort is under way to restore the centuries-old pillars of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple to their original state. The pillars will be cleaned scientifically. Under a restoration process using non-toxic chemicals, technicians have begun to remove multiple coats of limestone, paint and other artificial substances that have accumulated on the pillars. Initially, 350 pillars would…
Colonial Rules For Education Should Be Abandoned, Says Education Minister
www.daijiworld.com MANGALORE, INDIA, September 10, 2008: State primary and secondary education minister Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri told teachers today that the prevailing Lord Macaulay Education System in India should be abandoned. Addressing the gathering at a one-day seminar for teachers at Swami Vivekananda Auditorium, Kageri said that the present education system is responsible to the chaos in the society and it…
Prayer Halls Attacked in Karnataka
www.hindu.com BANGALORE, INDIA: Twelve Christian prayer halls were attacked Sunday, allegedly by pro-Hindu groups, in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts of Karnataka. At least eight were attacked Dakshina Kannada district alone, and three in Mangalore; and one person was stabbed. In Kankanady, police prevented an attack and arrested three persons. Thousands of Christians took to the streets to protest…
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www.hinduismtoday.com Alas for me, I cannot rest. This floating bubble, Earth. Its hollow form, its hollow name, its hollow death and birth. For me is nothing. How I long to get beyond the crust of name and form! Ah, open the gates; to me they open must. Open the gates of Light, O Mother to me, Thy tired son. I…
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