A Project to Conserve 400-year-old Paintings in Siva Temple

www.hindu.com CHENNAI, May 23, 2008: An ambitious project to conserve more than 200 ancientpaintings in the Siva temple at Kalakkad in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district is to be undertaken soon by the REACH Foundation, a non-governmental organization. The paintings on the inner walls of each of the nine tiers of the temple’s gopurams are about 400 years old and resemble…

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www.hinduismtoday.com Only the ignorant man expects perfection and lasting fulfillment from this Earth.    Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), founder of Self-Realization Fellowship

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NY Temple Consecrates Deities

indiapost.com NEW YORK, May 25, 2008: The Staten Island Hindu temple celebrated the Prana Pratistha, a ceremony consecrating the Hindu deities Sri Shiva and Parvati, Sri Karthikeya, Durga Mata, Lakshmi Mata, Saraswati Mata, Sri Radha Krishna and Sri Hanumanji, from May 23 to 25. This marks the completion of the third stage of the temple dedicated to Shree Ram Parivar.…

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Shruti Foundation to Hold Course on Indic System of Psychology and Consciousness

shrutifoundation.org DELHI, INDIA, May 26, 2008: (HPI note: following is a press release.) Shruti Foundation announces its Certificate Course on Indic Systems of Psychology and Consciousness (along with Spoken Sanskrit Training) from June 29- July 12, 2008, at Van Niwas, Sri Aurobindo Ashram (Delhi Branch) Naintal. Short treks with local guides and yogasanas by Swami Vidyanand are also a part…

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www.hinduismtoday.com Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully. The effect of this education on the Hindus is prodigious. No Hindu who has received an English education ever remains sincerely attached to his religion. Lord T. B.    Macaulay (1800-1859), British statesman and architect of England’s education policy in India, applauding the destructive success of the government schools for Hindus

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Book Explaining Hindu Temples Published On-Line

www.scribd.com CHENNAI, INDIA, May 23, 2008: The excellent short book, “The Significant Role of Temples and Religious Institutions” by Swami Jyotirmayananda has been published on-line at URL above. It is a useful explanation and defense of temple worship quoting several authorities.

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Russian Region Considers Anti-Missionary Bill

www.fsumonitor.com PENZA, RUSSIA, May 22, 2008: A bill in the parliament of the Penza region in Russia envisions increasing government control over proselytizing in the region. According to a May 20, 2008, report by the Interfax news agency, missionaries would need documents declaring their missionary status issued by officially registered religious organizations. Missionary activity can take place only in religious…

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www.hinduismtoday.com India conquered and dominated China culturally [through Buddhism] for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.    Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to the United States

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Hindu Council of New Zealand Holds Conference on Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda

www.hinduismtoday.com WHAKAREWAREWA, ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND, May 23, 2006: Maori King Tuheitia inaugurates Hindu Conference His Highness Te Arikinui King Tuheitia, the Maori King, inaugurated the 2nd New Zealand Hindu Conference on 16 May 2008 at the Hindu Heritage Centre, Auckland by lighting the lamp in the traditional Hindu way for the auspicious beginning of the conference. This is an important…

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