www.hamiltonmountainnews.com ONTARIO, CANADA, July 28, 2007: Representatives of the Hindu Samaj Temple received Can$17,000 from the provincial government, last week, but they are still waiting for further financial help to eliminate their $300,000 debt created when they had to rebuild their new temple was destroyed after a 2001 arson. “We have not given up (to receive) the capital funding help,”…
hindustantimes.com BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, July 28, 2007: The Archaeological Survey of India will remove the sand that was used to close the four entrances at the Konark Sun Temple to preserve the 13th century monument. Orissa’s culture secretary Gopinath Mohanty said, “For more than a century now, the inner room of the temple has been filled with sand. It was feared…
in.news.yahoo.com GURUVAYUR, KERALA, July 27, 2007: Kerala’s famed Guruvayur temple declared a change in the dress code – now women can enter the shrine wearing the churidar instead of the traditional sari. In Kerala, churidar is a synonym for salwar-kameez, and in the past women were allowed to go inside the Sri Krishna Temple here only in saris. But Vijayan…
Religion News Service LONDON, ENGLAND, July 27, 2007: After a prolonged dispute with the authorities, Shambo, the sacred bull revered by Hindus in Wales that tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, has at last been slaughtered. A post-mortem examination of Shambo conducted Friday showed “lesions typical of TB,” according to the Welsh Assembly government.
Hinduism Today KAUAI, HAWAII, July 27, 2007: The following festival calendar is for nine major festivals. The nine are Mahasivaratri, Holi, Ram Navami, Guru Purnima, Raksha Bandan, Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesha Chaturthi, Navaratri and Deepavali. These dates below are calculated for Washington DC. Festival dates may differ for other areas of the world. The descriptions below may be freely used with…
The World Wide Web CYBERSPACE, July 28, 2007: Three blind elephants were discussing what humans look like. One said, “Let’s touch one and find out.” So the first elephant went over and touched the human. Then the second and third touched him. The first elephant said, “Humans are flat.” The second and third elephants said, “We agree.” In unscientific testing,…
www.govtrack.us WASHINGTON, D.C., July 27, 2007: The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution on Untouchability in India. A resolution is a statement of the House which is agreed to by a voice vote of those present. It is not a law, and carries no legal implications. Resolutions can, however, influence government policy. The full text follows: House Concurrent…
navyashastra@shastras.org TROY, MICHIGAN, July 27, 2007: Navya Shastra, the international Hindu reform organization, whose goal is to raise awareness of and eradicate caste-inspired discrimination in Hindu society, acknowledges the good intentions behind Concurrent Resolution 139, passed in the House of Representatives on July 26, but once again questions whether the resolution will have the desired effect. The United States and…
in.news.yahoo.com GURUVAYUR, KERALA, July 27, 2007: Kerala’s famed Guruvayur temple declared a change in the dress code – now women can enter the shrine wearing the churidar instead of the traditional sari. In Kerala, churidar is a synonym for salwar-kameez, and in the past women were allowed to go inside the Sri Krishna Temple here only in saris. But Vijayan…
www.earthtimes.org LALNPUMSAINT, WALES, July 26, 2007: Police in Britain Thursday removed a bullock for slaughter from a Hindu community center after an emotional day of vigorous, but peaceful, protest by monks, pilgrims and nuns. After a tense stand-off of many hours, veterinary officials, supported by up to 25 police officers, loaded the diseased bull, called Shambo, on to a trailer…