www.speroforum.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 27, 2006: One of the largest-ever mass ceremonies of re-conversion to Hinduism took place in Orissa, eastern India, on 23 June. During Friday’s function, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad “brought back” to Hinduism around 600 tribal Christians from Mayurbhanj district. In all, 92 families were involved. The ceremony was held on the campus of the Pandit…
epaper.timesofindia.com DELHI, INDIA, June 23, 2006: Critics may carp, but that doesn’t deter the believers, who simply shrug off charges that religious shrines have turned into money-making enterprises. Instead, they point to the good work that is being done by many charitable institutions. “Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirupati is governed by the AP Hindu Religion and Charitable Institution Act, which…
Sri S.K. Das CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, June 27, 2006: Sri S. K. Das, of Chicago, sends free weekly lessons on Vedic Scriptures by e-mail. The lessons contain basics of Vedas, Smritis, Shrutis, Upanishads, Puranas, Bhagavad Gita, etc. Sri Das came to US to spread the message of our scriptures and conducts classes in Chicago and Milwaukee areas. His only motivation is…
vicharak@gmail.com ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, June 27, 2006: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad issued the following press release on the First Hindu Mandir Executives Conference: Hindu Mandir (Temple) Executives representing 57 temples from more than 20 states of US, Canada and Caribbean Islands converged in Atlanta to attend the first ever Hindu Mandir Executive conference (HMEC), from June 23 through June 25.…
www.aumscience.com SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, June 27, 2006: Under the auspices of the American University of Mayonic Science and Technology and in association with the Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation and the International Institute of Mayonic Science and Technology a summer series in Vastu Science and Vaastu Science and Technology is being offered during July 21, 2006 through August 5, 2006…
www.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, June 25, 2006: This month Whole Foods announced that it would no longer sell live lobsters, saying that keeping them in crammed tanks for long periods doesn’t demonstrate a proper concern for animal welfare. The Chicago City Council recently outlawed the sale of foie gras to protest the force-feeding of the ducks and geese that yield it.…
www.zeenews.com SRINIGAR, INDIA, June 25, 2006: After the furor over alleged tampering of the Shivalingam, the Amarnath head priest has kicked up a row in retrospect regarding the date for commencement of the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine. Amarnath head priest and custodian of Lord Siva’s holy mace Mahant Deependra Giri says he will visit Varanasi and Hardwar and…
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, June 26, 2006: The July-August-September edition of Hinduism Today magazine has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. This issue of Hinduism’s flagship spiritual magazine contains great insights into parenting, a million-man Siva festival, detailed counsel on how to run a Hindu temple in the US, plus an update to…
www.crazyhorse.org CUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA, June 26, 2006: There’s a project akin to the famous Kailasanatha Temple in India being produced here in South Dakota. In 1948, a sculptor named Korczak Ziolkowski began carving a 600-foot high mountain into a statue of the famed Indian warrior Crazy Horse. He was one of the last Sioux tribe leaders, and noted for defeating…
english.aljazeera.net MALAYSIA, June 21, 2006: The destruction of Hindu temples by Malaysian authorities is inflaming religious tensions. Rights groups and politicians say that anger is growing among the county’s minority Hindu community as temples, many of historic value, are bulldozed at the rate of at least one every few weeks to make way for new developments. Hindu groups have appealed…