Pattadakal: Karnataka’s Cradle of Architecture

Source KARNATAKA, INDIA, April 25, 2021 (Telangana Today): A UNESCO World Heritage site, Pattadakal is located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka. UNESCO has described Pattadakal as “a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India” and an illustration of eclectic art at its height. Pattadakal, also called Raktapura, is…

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Editorial: Rice With Spice Is Twice as Nice

KAUAI, HAWAII, April 25, 2021 (Hinduism Today, by the editor): Deep within the granite mountains of Colorado, where you might expect to find a secret Defense Department arsenal of missiles awaiting the end of the Cold War thaw, lies another kind of stockpile. It is a dark, clinically sterile series of cold chambers, kept meticulously at -18 degrees centigrade and…

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Sewa International to Send 400 Oxygen Concentrators to India

Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, April 25, 2021 (Sewa USA): Sewa International is sending an initial shipment of 400 oxygen concentrators and other emergency medical devices and supplies to India immediately and is working on procuring more from multiple suppliers around the world to ease oxygen shortage caused by the surging numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country. Sewa has started Help…

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Daily Inspiration

Source “I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.”— Mira Bai (1500-1550), princess of Rajasthan, Northwest India, a saint celebrated for her lyrical poetry dedicated to Krishna

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Editorial: Rice With Spice Is Twice as Nice

Source KAUAI, HAWAII, April 25, 2021 (Hinduism Today, by the editor): Deep within the granite mountains of Colorado, where you might expect to find a secret Defense Department arsenal of missiles awaiting the end of the Cold War thaw, lies another kind of stockpile. It is a dark, clinically sterile series of cold chambers, kept meticulously at -18 degrees centigrade…

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Amarnath Pilgrims’ Registration Suspended in View of Grim Covid-19 Situation

Source SRINAGAR, INDIA, April 23, 2021 (Deccan Chronicle): The registration for this year’s Amarnath yatra has been suspended temporarily in view of the grim and worrisome COVID-19 situation across the country. Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) on Thursday announced that it is constantly monitoring the situation and that the registration would be restarted once it improves. The annual pilgrimage spreading…

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Dharma: Gita Press Runs into Its Next Century

Source INDIA, April 19, 2021 (Hinduism Today, by Tirtho Bannerji): The most ubiquitous books found in Hindu households throughout India are the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and Ramcharitmanas, often side by side with the booklet Hanuman Chalisa. A majority of these come from Gita Press in Gorakhpur. Why is that? Their nominal price is a key reason, but it’s also because…

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