Source SABARIMALA, INDIA, December 31, 2013 (The Hindu): Thousands of devotees from across the country, mainly South Indian States, prayed at the Ayyappa temple here as it was opened for the Makaravilakku pilgrimage on Monday afternoon. The Pampa Manalpuram was crowded with a multitude of pilgrims congregating for the customary holy bath in the Pampa River before climbing the hills.…
Source Water is sufficient to cleanse the body, but truthfulness alone can purify the mind.— Tirukkural 298
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 29, 2013 (Indian Express): (HPI Note: this news item from the Indian Express is part of our effort to inform the Hindu public of all sides of the issue of gay rights now being debated not only in India but in many countries.) Religious leaders on Sunday came together to oppose the UPA government’s decision…
Source NADI, FIJI, December 21, 2013 (Fiji Times): Hindu priests have been directed by visiting international professors specializing in Hinduism to wear a dhoti while performing puja. They have also been asked to refrain from drinking yaqona (kava) and smoking. This was revealed during a workshop for Western Sanatan priests at Votualevu in Nadi this week. The meeting was organized…
Source Like a tortoise withdrawing five limbs into its shell, those who restrain the five senses in one life will find safe shelter for seven.— Tirukkural 126
Source INDIA, December 16, 2013 (Forbes): Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest person, who’s a strict vegetarian and animal lover, has issued an order banning all nonvegetarian products from his Reliance Retail chain. This involves shutting down 100-odd Reliance Delight stores that sell a range of fresh and frozen meats and seafood, including the Real brand of frozen chicken owned by fellow…
Source There are two great forces in the universe, silence and speech. Silence prepares, speech creates. The strength of noise and activity is great. But infinite is the strength of stillness and silence, in which great forces prepare for action. To be capable of silence, stillness and illuminated passivity is to be fit for immortality.— Sri Aurobido (1879-1950)
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 14, 2013 (Uday India): Prof. Bharat Gupt, a classicist and dharmashastra scholar held a talk at Delhi’s Habitat Centre on November 25 on “Hindu View of Homosexuality.” He examined the issue along with a fellow speaker and discussant Dr. Come Carpentier of France. He observed that talking about the rights of the homosexual/gay individuals seems…
Source KERALA, INDIA, September 4, 2012 (India Today): The debate over love jihad is back again following a spate of recent incidents. On June 25, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy informed the state legislature that 2,667 young women were converted to Islam in the state since 2006. Chandy gave the figures related to conversions in the state legislature as a…
Source As you pray to God for devotion, so also pray that you may not find fault with anyone.— Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886)