Source KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA, July 29, 2013 (The Hindu): Even as crores of rupees is being set aside for renovation of temples, many temples in Malabar (northern Kerala State) are facing the threat of closure thanks to the non-availability of employees. Many temple employees are shying away from their conventional profession for want of adequate remuneration and delay in payments.…
Source KOZHIKODE, INDIA, July 29, 2013 (The Hindu): Temples under the Malabar Devaswom Board and various other private trusts in north Kerala will benefit from a total government aid of US$1.3 million to undertake renovation. The distribution of funds, through the offices of five Devaswom Assistant Commissioners, which was formally inaugurated by M.K. Raghavan, MP, here on Sunday, will be…
Source INDONESIA, July 25, 2013 (Indonesia Travel): After a hiatus of 16 years, work on the colossal Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue on Bali will finally resume and will take three years to complete, said I Nyoman Nuarta, Indonesia’s maestro sculptor and creator of Bali’s iconic statue. Having been postponed since 1997, this magnificent monument is projected to become an exceptional…
Source There is nothing amazing in the world. Your ignorance shows when you find it so. It all happened long, long ago. What can be amazing? I am you and you are me. I am eternal, birthless, deathless, changeless, secondless.— Satguru Yogaswami, (1862-1964) Sri Lankan mystic
On 19 July, Maharaj visited a multicultural private High School “Lagae Academy” and gave an inspiring Talk to about 400 students on Swami Vivekananda and the Importance of concentration in Education. In the evening, Maharaj visited the Sai Centre. Present at the function were Honorable Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mr. Oreeditse Molebatsi and High Commissioner of India, His Excellency, Mr.…
Source GRANDE PRAIRIE, CANADA, July 28, 2013 (Daily Herald Tribune): Grande Prairie’s growing community of Hindus celebrated the official opening of the first temple in the province north of Edmonton on Sunday. The day was marked by a traditional ritual of “prana pratishta,” a rite in Hindu theology that distinguishes the consecration of the deities, followed by an inauguration by…
Source How can one realize that which alone is real? All we need to do is to give up our habit of regarding as real that which is unreal. Reality alone will remain, and we will be That.— Sri Ramana Maharishi (1879-1950), South Indian mystic
Source TORONTO, CANADA, July 26, 2013 (Inside Toronto): The glory of Lord Ganesha will be celebrated in Scarborough this Saturday, July 27, as a gigantic hand-carved chariot circles the parking lot of a Kennedy Road temple. As part of an annual Hindu Chariot Festival, the Deity will emerge from Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar at 9 a.m. and ride outside for about…
Source DURNTEN, SWITZERLAND, July 20,2013 (Bezirk Hinwil): For more than a week now the fourth annual festival of Sri Vishnuthurkkai-Amman temple in Durnten has been in full swing. As in previous years, several hundred faithful were expected daily. The core of the festival is the homage of the Gods. The Deity that is the focus of worship may differ in…
Source LONDON, ENGLAND, July 26, 2013 (Express): A Historic Hindu temple which was the first of its kind to be built in Europe is celebrating its momentous Silver Jubilee in Willesden, London this week. People from as far afield as Australia, India and America travelled to the UK for the 25th anniversary of the landmark Shree Swaminarayan Temple. The temple…