Source AMARNATH, INDIA, August 1, 2011 (MSNBC): The AP reports that at least half a million Hindu pilgrims are making the pilgrimage to the icy Amarnath cave shrine, which lies 13,500 feet above sea level in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Hindus worship a stalagmite inside the cave as the Lord Shiva. More photos here.
Source BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, July 28, 2011 (India Times): Amid the raging controversy over permitting non-Hindus to enter the Jagannath temple in Puri, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb said people from other faiths were a “security threat” to the 12th century shrine. The Puri king’s apprehension stemmed from the brazen terror attacks in Mumbai and other places in the country in the…
Source In India I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth, but not adhering to it. Inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything but possessed by nothing.— Appolonius of Tiana (2-97 ce), Greek philosopher and occultist. His work deeply influenced Western mysticism.
Source UNITED STATES, July 20, 2011, (by Anju Bhargava): The Dharmic American community has an immense, untapped potential to serve at home and abroad. Dharmic Seva can become a catalyst to strengthening and building pluralistic communities. Our ancient expression, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The Whole World is One Family) is a key principle driving Hindu American Seva Charities (HASC). The theme of…
Source WASHINGTON D.C., August 4, 2011 (by Ramaa Reddy Raghavan, Huff Post): The Hindu America Seva Charities (HASC) held its first-ever White House conference entitled ‘Dharmic Seva: Catalyst to strengthening and building pluralistic communities on July 29. The group under the leadership of Anju Bhargava, aims to mobilize the Hindu American community around public service. Bhargava greeted attendees and said,…
Source The food of the soul is silence. If we don’t practice silence, we are starving ourselves.— Dada J.P. Vaswani, spiritual head of Sadhu Vaswani mission
HPI NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 5th, 2011 (HPI report – By Rajiv Malik, Chief Correspondent, India/South Asia): “The anthropological research reports have established that DNA dating for Paleolithic continuity starts from 60,000 BC. The Genome studies during the Holocene have revealed that the genetic profile of humans settled in north, south, east and west of India is the same and…
Source CREMONA, ITALY, January 12, 2011 (laprovinciadicremona.it): Having a long and well established presence in the Cremonese region, Indians are not only well integrated, but are increasingly the workforce that is essential for optimal functioning (and even, in some cases, the survival) of farms across the province. The year 2010 was characterized by several positive phenomena, of which there are…
Source THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, August 07, 2011 (HIndustan Times): An astrological ritual (deva prasnam) will be held at the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple, where the devotees believe the presiding Deity may not be happy at the wealth inventory going on. The fear of having incurred divine displeasure became strong after former IPS officer TP Sundararajan, on whose petition the courts ordered…
Source It is not surprising that we keep looking for love, because we are all born of love. We come out of love. All of us are nothing but vibrations of love. We are sustained by love, and in the end we merge back into love.— Baba Muktananda (1908-1982)