Source TORRE A MARE, ITALY, April 17, 2011 (Torre A Mare blog): Each year the Hindu religious ceremony, Sittrai Cavadee, is observed by the Mauritian Community in Torre a Mare. The festival is celebrated amid bright colors, flowers, fruits and folk songs and the hospitality of the local Mauritian community. For a colorful slideshow click on source above. The Hindu…
Source PUDUKOTTAI, INDIA, May 29, 2011 (The Hindu): The temple dedicated to Sri Athmanathaswamy in Avudaiyarkovil, about 31 miles from here, is not only an engineering marvel, but also a treasure house of murals of an ancient period. Although the rituals are being performed as they were in ancient times, the murals are in a bad condition. Deposits of soot,…
Source No fault befalls a king who, in guarding and caring for his subjects, punishes wrongdoers — that is his duty.— Tirukkural
Source LUCKNOW, INDIA, May 25, 2011: Traditional water stalls do not discriminate between any religion. As per the traditions, Muslims set up water stalls at prominent places in the city while they also queued up to have prasad and cold drinks during this Hindu Festival. Lucknow celebrates Bada Mangal as a reverence to Lord Hanuman wherein people from all walks…
Source INDIA, June 1, 2011 (The Australian): The Ganges River, India’s heavily polluted spiritual artery, has dropped to alarmingly low levels and begun receding from the historic Varanasi Ghats, which attract millions of pilgrims and tourists each year. The water has receded as much as 3m in some areas from the holy ghats. Environmentalists say levels in the upper reaches…
Source BRENT, GREATER LONDON, UK: June 2, 2011 (Harrow Observer): Thousands of Hindus are urging Brent Council to continue funding a popular festival that has been celebrated in the borough for 30 years. Brent Council wants to stop paying for the Navratri celebrations, a nine-day annual festival in autumn, in order to save 67,000. Campaigners from the borough’s Hindu community…
Source ALLAHABAD, INDIA, March 3, 2011 (Times of India): The first and foremost Hindu literary work, the Vedas, laid importance on the mysteries of the universe; “prosperity of the entire world is the primary objective of Vedic scripture”, said renowned Sanskrit scholar, Prof. Trivikarm Narayan Dharmadhikari, while addressing a gathering of scholars and students at Ganga Nath Jha Sanskrit Vidyapeeth.
Source BANKA, BIHAR, INDIA, May 30, 2011 (IBN live): All India Santmat Mahasabha (ALSM) President, Shahi Swamiji Maharaj died today after a week-long ailment at Maniarpur Ashram in Banka district of Bihar. He was 90. The ALSM president dedicated his life to propagate Hinduism in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, Chaturandji said.
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, May 31, 2011 (IBN live): The devotees who thronged the Mallikeshwarar Temple in Ashok Nagar on Monday evening wore a look of silent relief. The shrine, believed to be around 1000 years old, had been under the threat of demolition, to make way for a Chennai Metro station.But intervention by civil society and local advocacy groups seems…
Source What you’re doing today or what you’re planning tomorrow is of much more importance than what you did yesterday.— Sir Edmund Hillary, first Westerner to climb Mt. Everest