Source: www.clicanoo.com REUNION, September 7, 2009: The Hindu temple of Colosse near St. Andre on Reunion Island has celebrated its kumbhabhishekam. A thousand worshippers attended the three-day consecration organized by the Pandialee Association. Many dignitaries were present for the big day, including the Consul of India (RS Badwal), the mayor of Saint-Andre (Eric Fruteau), the president of the Federation of…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, September 8, 2009: At a hearing of a writ petition on Monday, a two-member bench of the AP High Court directed authorities to maintain status quo on government funds for building or repairing churches. The petition, filed by Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary, complained that the state government was engaging itself in the promotion of a religion…
Source: www.chron.com AUSTIN, TEXAS, September 18, 2009: Christmas will stay in Texas textbooks, State Board of Education members said Thursday while reviewing early recommendations for new social studies standards. The board will not approve the new curriculum standards for public schools until next year, but wanted to assure constituents they will not accept a recommendation to yank Christmas. “We have…
Source: www.laestrella.com.pa PANAMA, September 6, 2009: A millennial celebration, full of color and traditions, is remembered every year by about three thousand Hindus living in Panama, who first came as nineteenth century immigrants. This year was the first time the Hindu temple celebrated the Ganesh festival with a five foot tall clay statue that was brought from India. The statue,…
Source: beta.thehindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, September 7, 2009: This long article, excerpted from the valedictory address by Professor K. N. Panikkar at the Silver Jubilee celebration of the Department of Christian Studies, University of Madras, on September 4, discusses the different nature of the public sphere in India as compared with Europe, and the ways in which colonialism and other historical…
Source: www.thehindu.com VIJAYAWADA, INDIA, September 12, 2009: Prathishta Arts Association, a Hyderabad-based organization, is conducting “Bhavani Bhuvana Vijaya Mahosthavam” at Swaraj Maidan here as part of Dasara festivities from September 19 to 29 by installing a 45-feet panchaloha statue of Goddess Kanakadurga. P. Madhusudhan, founder and secretary of the association, said Friday that the statue was made at an estimated…
Source: www.irrawaddy.org PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, June, 2009: Thailand has returned seven 12th-century treasures to Cambodia and both countries have pledged to prevent further smuggling of antiquities. The Angkor-era statues, which included six heads of the Hindu God Siva, were handed to Cambodian officials during an official one-day visit by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Widespread looting of Cambodia’s ancient temples…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com JAISALMER, INDIA, September 10, 2009: In the past four years, thousands of Hindus have crossed over from Pakistan, some never to return–abandoning their homes and sometimes even their families. They say they had no choice: they had to flee the Taliban. Official figures state that 392 Hindus crossed over in 2006, 880 in 2007, 1,240 in 2008 and…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose. Eknath Easwaran
Source: www.samaylive.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, September 16, 2009: Buckling under pressure, the Maoists have opened the locks of the office of the trust that manages Nepal’s famous Pashupatinath Temple, two weeks after they padlocked it protesting against the appointment of Indian priests in the Hindu shrine. The Maoist-backed Struggle Committee that has padlocked the office to protest against the appointment of…