Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com RAJASTHAN, INDIA, July 19, 2009: The movement to bring Dalits into the priesthood is gaining steam in India. Following the lead of the Tirupati Devasthanams (TDD), The Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University is setting out to train Dalits as priests. Last year, Tamil Nadu’s state-run priesthood training institute graduated 207 priests, including 76 OBCs and 34 Dalits. They…
Source: www.forumforhinduawakening.org VIRGINIA, U.S., July 18, 2009: The first ever Hinduism Meet in North America was held by the Forum for Hindu awakening at the Durga Temple of Virginia, near Washington DC. The aim of the Meet was to promote an understanding of the unique spiritual science and scientific history underlying Hinduism, awaken to the misconceptions about Hinduism, demonstrate living…
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Source: www.gainesville.com OCALA, FLORIDA, USA, July 18, 2009: An exhibit called “The Art of Ganesh” opened Friday at the Central Florida Community College. The exhibit contains 65-70 photographs and sculptures illustrating the importance of the popular good-luck God. Believers pray to Ganesh before taking on any new venture, like buying a car or home, starting a new business or getting…
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Source: www.trinidadexpress.com TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, July 15, 2009: Inspired by a spiritual leader from India, 100 mandir groups will take part in a “Raksha Mantra Yatra” (continuous chanting along a pilgrimage) to bless and purify the nation. Scheduled for July 26, the yatra begins at the 85-foot-tall Karya Siddhi Hanuman murti at the Dattatreya Yoga Centre, Waterloo Road, Carapichaima, and…
Source: www.trinidadexpress.com TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, July 15, 2009: Inspired by a spiritual leader from India, 100 mandir groups will take part in a “Raksha Mantra Yatra” (continuous chanting along a pilgrimage) to bless and purify the nation. Scheduled for July 26, the yatra begins at the 85-foot-tall Karya Siddhi Hanuman murti at the Dattatreya Yoga Centre, Waterloo Road, Carapichaima, and…
Source: in.news.yahoo.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, July 18, 2009: Next year’s Kumbha Mela at Haridwar is being positioned as a trendy tourist attraction. With fancy facilities and major celebrities coming on stealthy visits, tour operators are planning to earn big money and revive their industry, which has suffered from last year’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai and the economic downturn that followed. Haridwar…
Source: www.sakaaltimes.com PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, July 18, 2009: Even as the city prepares itself to welcome the God of wisdom, Lord Ganesha on next month, some murtis of the deity are all set for their journey abroad. Natraj Arts, the traditional murti makers here, have readied scores of murtis of varied sizes for shipment to London, Canada, Holland and Mauritius,…
Source: www.hinduonnet.com KURUKSHETRA, HARYANA, INDIA, July 18, 2009: Hindu astrology holds that eclipses bring unexpected and unpleasant events, and traveling is usually avoided. As the July 22 solar eclipse approaches, the Kurukshetra district administration in Haryana has announced that nearly one million pilgrims who come to the Brahmsarovar (pond of Lord Brahma) for a holy dip would be provided insurance…