TAMIL NADU, INDIA, September 7, 2021 (casualwalker.com): After the 2004 tsunami archaeologists discovered rock inscriptions and evidence of a temple exposed by the waves near Saluvankuppam village, four miles north of Mamallapuram in Kanchipuram district. The Archaeological Survey of India of Chennai believes that the temple may well be the oldest Subrahmanya temple to be excavated in the state. While…
That which is formless, which is of the nature of supreme consciousness, is eternally existing in eternal abidance, eternally free from the constricting bonds, free from mutations, indescribable, beyond the illustrative reasons and parables, beyond gender, indestructible, free from likes and dislikes, beyond the knowable and definable existents, inconceivable and beyond doubt—That is my real Self. There is no doubt…
BENGALURU, INDIA, September 6, 2021 (hindustantime.com): The Karnataka government on Sunday decided to allow Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in districts where the positivity rate is less than two 2 percent, with a set of restrictions which will remain in place for five days. Ashok said that the government has approved to allow one Ganesh festival per ward in urban areas and…
The expectation that success in meditation will come quickly is incorrect. Not only must you sustain your practice for a long time, but without interruption and with devotion. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of HINDUISM TODAY
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, September 3, 2021 (My Republica): Preparations are currently underway to reopen the Pashupatinath Temple around the Teej festival on September 9. According to Rewati Raman Adhikari, Administrative Officer of the Pashupatinath Area Development Trust (PADT), the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and the District Administrative Office of Kathmandu have been consulted. The Pashupatinath Temple along with…
We cultivate purity by thinking, speaking and doing only that which is conceived in compassion for all. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of HINDUISM TODAY
PIROJPUR, BANGLADESH, August 28, 2021 (Dhaka Tribune): Unidentified miscreants vandalized four statues of Hindu Goddesses at a temple in Nesarabad upazila of Pirojpur on Friday. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Nesarabad police station Abir Mohammad Hossain said that members of law enforcement agencies visited the spot and an investigation is underway to identify those responsible for the vandalism. According to local sources,…
INDIA, September 2, 2021 (Deccan Chronicle): World Coconut Day on September 2 is an ode to the quintessential ingredient coconut that has shifted gears outside the kitchen. The humble coconut is having its moment as it is being lapped up across the world as a super ingredient that is making its way across industries. The ubiquitous nature of coconut is…
“Eventually, all that one has learned will have to be forgotten”Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
PURI, INDIA, August 24, 2021 (Daily Pioneer): Finally, after a gap of four months, the Jagannath Temple here reopened for devotees on Monday. The devotees had a darshan of the Holy Trinity from 7 am. “The devotees will be allowed to have darshan of the Lords from 7 am to 7 pm from Monday to Friday. The temple will remain…