Source MALAYSIA, February 16, 2021 (The Star): The Federal Government has allocated about US$1.042 million to help 1,934 Hindu temples nationwide that have seen a drop in their income due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) president Datuk R.S. Mohan Shan said the allocation was approved through the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) following pleas from temples that…
Source Whatever defect I have in my sight, in my heart or mind, may God amend! May he, the Protector of the world, bless us!— Yajur Veda 36.2
Source Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.— Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
Source DENVER, COLORADO February 5, 2021 (5280): A piece in the Denver Art Museum’s Asian collection is causing controversy amongst art historians and concerned citizens of Nepal. The object in question is a 30-and-three-quarter-inch-tall tablet depicting Shiva, a revered Hindu Deity, and his wife Parvati, along with their children and other attendants. Nepalese Hindus refer to images of the embracing…
Source O God of Mercy [Siva] who performs the dance of illimitable happiness in the hall of inconceivable intelligence! The Rig and the other Vedas are thundering forth in words, announcing to us that all are Your slaves, all things belong to You, all actions are Yours, that You pervade everywhere, that this is Your nature. Such is the teaching…
Source INDIA, January 25, 2021 (Mission Kaali): The “International Mission Board” (IMB) wants to bring Jesus to every tribe, nation, people and language. The excuse they give is “God has given His vision to the Church.” IMB wants to carry out this “Great Commission” to make disciples of all nations. The annual budget allotted for converting people in the Unreached…
Source INDIA, January 31, 2021 (Indian Express): Workers and officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) engaged in a preservation and excavation exercise near Shree Lingaraj Temple, the most prominent temple of Bhubaneswar, have stumbled upon an ancient stone structure — possibly a platform on which one among the oldest shrines in Odisha once stood. The structure could be…
Source Find God.That is the only purpose in life.”— Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886)
Source PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA, January 25, 2021 (The Sun Daily): Kavadi carriers will not accompany the chariot for this year’s Thaipusam procession in a scaled-back celebration on January 28 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The colorful annual festival usually involves thousands of people carrying their offerings to Lord Murugan as an act of penance and sacrifice. Devotee Sukumar Krishnan, a…
Source INDIA, January 28, 2021 (Times Of India by Sudarshan Ramabadran, above photo from Batu Caves, Malaysia in a normal year): India’s culture has been a vital aspect of the civilizational state’s public diplomacy orientation. The diversity of India’s culture is discernible in over 640 districts in the country. But what has astounded people, observers and analysts is that India’s…