Source KOLKATA, INDIA, July 20, 2020 (Siasat Daily): With several weddings and religious functions being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Hindu priests in Kolkata and its vicinity are in dire straits, some even looking for an alternative source of income to make ends meet. Sushanta Chakraborty, a priest in Agarpara on the northern outskirts of the…
Source SRINAGAR, INDIA, July 21, 2020 (News Click): As the number of COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) continue to surge, the authorities have finally called-off this year’s Amarnath Yatra for the first time in history, terming it as a preventive measure against the pandemic, official sources said. The decision comes weeks after the UT…
Source Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.— Ramana Maharshi, (1879-1950), South Indian mystic
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, July 18, 2020: “India’s Fight for Freedom,” now available on YouTube at “source” above, is the twelfth song in Hinduism Today’s History of Hindu India Music Video series. It is a song for children intended to complement the fourth of our popular History of Hindu India documentaries, “Hindu India: 1850 to 1947.” The documentaries and songs neatly…
Source MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, July 16, 2020 (Indian Link): The Sri Vakrathunda Vinayagar Temple in The Basin was first conceived in 1989, when a breakaway group moved away from the Hindu Society of Victoria, frustrated at the slow progress in the development of a Ganesha temple. “We procured a church building no longer in use, close to the city,” said Shan…
Source MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, July 16, 2020 (Indian Link): Much to the disappointment of thousands of devotees, the latest COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne has caused delays in the consecration ceremony (Maha Kumbabhishegam) of the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere made with handmade granite stones. Dedicated to Hinduism’s most-loved Deity, Ganesha, the Sri Vakrathunda Vinayagar Temple in The Basin recently…
Source INDIA, July 14, 2020 (Hindustan Times): The impact of the Supreme Court judgment in the Padmanabhaswamy temple case on other cases relating to Shebait [temple manager] or religious rights may be limited because the ruling is based on the existence of a 1950 law enacted by the state of Travancore-Cochin, which was the precursor to the Kerala state, legal…
Source It is easy to tame the rogue elephant. It is easy to tie the mouth of a bear. It is easy to mount the back of a lion. It is easy to charm poisonous snakes. It is easy to conquer the celestial and the noncelestial realms. It is easy to trek the worlds invisible. It is easy to command…
Source SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, July 14, 2020 (Courthouse News): HPI Note: This is a more thorough summary of the hearing than the information published in yesterday’s HPI. The fight to revive a lawsuit over how California portrays Hinduism in public school lessons largely hinges on whether state educational standards are policies — which can be reviewed by courts — or…
Source I know you are busy. At least, your mind has made you think so. Even so, can you not find some time to invite God, your Supreme Guest, to bless you–you and your life–with His all-illumining and all-fulfilling presence?— Sri Chinmoy, renowned spiritual leader, author, poet, artist, musician and athlete