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Source Silence is the first door to spiritual eminence.— Adi Sankara (788-820), in his Vivekachudamani, 368

Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, November 10, 2020 (NY Post): A major New York Jewish organization co-hosted an event in New York this week to debate a subject that most in the city assume has long been settled — whether the swastika is good or bad. While the notorious hooked-cross symbol has long been associated with the evil of Nazism…

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 11, 2020 (India Today): Diwali is celebrated with great pomp and show by Hindus. It is time to decorate your home with flowers, lights, diyas, and distribute sweets. It is one of the most awaited festivals in Hindu culture. Diwali is also known as the festival of lights and symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light…

Source DUBAI, November 10, 2020 (Daily Excelsior): The majestic stone facade of the first Hindu temple coming up in Abu Dhabi will be adorned with scenes from Hindu epics, scriptures and ancient stories from India, as well as motifs popular in the Gulf countries, according to a media report on Tuesday. The temple management of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in…

Source Silence is the highest eloquence.— Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), South Indian mystic

Source INDIA, November 6, 2020 (YouTube): This site contains an extensive collection of Carnatic Music. The directory lists 37,000 videos that are searchable by raga, artist, composer, type, and song. One clicks on a song and it starts to play, or goes on to a play list. Those who are interested in Carnatic Music will find this impressive site a…

Source MASSACHUSETTS, USA, November 7, 2020 (HPI note: while this specific project was developed for the local community, we thought it such a nice idea that we should share it with everyone.) Several community members, leaders and organizations across Massachusetts are coming together to celebrate Diwali this year. The Event is scheduled for Friday, November 13, 2020, 5:30 – 7:00…

Source It is the unique and all-encompassing nature of Hinduism that one devotee may be worshiping Ganesha while his friend worships Subramaniam or Vishnu, and yet both honor the other’s choice and feel no sense of conflict. The profound understanding and universal acceptance that are unique in Hinduism are reflected in this faculty for accommodating different approaches to the Divine,…

Source UNITED KINGDOM, October 27, 2020 (The Guardian): A charity that feeds millions of poor children in India has joined the drive to end holiday hunger in England and distributed its first meals from a new kitchen in Watford. Hot vegetarian dishes cooked for less than US$2.60 each using a model developed to feed the hungry in cities such as…

Source SOUTH AFRICA, October 26, 2020 (Indian Spice): The Isipingo Marieamman Temple was established in 1870 by Narainsamy Moodley, an Indian indentured laborer who carried a Marieamman Murthi with him in his journey from India to South Africa. When the sugar barons noticed the large numbers of devotees that would gather on the banks of the river, they allocated land…