Source MUMBAI, INDIA, March 17, 2020 (Indian Spice): The Mumbai temple trust committee has decided to shut down access to the legendary Siddhivinayak temple, which is hugely popular among Hindu devotees. The move to close the temple to the public comes in the wake of continued gathering of large crowds at the shrine despite the Maharashtra government asking people to…
Source Water is sufficient to cleanse the body, but truthfulness alone can purify the mind.— Tirukkural 298
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, March 15, 2020 (Casual Walker): The Pulli Kolam Contest in Mylapore is part of The Sundaram Finance’s Mylapore Festival 2020 Cultural festival, which celebrates the arts, culture, food walk, craft, dances, and tradition of Chennai’s most favorite and oldest neighborhood – in and around Mylai Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore. The Mylapore Festival organized a wide range of cultural…
Source KUALA LUMPUR. MALAYSIA, March 13, 2020 (Sun daily): Steer clear of temples to control the transmission of Covid-19, advised Malaysia Hindu Sangam president, Datuk R. S. Mohan Shan. “Devotees who intend to visit temples, especially for Temple Thiruvizha (a celebration) or Maha Kumbhabhisekam (a consecration ceremony), where thousands of people will gather, are advised to avoid such events for…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 15, 2020 (Hindustan Times): The famous Hindu shrine of Vaishno Devi on Sunday restricted foreigners and other travelers from abroad from visiting within 28 days of their arrival in India and also asked domestic pilgrims to postpone their trip to the shrine if suffering from any coronavirus linked symptoms as part of efforts to contain…
Source INDIA, September 7, 2019 (Indic Today by Aparna Sridhar): Dr. Raj Vedam participated in a session on “Unravelling the layers of History and Kavya” organized by the Center for Soft Power, Indic Academy and Heritage Trust, at Bangalore on August 31. He co-founded the think-tank, Indian History Awareness and Research, and to work on the Scientific Validation of Indian…
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, March 13, 2020 (Himalayan Academy): With increasing concerns flooding in from devotees around the world for the health and safety of our monks and island members, we are reminded of just how much love there is out there for this small band of servants to Siva. Like most, we have been following the potentially dangerous COVID-19…
Source In a day when you don’t come across any problems, you can be sure that you are traveling in the wrong path.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), disciple of Sri Ramakrisha
Source You have been born in this world as a human being to worship God; therefore try to acquire love for His Lotus Feet. Why do you trouble yourself to know a hundred other things? What will you gain by discussing philosophy?— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source USA, March 13, 2020 (hinduamerican.org): The Hindu American Foundation has started a podcast, That’s So Hindu, which features interviews with entrepreneurs and activists, politicians and professors, journalists, entertainers, spiritual teachers, and more on how Hinduism shapes their work and lives. Recent guests include Shika Uberoi Bajpai, Swami Ishwarananda, Swamini Svatmavidyanana, Gopal Patel, Sham Sharma and more.