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Source PONDICHERRY, INDIA, April 13, 2017 (IFP): The French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) and the Pondicherry Centre of the Ecole Francaise d’Extreme-Orient (EFEO) have been engaged in the critical editions and studies of the Saiva Agamas for some fifty years. The French Institute of Pondicherry possesses a collection of nearly 10,000 manuscripts (palm-leaf and paper) that was recognized by UNESCO…

Source KARNATAKA, INDIA, Spril 11, 2017 (The Hindu): Three ancient temples — Kalgudi Eshwara Temple, Beeralingeshwar Temple and Hanuman Temple — in Talur village in Sandur taluk of Ballari district, were rejuvenated by the JSW Foundation under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. The temples, spread across 1.25 acres of land, date back to the pre-Vijayanagar period. Before taking up…

Source We are already divine. No one has to redeem us; Divinity is in there. We just have to find it. — Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today

Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 11, 1017 (India West): The Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band, which is the first Indian American traditional bagpipe band, recently performed with nearly 50 other bands from across North America, at the 19th annual Tartan Day Parade in New York City. The Indian American band was certainly a standout in this year’s parade lineup,…

Source INDIA, April 10, 2017 (Narendra Modi): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull (on a state visit to India) took a metro ride from Mandi House metro station to Akshardham Temple. The leaders visited the temple and offered prayers. Several wonderful photos at “source” above. See also: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/malcolm-turnbull-narendra-modi-selfie-delhi-metro-akshardham-temple-4607496/

Source Who is there who can conquer those who have relinquished all hostilities? — Tirukural 855

Source BHOPAL, INDIA, April 6, 2017 (New Indian Express): The Madhya Pradesh Government-run Maharshi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan will launch a diploma course in “Hindu Purohityam” or priestly duties for all irrespective of caste or religion, its director said today. “From July this year, we are launching the one-year ‘Diploma in Purohityam’ for teaching priesthood. This course would be open for…

Source UNITED STATES, April 6, 2017 (Tuckerman Times): Hindus will witness a “dramatic” drop-off in births between 2055 and 2060 due to declining fertility in India, which is home to 94 per cent of the community’s global population, according to a new Pew research. The Pew Research Centre study also said that the number of babies born to Muslim women…

Source The Lord is in me, the Lord is in you, as life is in every seed; put false pride away and seek the Lord within. — Saint Kabir (1440-1518), mystic poet

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 6, 2017 (Economic Times): A group of 42 members of Japanese Parliament on Tuesday launched a Parliamentary League for Promotion of Yoga, a first of its kind institutional mechanism which will promote both the ancient discipline and ties between India and Japan. The league, launched by India’s ambassador to Japan Sujan Chinoy in the presence…