Source LOUISIANA, USA (vox.com): Neutron stars are very strange objects. They’re the leftovers of stars that have collapsed in on themselves (i.e., gone supernova). They’re extremely dense. Imagine an object that has the same mass as the sun but is only 15 miles in diameter. That’s 333,000 times the mass of the entire Earth squished into a ball roughly the…
Source HYDERABAD, INDIA, October 18, 2017 (Hindustan Times): The Telangana government will offer US$4,570 for women who marry Brahmin bachelors working as temple priests from next month, a senior state official has said. Arranged marriages for young Brahmin men working as temple priests have become difficult since women and their families choose men with fatter pay cheques, officials said, explaining…
Source Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.— Adi Shankara, 9th century Indian philosopher and saint
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 19, 2017 (Kaumudi): Dogs in Nepal are being worshiped on the second day of Tihar festival on Wednesday. The second day of Tihar is known as “Kukur (Dog) Tihar”, the day of dogs. The dogs that are regarded as guardian and messenger of Yama are offered garlands, breads and are worshiped with vermilion powder and flowers.…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, October 18, 2017 (Press release): Prime Minister Theresa May sends her best wishes to everyone celebrating Diwali in Britain and around the world. “While Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists will all celebrate in their own way this week, the underlying message of Diwali–and its timeless values of duty and service–will resonate with people of all faiths and…
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 NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 22, 2017 (Wall Street Journal): The Yamuna is considered a sacred river from very early times. The river system is so beautiful. But we in our greed, go and spoil this system. In Delhi, it is not water anymore, it is sewage. Sureshwar Sinha, 83, swam in the pristine waters of the Yamuna in New…
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 21, 2017 (Kathmandu Post): The five-day-long Tihar festival came to an end after the observance of Bhaitika on Saturday. As an important part of the festival, sisters offered Tika to their brothers wishing them happiness, long life and prosperity on the occasion of Bhaitika. On this day of the Tihar festival, brothers who have sisters are…
Source From one seed arises a huge tree; from it comes numerous seeds, each one of which in its turn grows into a tree. No two fruits are alike. Yet it is one life that throbs in every particle of the tree. So, it is the same Atman everywhere. All creation is That. There is beauty in the birds and…
Source SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, October 18, 2017 (SBS): It’s the fourth year in a row the Opera House has been lit up in a golden colour to mark the most widely celebrated Hindu festival, Diwali. The festival has significance to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains, and is celebrated globally by Indian and South Asian communities. It commemorates the triumph of light…