Source HAMBURG, GERMANY, September 26, 2017 (Deutschlandfunk, translated from German): The small Jyoti Maiyya Temple in the Stellingen district of Hamburg is well visited during these high holy days. The insignificant former office building is decorated with garlands. More than 200 people participate in ceremonies lasting more than one hour. Jyoti Maiyya is one of three Hindu temples in the…
Source SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, September 30, 2017 (PTI): Authorities in California have suggested corrections to the proposed school textbooks in the state after Indian-Americans raised serious concern over the negative portrayal of Hinduism and India, according to a US-based Hindu group. The Indian-American community has been battling to remove several inaccuracies and myths about Hinduism from the textbooks. The State of…
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, September 28, 2017 (Associated Press): The holiday of Diwali is starting to light up mainstream America. Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in India and other countries, has long been observed in immigrant communities around the U.S. But now public celebrations of the holiday are starting to pop up…
Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, September 17, 2017 (Dhaka Tribune): India’s Tripura state will be supplying additional power to Bangladesh on the occasion of Durga Puja. Tripura’s Power Minister Manik Dey confirmed the matter and said: “Of the total power requirement of 450MW, Tripura would need 300MW for its own consumption while 150MW will go to Bangladesh.” He said Bangladesh generally receives…
Source I believe that the civilization India evolved is not to be beaten in the world. Nothing can equal the seeds sown by our ancestors. Rome went, Greece shared the same fate; the might of the Pharaohs was broken; Japan has become Westernized; of China nothing can be said; but India is still, somehow or other, sound at the foundation.—…
Source INDIA, September 29, 2017 (DRPSECT): Indian Society for Indic Studies, Vadodara, will hold its 2nd International conference in Delhi, India from 20th February until 22nd February, 2018. Tentative venue will be in Delhi. The main theme of the conference is “Applied Ancient Wisdom For Transformational Leadership”. The goal of this International conference is to bring out the applied form…
Source You are God. I am God. Only one. You cannot separate me from you.— Satguru Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964), Sri Lanka’s most revered contemporary mystic
Source MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, September 23, 2017 (El Universal, translated from Spanish): After adults or children have a traumatic experience, like during the destructive earthquake of September 19th, it is highly likely that there will be symptoms of post-traumatic stress, a situation where the mind is constantly reliving images of the earthquake resulting in insomnia, headache and especially fear. One…
Source ALVDAL, NORWAY, September 11, 2017 (Ostlendingen, Google translation from Norwegian): It’s been 100 years since the Indian philosopher, poet and sage Swami Sri Ananda Acharya, known locally as Baral, came to Alvdal and settled down at Tronsvangen. On Saturday evening, September 16, this anniversary is celebrated with two and a half hours of musical and artistic celebration in the…
Source INDIA, September 24, 2017 (International Business Times): Soon, all the temples under the endowments department in Karnataka will be implementing a dress code. The Karnataka Rajya Dharmika Parishat (a quasi-judicial body formed by the government under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Amended Act 2011) decided to make dress code compulsory to preserve the sanctity inside temples…