Author: Lisa Kocian

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/14/a_hidden_temple_grows_in_ashland/

There's a modest stone marker and a belt of trees that separate the Hindu priests from the everyday traffic on Route 135. It's enough to isolate a ceremony completely from the rest of life in Ashland.

One rings a small bell, and several devotees join him in chanting. The...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: WebIndia123

Wire Service: IANS

http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20071013/792283.html

Spain's autonomous Andalucia region is to assist Unesco in preserving the cultural heritage of the Hindu holy town of Varanasi and to ensure the development of its urban areas on scientific lines.

"Andalucia is famous for its Islamic heritage cities of Seville and...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7043185.stm

Actress Sharon Stone has presented India's famous female guru, Mata Amritanandamayi, with an award for her humanitarian work.

Amritanandamayi, also known as Amma, is best known for blessing her devotees with a hug.

Stone presented the spiritual leader with the prize in Paris at human rights film festival Cinema Verite.

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Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7041863.stm

A court in Delhi has rejected a claim for breach of copyright brought by lawyers acting for the company behind the Harry Potter films.

The ruling means a group in Calcutta building a huge model based on the school for wizards in the Harry Potter books can complete their work.

The huge replica was being made as part of celebrations...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Abroad/Indians_detained_for_immersing_Ganesh_idol/articleshow/2444588.cms

Around 45 Indians were briefly detained by police for performing an idol immersion ceremony on Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, reports said on Tuesday.

The group was detained in the last week of September while they were...

Source: Hindu Press International

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2007/10/16.shtml#2

NEW JERSEY, October 9, 2007: Hindu Student Council members from all over the country gathered at the University of Pittsburgh for the 2007 Annual Meet to jump start the school year with a fresh perspective of what it means to be a member of HSC and what it means to be a Hindu-American. Every year the annual meet brings together chapters from all over the country, and members from all parts of...

Author: Prakash Bom

Source: Global Politician

Author: Dr. Prashant Pawar

Source: The Seoul Times

http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=5665

Most of the Indians who visit Korea get experience of getting alienated by Korean Community. Some feel it is because of language problem, some feel it social discrimination. However, the experience of the Ganesh festival which was conducted on this Sunday (Sept. 16, 2007) at Seoul National University gave a classical example of cultural...

Author: Jonathan Petre

Source: The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/05/nhindu105.xml

A Hindu woman sacked from her job at Heathrow last month for wearing a nose stud as a religious symbol has been reinstated.

Amrit Lalji, 40, had worked in the VIP lounge of Terminal One for more than a year before she was fired for wearing the tiny stud.

But yesterday her union said...

Author: Joydeep Ray

Source: NDTV.com

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SABC News

http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,156990,00.html

The Constitutional Court has ruled as discriminatory, a decision by a Durban school to prevent a Hindu pupil from wearing a nose stud.

The case, which started in the Equality court in 2004, finally drew to a close today. The ruling has implications on the implementation of codes of conduct for schools...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Chennai Online

Source: bignewsnetwork.com

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=286551

Nevada, Sept.29 : The push for Gandhi monument in the state capital Carson City and Gandhi statues in Las Vegas and Reno is gaining more support among Nevada clergy.

According to Rajan Zed and Gene Savoy Jr., coordinators of Gandhi Monument Council of Nevada, this issue was discussed at the interfaith clergy luncheon held at Unity Ministry of Reno on Thursday and it received widespread support.

Source: orissadiary.com

http://www.orissadiary.com/Shownews.asp?id=4392

Carson City: Rajan Zed, the prominent Hindu chaplain, will lead the Rath Yattra (chariot procession) of Lord Jagannath (a form of Krishna) as a part of prestigious Nevada Day Parade in capital Carson City on October 27.

This will be the first time any Rath Yattra will be held in Nevada, according to Annabelle Younger, organizer of the Yattra event.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hindu Press International

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2007/10/1.shtml#1

The kumbhabhishekam (dedication) of the Chinmaya Mission temple occurred on Sunday, September 9, at the Vedanta Studies Center (Centre D'Etudes Vedantiques) of Quartier Francais, in Sainte-Suzanne. The ceremony to "infuse the vital breath into the temple's new Deities began on the 7th. Construction of the temple dedicated to Ganesha and Siva...