India To Ban Baby-Blessing Festival Source: www.asiaone.com BANGALORE, INDIA, December 4, 2009: Every first week of December in a rural district in the state of Karnataka, villagers drop babies from the top of a 30-foot... More »
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Elephants Worship Lord Ganesha In Mudumalai Source: www.newkerala.com MUDUMALAI, KARNATAKA, INDIA, August 24, 2009: A group of elephants on Monday was brought to offer their respects to Lord Ganesha at a temple in Mudumalai on... More »
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GREAT NATURAL HARBOUR Yesterday I visited Trincomalee, which is a natural harbor appreciated by several countries. British had a fortress built for the safety of this city on hill alongside the harbor. It... More »
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Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com SARDANA, INDIA, July 12, 2009: This temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district doesn’t have a murti or a priest, and devotees don’t make floral offerings. Instead, they offer liquor to the deity —... More »
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Source: www.zwire.com FLUSHING, NEW YORK, June 25, 2009: The Hindu Temple Society of North America is in the midst of a $5 million expansion on its Ganesh Temple at 45-57 Bowne St, and for a... More »
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Source: himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HI, USA, June 26, 2009: Tirumala’s Lord Venkateshwara Temple has recently announce plans to golf-plate much of its most sacred areas. It is a project of gigantic proportions, using 300kg of gold.... More »
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Bhubaneswar Temple, an Audio Slideshow Source: www.bbc.co.uk LONDON, UK, May 27, 2009: The BBC’s Indian Election Express has stopped in Bhubaneswar in the state of Orissa - and visited the city’s historic Lingaraj temple. The... More »
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Tamil Nadu Temple Captures a Generous Swiss Heart Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA. June 6, 2009: None of the temple officials have ever seen her, but Rameswaram temple’s largest benefactor, Swiss national Elizabeth Ziegler, has been... More »
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Hindu Temple Opens In North Carolina (re-issued) Source: wake.mync.com [HPI note: A technical mishap caused the first item of yesterday's edition of HPI to appear truncated. We are sending today the corrected version, below.] CARY,... More »
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Lifestyles/story/35492/community-celebrates-hindu-temple-opening Source: Hindus and non-Hindus alike are invited to come experience the temple. Morrisville resident Sharat Reedy said, “I would definitely recommend people just come and visit and see the rituals that go on and... More »
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