In Kauai, one of the islands of the Hawaii archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a sight to behold: a Shiva temple set amidst verdant hills, a landscaped garden with pond, a river, an ashram and a rudrashka forest. The temple and ashram are run by...
It is wonderful to hear of the relaunch of Hindupedia, the Hindu encyclopedia already populated with many extensive articles on various aspects of Hinduism about the various philosophies, saints, Gods/Goddesses and festivals. They promise to provide all points of view on contentious issues, especially because we have many of...
When we have laws against obscenity, then we certainly need courts’ interference. But it’s meaningless to have a law against obscenity. What is obscene to you need not be obscene to me. MF Hussain is the Indian painter notorious for painting Hindu Gods and Goddesses in the nude. This...
Diversity being quintessential to Hinduism, bringing the one billion Hindus under a single umbrella defies the Hindu ethos. But Christian missionaries pose a very organized threat to Hinduism – if you don’t believe me, try this Scandinavian lady. We don’t need a Pope, but perhaps we need some organization...
There are still many in India that do not believe in the villainy of Christian missionaries in India. But seeing is believing, so that population is fast decreasing because of what they see – missionaries knocking on their doors, housemaids suddenly wearing crosses and removing bindis… Christianity poses a...
There is a lot of talk about the nearly billion Hindus worldwide needing unity and coming under one umbrella. I think the whole beauty of Hindus lies in that we are such a diverse community and very comfortably so. We are diverse in the sense of different regions having...
The previous entry was very long back – when Hindu blog which was a subsidiary of Indiblog. It later moved to its own site Hindupedia. This move entailed a shift from using WordPress as the publishing platform to Drupal, which is a lot more comprehensive coming with many features...
Dear friends – Namaste I wish to share a great and happy news with you all – Hindu blog has merged with Hindupedia! All the posts and most of the discussions have been transferred to Hindupedia.com You will discover that Hindupedia is a much more comprehensive website for Hinduism...
(This is a Guest column by Devi from Canada). In silence I listen: I listen to what others have to say; Their words are important to me. I listen to my heart; The wellspring of my heart overflows with deep Love. In silence I contemplate the meaning of existence;...
For background, read the very interesting article on BBC about a highly efficient temple courier service. In the article, BBC refers to Maa Tarini as ‘goddess’ with a small ‘g’. Now, I don’t know who Maa Tarini is, but I’m pretty sure that She is a Goddess and not...
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