beta
Hindu nationalist organization seeks legislative ban on religious conversions
More evidence that "freedom of religion" doesn't mean the same thing everywhere in the world, at least not according to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
christianity, church_and_state, hinduism, india, law, pluralism, postfacebooksource, religion, rels327, south_asia, More... saved by: nbr more details ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/RSS_demands_ban_on_religious_conversion/article...
Holy war strikes India - Asia, World - The Independent
An extremely disturbing short piece on the tremendous surge of violence against Christians by Hindus in Orissa province, where around 20% of the population -- mostly scheduled castes and ...
christianity, hinduism, india, news, pluralism, religion, religion_news, rels327, south_asia, viamento.info, More... saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/holy-war-strikes-india-955502.html
Paul Courtright, "Studying Religion in an Age of Terror: Internet death threats and scholarship as a moral practice," The Academic Exchange (April/May 2004)
Paul Courtright's reflections after receiving threats from Hindu groups related to his book, Ganesa, Lord of Obstacles and Beginnings (orig. pub. 1985, rept. Delhi: 2001).
academe, ethics, hinduism, india, insider_outsider_problem, research, terrorism saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.emory.edu/ACAD_EXCHANGE/2004/aprmay/courtright.html
Sikkim Tourism, India
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. It is the least populous state in India, and the second-smallest in area after Goa. The thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in t...
bengal, bhutan, bhutia, buddhism, china, english, gangtok, himalayas, hindu, hinduism, More... saved by: Santhosh more details ...
http://www.holidayiq.com/states/Sikkim-Overview.html
Shubalananda : Kirtan by Shubalananda
hinduism saved by: skoch more details ...
http://shubalananda.weblogger.com
Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
hinduism saved by: skoch more details ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism
Hinduism (BBC - Religion & Ethics)
hinduism saved by: skoch more details ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism
Portal:Hinduism - Wikipedia
hinduism saved by: skoch more details ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Hinduism
Living Tantra
blog, hinduism, religion saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.livingtantra.net
Japanese god woman buries herself in Gwalior to seek a disaster-free world - India News - Webindia123.com
Referenced by the Revealer.
hinduism, news, oddities, religion, viarevealer saved by: nbr more details ...
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=143241&n_date=20051021&cat=India
Samarpan Hindu Temple
2005 Calendar of events for Samarpan Temple, Philadelphia.
events, hinduism, local, nbrrrb saved by: nbr more details ...
http://samarpantemple.org/eventcalender.htm
Organiser - Content ("Religion as a way of God")
Probably written by a BJP person.
commentary, hinduism, india, religion saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=106&page=30
DSC05375.JPG (JPEG Image, 1944x2592 pixels) - Scaled (20%)
hinduism, image saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.newsletterorganizer.com/newsletter/ktml2/images/uploads/samarpan/DSC05375.JPG?0.1...
Hindu Press International December 4, 2005
Conflict over the way Hinduism is treated in California public school textbooks, from Hinduism Today.
hinduism, news, teaching, u.s.-news saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2005/12/4.shtml#1
Vraj 2005
A north PA Hindu temple and major Pushti Marg pilgrimage site.
hinduism, local, pennsylvania saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.vraj.org
Vraj Hindu Temple
Cedar Crest College has an ongoing Pluralism Project-affiliated study of Vraj in Schuylkill Haven, PA. This is the well-designed project site.
academe, hinduism saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www2.cedarcrest.edu/academic/socsci/Vraj/home.htm
Speak Out Against the Hindutva Assault on California's History Textbooks
Recently a Hindu advocacy group in California suceesfully argued for changing the depiction of Hinduism and Indian history in California public school textbooks. Here a coalition of South...
hinduism, nbrrrb, teaching saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/textbook
USATODAY.com - Hindu lite
On the appropriation of so-called "Hindu-esque" ideas and symbols by U.S. popular culture - pro and con. See also snurl.com/yogahands and snurl.com/gr_hindu
hinduism, nbrrrb, news, popular_culture, religion, u.s.-news saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.usatoday.com/life/2006-02-15-hindu-lite_x.htm
Welcome to Bharatiya Temple Inc
Mohsin just alerted me to the existence of this temple, located in Montgomeryville. Directions are online at snurl.com/b_temple_direx. Map: snurl.com/bharatiyamap. Site includes video of ...
hinduism, local, nbrrrb, organizations saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.b-temple.org
Holi celebration, Levittown PA | Sulekha.com : World's Largest online Indian Network, Connecting Indians Worldwide , Largest Indian Classifieds Site
Levittown, PA temple (Shri Swaminarayan Mandir - snurl.com/baps_pa) is hosting Holi, March 12 of this year.
events, hinduism, local, nbrrrb, organizations, religion saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.sulekha.com/events/evtdpnew.aspx?cid=183317&nma=PHL
Global Network of BAPS, Mandirs in usa, Philadelphia
Hindu temple. Address: 1561 Woodbourne Road, Levittown, PA 19057. Tel. 215-269-7680.
hinduism, local, nbrrrb, organizations, religion saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.swaminarayan.org/globalnetwork/america/philadelphia.htm
Chinmaya Mission - Kedar - Langhorne, PA - Main Page
A Hindu institution in Langhorne, PA, dedicated to Krishna as Lord Kedar. Tel. (215) 396-0390/0787
hinduism, local, nbrrrb, organizations, religion saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.chinmayakedar.org
Samarpan Hindu Temple | Mahavir Jayanti 2006 activity book
An odd little artifact from a Hindu organization in Philadelphia (not the one we're visiting this week). It's a children's activity book (coloring and connect-the-dots) for Mahavir Jayan...
events, hinduism, local, nbrrrb, religion saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.samarpantemple.org/children_activity/mahavir_jayanti_2006.pdf
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . FEATURE . The Hugging Saint . May 5, 2006 | PBS
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly interviews Amma, the "Hugging Saint." She claims to have hugged 25 million people around the world.
hinduism, news, print_and_read, religion, spirituality, viapbs saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week936/feature.html
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 08/27/2006 | Temple leaders reach out to vandals
A story so heart-warming it almost sounds made-up. Teenage vandals ransack and defile a Hindu temple in Minnesota & are publicly forgiven and welcomed by the temple community. Emotional r...
hinduism, news, pluralism, religion, spirituality, violence saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/15371028.htm
Malaysian PM approves syncretistic religious practice
Interesting article from Malaysian national news. PM reassures Malay Muslims that traditional crossover practices between the Hindu Dipavali and Islamic Eid al-Fitr do not threaten religi...
hinduism, international, islam, news, pluralism, religion saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=225464
New BJP head stresses religion's importance
The new head of India's conservative Hindutva party makes a public pronouncement on the importance of religion to Indian identity, connecting this idea to Vivekananda.
hinduism, international, news, religion, south_asia saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200410192210.htm
Science and Hinduism | Interview with physicist V.V. Raman on "Speaking of Faith"
A weekly podcast on religion. Always very good. Call ++1 (510) 495-6326 to listen to the most recent episode (thanks [url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/12/listen-to-podcasts-on-any-ph...
hinduism, interview, radio, religion, science saved by: nbr more details ...
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org
Nepalese Chamunda image
Amazing image.
art, hinduism, image, religion, south_asia saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/fulldevi/deviCat11.htm
"The Mahabharata," dir. Peter Brook, 1989 -- resources
UK director Peter Brook (Marat/Sade, 1967) did a 6-hour TV version of The Mahabharata in 1989 adapted from the stage. This is a collection of related information and resources from film p...
art, film, hinduism, literature, religion, television saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/home/gfloren/mahabfilm.htm
Vedic hymns - from the Rg-Veda, "Hymn to Sacrifice," Doniger trans.
I love this poem. I used it in a class this morning.
hinduism, primary_source, religion, teaching saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pehook/250w97.essay.1.html
Christian Right Activists Disrupt Hindu Chaplain In The Senate | TPMCafe
TPMCafe notes the disruption of prayers delivered by a guest Hindu chaplain in the U.S. Senate by a group of anti-abortion evangelical Christians.
blogclip, christianity, evangelicalism, hinduism, news, politics, religion saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/jul/12/christian_right_activists_disrupt_hi...
ramnirmal - video
hinduism, video, vivekananda saved by: thejeshgn more details ...
http://www.youtube.com/user/ramnirmal
Meaning of 108 Beads on a Mala
Meaning of 108 beads on a mala. Mantra 108 times or multiples of 108, with or without a mala, is common in Yoga and Meditation. Mantra leads to Meditation, and Meditation to the union cal...
hinduism saved by: thejeshgn more details ...
http://www.swamij.com/108.htm