kalyan | April 8, 2008
Bakthi /Devotional Period in Tamil History Sangam Age (that lasted till ca. 3rd century AD) is an important period for Tamil Literature. After this, during the next few centuries (Kalabhra Period) there was a lull in literary output. Then came a period of about four centuries (6- 10th C. AD) when a number of devotional [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Batu Caves Sri Subramaniar Swamy Devasthanam by R. Nadaraja, KMN, AMN, PJK. Chairman, Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Devasthanam Source: Murugan.org website http://www.murugan.org/temples/batumalai.htm Introduction The Batu Caves Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia stands out as a monumental focal point of the significant contribution made by the Indian settlers in the development of Malaya and then Malaysia [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
THE CHARM OF LITTLE JAFFNA: Dominant Asian (read Tamil) community area of Paris source: http://www.parisfranceguide.com Little Jaffna in Paris Ask most Parisians about Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis in the 10th arrondissement, and they’ll likely evoke the presence of large Turkish, African, and Indian communities. They might mention the famous Passage Brady, with its countless Indo-Pakistani [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Excerpts from the Report of High Level committee submitted to the Govt. of India Source: indiandiaspora.nic.in/diasporapdf/chapter3.pdf * Entire gull region is sparsely populated, Saudi Arabia and Iraq being the only Gulf countries with relatively large population of almost 22 and 23 million, respectively. As for the others, the corresponding figures range from barely half a [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Disputed Space for Beloved Goddesses: Hindu Temples, Conflicts and Religious Pluralism in Germany by Martin Baumann in: Rever. Revista de Estudos da Religiao, 1, 4, 2001 URL: http://www.pucsp.br/rever/rv4_2001/t_bauman.htm. Though I would like to draw some generalized conclusions about conflicts, religious pluralism and public representation in contemporary Germany, at the outset I would like to introduce [...]
kalyan | April 8, 2008
Earlier this year (2006) Europe’s largest Hindu temple “Sri Venkateswara Balaji Temple” has opened in Britain. in Tividale, near Birmingham. Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India is one of the most sacred sites in the Hindu world . It has a distinctive architecture that has been followed closely in the West Midlands. Here are [...]
kalyan | April 7, 2008
List of Hindu Temples and Religious Centers in the USA – I (AK, AL, AR, AZ & CA) The Indian community in North America (United States of America in particular) is growing constantly. The resident population has already crossed the threshold (3 million) for the community to be recognized as a minority. Though far away [...]
kalyan | April 7, 2008
List of Hindu Temples and Religious Centers in the USA – VI (States OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VI, WA, WI and WV) The Indian community in North America (United States of America in particular) is growing constantly. The resident population has already crossed the threshold (3 million) for the [...]
kalyan | April 7, 2008
List of Hindu Temples and Religious Centers in the USA – V (States NC, NE, NH, NJ, NE, NM, NV) The Indian community in North America (United States of America in particular) is growing constantly. The resident population has already crossed the threshold (3 million) for the community to be recognized as a minority. Though [...]
kalyan | April 7, 2008
List of Hindu Temples and Religious Centers in the USA – IV (States MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO & MS) The Indian community in North America (United States of America in particular) is growing constantly. The resident population has already crossed the threshold (3 million) for the community to be recognized as a minority. [...]