situation of temples

Three men charged with robbing Hindu priests

Posted Thu, 05/28/2009 - 22:21 by rkm
Three men were charged at the Sessions Court today with robbing three Hindu priests at a temple in Sepang last month.
Factory workers M. Vinot, 20, R. Krishnan, 25, and dispatch rider G. Dineskumar, claimed trial to robbing their victims of items worth RM10,000 at the Sri Sivakaliman temple along Jalan Puchong-Kajang at 2.30pm on April 2.

They were alleged to have committed the offence with another still at large, while armed with a parang.

Vinot, Krishnan and Dineskumar were said to have robbed M. Vijaya Kumaran and S. Pushpanathan of two Nokia handphones, two gold chains, two pair of earrings and RM800 cash, and P. Sivanathan of his Honda EX5 motorcycle registration number WRV7800.

During the offence, they were alleged to have caused hurt to Vijaya Kumaran.
Judge Datin Anita Harun granted them RM10,000 bail with two sureties each and fixed July 8 for mention to allow them time to appoint a lawyer.

Attack on ISKCON Temple in Chittagong, Bangladesh Post a Comment

Posted Mon, 05/25/2009 - 03:00 by rkm
 By ISKCON News Weekly Staff on 23 May 2009

On May 18, ISKCON News Weekly received a distraught message from an obviously emotional monk at ISKCON’s Nandankanan Sri Sri Gour Nitai Ashram in Chittagong, the main seaport of Bangladesh.

On May 14 at 3pm, the devotee said, he and his peers were busy preparing for a weekend festival when fifty to sixty aggressors burst into the temple, brandishing knives and iron bars. They first destroyed the kitchens, devotee accommodation, and Gaura Nitai deities. Then, as the devotees ran into the temple courtyard in a panic, the attackers poured boiling water on them from the balcony, badly burning many.

The attackers also stole ten to twelve thousand taka (Bangladesh’s monetary unit) from the temple donation box, as well as a further ten thousand from individual residents. Devotees phoned the nearby police station again and again, but to no avail.

Myanmar Mission of the Council of Nagaland Baptist Churches Missionaries set Hindu temple on fire

Posted Sun, 02/22/2009 - 23:54 by rkm
According to the complaints of Hindu Nagas, the Christian missionaries from Tamenlong in Manipur in collusion with their Barak Valley activists have been converting the Hindus of Ujan Tarapur through allurements and threats.

A Fresh Look: Visit to historic Hindu temple a little peace off Parkway East

Posted Tue, 12/16/2008 - 22:11 by rkm
SRINAGAR, India -- Lashkar-e-Taiba, the presumed perpetrator of last month's Mumbai attacks, sprang up from the bloody insurgency against Indian rule in predominantly Muslim Kashmir. While the plight of Kashmir has galvanized Islamic radicalism across South Asia, the decades-long armed struggle is waning in the disputed region itself.
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India now largely faces a different, and potentially more challenging foe here: peaceful campaigners for self-determination, who borrow from Mahatma Gandhi's rule book of non-violent resistance.

Temple reconstruction started on same day after Temple demolition by AP Govt., After protest by Hindus

Posted Sat, 12/13/2008 - 12:23 by rkm
  Hyderabad   : PochammaKotiTemple in Hyderabad was today demolished by Municipal corporation officials on Friday.

As per official version the Muncipal team were directed only to demolish the wall which was causing difficulty for bus drivers to take turns. But the Over enthusiastic Muncipal corporation officers demolished the whole temple itself.

Hundreds of Hindus under VHP and Bajrangdal turned up hearing the temple demolition resulting in a tense atmosphere. Finally local MLA and the Minister Mukesh Goud who ordered Temple wall demolition turned up and apologised to Hindus and suspended two GHMC officials who ordered temple demolition.    

First Indian Temple Opens in Seoul

Posted Sun, 12/07/2008 - 02:54 by rkm

Devotees attend one of the first services at the new Hindu center in Haebangchon, Seoul. The food is 100 percent vegetarian in keeping with Hindu philosophy.

By David Watermeyer
Contributing Writer

If you follow the road up from the kimchi pots in Haebangchon, just past Phillies bar, you will discover a Krishna temple right in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the business area. Yet as soon as you enter and close the door behind you, you will be struck by the tranquility and spiritual atmosphere.

Kamala Roy, an Indian national who has lived here with her investor husband for 12 years, has always felt the lack of a place where she and others could celebrate Indian holy days and various special days such as births or funerals.

Report : Hindu Mandir Executives Conference (HMEC) - 2008

Posted Tue, 09/30/2008 - 02:37 by rkm

Press Release

Click Here to see photos of HMEC 2008

USA: Hindu Mandir (Temple) Executives representing 113 Temples and Hindu Organizations from more than 25 states of US and Canada and Caribbean converged in Romulus, MI to attend the Third Hindu Mandir Executives Conference (HMEC), from September 26, 2008 through September 28, 2008. They traveled from as far as British Columbia in Canada, Hawaii, California, Florida, and the heartland of America, with a mission to nourish, protect and sustain Hindu Dharma in America.

This very successful HMEC-2008 follows the second HMEC held in Edison, NJ in August 2007 and the first ever such Conference of Executives of Hindu Mandirs(Temples) held in Atlanta, GA, in June 2006, which were attended by representatives of 99 and 57 temples respectively from all over North America.

Hindu temple in Cambodia gets UNESCO World Heritage Site status

Posted Wed, 07/09/2008 - 13:30 by rkm

QUEBEC CITY: A Hindu temple in
Cambodia, two historic Malaysian trading towns and an early agricultural site
from Papua New Guinea were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on Monday.

The new entrants from Asia on the list are the 11th century Preah
Vihear temple site, perched on a mountaintop on the Thai-Cambodia border; the
cities of the Straits of Malacca, Melaka and George Town in Malaysia, and the
Kuk Early Agricultural Site in Papua New Guinea, marking the country's first
entry on the list.

The UNESCO committee has been meeting in this
oldest of Canadian cities since Wednesday to consider adding to its coveted list
of protected architectural and natural wonders. A total of 45 new sites were
vying for inclusion on the list this year.

Temples & Shrines of District Anantnag destroyed by Muslim goons with Some Historical Facts

Posted Sun, 07/06/2008 - 23:24 by rkm

H. L. Jad, New Delhi

1. Anantnag

Subramanaian Swamy's call for a 'HINDU TSUNAMI'

Posted Sun, 07/06/2008 - 22:52 by rkm


Restore Mylapore S'ivamandiram, protect Rama Setu, rebuild Ramajanmabhoomi mandir