Leading us into Truth and Light, Diwali is celebrated on a nation-wide scale on Naraka Chathurthasi day on the dawn of Ammavaasa during the Hindu month of Aippasi (September/October) every year. Many wonder, what is Diwali? Why is Diwali celebrated and how do people in India observe and celebrate this five day festival. Diwali, also […]

Programmes Will be held in Wadia Hall October 21 Friday 6 pm :Shri C.V Nagendra Memorial Endowment Programme Devotional songs by Smt Aparna S. October 22 Saturday 6 pm: Smt Kamala Rao Memorial Endowment programme, Carnatic Classical Vocal Duet by Kum. Ambika G. Dath and Kum Kaladhari Bhavani and Party October 23 Sunday 6.15 pm: […]

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Hindus have applauded South Brunswick School District (New Jersey, USA) for declaring Diwali as a school holiday, calling it “a step in the right direction”. According to 2011-2012 school calendar, District schools will stay closed on October 26 for Diwali/Deepavali. Only other religious closing days mentioned on 2011-12 calendar are Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah […]

Source UNITED STATES, October 3, 2011 (by Sona Gajiwala): It’s rare that you feel good about paying a wedding vendor. There are, however, a few vendors to whom I feel OK paying a premium, for they have identified specific needs for a demanding demographic, and have stepped outside their comfort zones and crossed cultural lines […]

Source UNITED KINGDOM, October 9, 2011 (BBC): A new US$1.6 million Hindu temple has opened in Leicester after a special procession down the city’s Belgrave Road. The Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Belgrave is one of the biggest in the Midlands. Located on the corner of Catherine Street and Gypsy Lane, it features temple architecture found […]

` Bharatamata Gurukula Ashram Trust ‘Sri Bharati Mandir’, Srinivasanagar, Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore 560 036 e-mail: sadhu.rangarajan@gmail.com Phone: 080-25610935; Cell: 94482 75935 cordially invites you to attend Kumbhaabhishekam of Maha Meru  &  Gopuram of Sri Bharatamata Mandir on Sunday, October 23, 2011, at 10-00AM by Dr. R.L. Kashyap (Director, Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture) […]