Drive through the street of Patna, Bihar, India.

by admin on September 3, 2010

On our way downtown, back from the Guru Gobind Singh shrine.

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Shanti Stupa – Leh – Ladakh, India

by admin on August 28, 2010

The Shanti Stupa was built by Japanese Buddhists. It is on a hill in Leh Valley and can be reached by steps (appx 500 steps) or by the road. The white Stupa is a place for peace and reflection. The walls on the dome inside have Buddha images and there is a small shrine out golden buddha outside the dome. The view atop from the Stupa is spectacular and the whole Leh Valley is seen from it.

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Nagayakshi shrine at Panachickadu

August 25, 2010

Above the saraswathy temple on the western side there is a natural habitat made of exotic plants and their fragrant flowers. Here lives the yakshi who is atonce fastidious and easily made happy. The idol of brahmarakshasu is also installed here. Eventhough there are yakshi shrines in other temples, as well, the power of the [...]

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By.INAMUL MOIN SIDDIQUE .. MY CITY AJMER AND THE HOLY SHRINE OF KHAWAZA MOINUDDIN CHISTY. (RA)

August 19, 2010

Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty(RA) occupies a prominent place among the spiritual Healers of the world. Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty (RA) popularly know as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (RA) was born in 1142 AD in Sanjar (Iran). His paternal genealogy is related to Hazrat lmam Hussain (AS) and that of his matemal to Hazrat Imam [...]

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India: Calm After Months’ Unrest

August 17, 2010

WONG: After months of territorial unrest, North India is back to normal. It follows over 50 days of violent protest over land the government was going to give to a Hindu shrine. Here’s more. STORY: Jammu city and adjoining districts seem to have returned to normal as markets, government offices, schools, banks and universities open. [...]

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Paper Session: Rethinking Secularism in India (2/3)

August 15, 2010

Prof. Rajaram Hegde (Kuvempu University, India) presents a paper on secularism and the Bababudangiri shrine in Karnataka, the policies of the State that increase Hindu-Muslim antagonism, and the Hindutva movement as opposed to the secular front.

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Visit to Nizamuddin’s Shrine, Delhi 2009

August 7, 2010

Khush and Amy were visiting from the US. Khush and I went to the 13th century tomb of Hazrat Nizamuddin, where Sufi musicians gather on Thursday evenings. It was crowded and hectic, but it’s a really fascinating place. There are charity restaurants where you can buy tickets to feed people. Towards the end of the [...]

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HH Sakya Trizin enters shrine room

August 5, 2010

In February 2008 Lama Jampa Thaye (www.dechen.org/teachers/index.html) undertook his annual trip to visit His Holiness Sakya Trizin in Rajpur, India. Lama Jampa requested that His Holiness bestow the precious initiations of the 84 Mahasiddhas. Lama Jampa received the initiations along with his wife Dechen Dolma and 500 monks and nuns. In this clip His Holiness [...]

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Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour

August 3, 2010

The purpose of the Relic Tour is to inspire people of all different spiritual traditions and paths to come together to experience the blessing of the holy relics.

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Locals Pray for Rain in Northwest India

July 30, 2010

Much needed monsoon rains haven’t arrived in parts of northwest India. Locals are so desparate for the showers that they’ve gathered together to pray for the skies to open. Seeking an end to the continuing dry spell, locals in Ajmer City offered special prayers at a local shrine. [Khutbudin Sakhi, Caretaker of the Shrine]: “Rajasthan [...]

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