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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Lake Shrine

July 29, 2010

The Lake Shrine at the Self Realization Fellowship Temple in Pacific Palisades. My photography and Music is “Chakra” from Sounds of India I purchased on iTunes.

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The last tea shop of India!

July 22, 2010

Come winter and all you want early morning is a hot cup of tea. Talking of tea, NewsX now takes you to a shop at Mana near Badrinath shrine.

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Violent Environmental Protests in India

July 19, 2010

ANCHOR: More than 40 people including 17 policemen and seven paramilitary personnel are injured during a violent protest in Srinagar. The demonstration was in protest against forestland development. STORY: Kashmiri youth take to the streets, throwing stones on policemen and chanting anti-government slogans. They’re protesting the transfer of forest land to the religious board that [...]

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India Performs Infant Throwing Ritual

June 26, 2010

CHAN: Devotees at a Muslim shrine in western India’s Maharastra district perform a bizarre ritual: throwing babies. They toss infants from a height of 50 feet onto a cloth sheet held by both Muslim and Hindu worshippers. They believe it’s good for the newborn babies’ health. STORY: The faithful have been observing the infant-throwing ritual [...]

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Hindu Shrine Embroiled In Land Dispute

June 25, 2010

ANCHOR: Hindus are seeing red after the Kashmir government rescinded its order to transfer land for a Hindu shrine. Widespread demonstrations in India’s northern region have turned violent. Here is more on the story. STORY: The Kashmir government had planned to transfer land to build shelters for Hindu pilgrims visiting Amarnath, a cave shrine. But [...]

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Nalapachakam: Sri sankaracharya shrine, Kaladi!

June 20, 2010

In this edition of ‘Nalapachakam’ host takes a visit Sri sankaracharya shrine in Kakadi! www.istream.in

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TV9 Gujarat – Hrithik looses his cool with media on Shirdi Visit

June 1, 2010

Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan yesterday lost his temper after being mobbed by journalists on a visit to a shrine in Shirdi town of Maharashtra but later said he should have acted with restraint. Roshan went with his family to Shirdi to pray at the Sai Baba shrine for the success of his forthcoming film Kites [...]

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Sacred Radiance: To the Shrine of a Mountain God

May 29, 2010

Above the town of old Manali there is a mount. If you follow the path that goes up from behind Manali’s temple you will eventually come to a shrine of a mountain god. His name is “Dani Depta”. From his shrine he surveys the whole of Manali and the northern end of the Kullu Valley [...]

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