Trinidad and Tobago to set up Vivekananda Foundation
Port of Spain, April 29 -- The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, where about 40 percent of its 1.3 million population is of Indian origin, will soon set up a Vivekananda Foundation in honour of the late Indian philosopher saint, whose 150th birth anniversary is being observed this year.
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Scotland’s largest gurdwara set to open Sunday
London, April 25 -- Built with contributions from members of the Sikh community, Scotland's largest gurdwara is set to open April 28 in Glasgow.
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Scotland’s largest gurdwara set to open Sunday
London, April 25 -- Built with contributions from members of the Sikh community, Scotland's largest gurdwara is set to open April 28 in Glasgow.
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Harvard to present Kumbh Mela study at South Asia meet
Cambridge (Massachusetts), April 24 -- A Harvard study of the Kumbh Mela pilgrimage in India will be presented at an annual symposium on South Asia hosted by the university's South Asia Institute (SAI) here April 25-26.
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Kriyananda: An American yoga guru who loved India
He was a white American born in Romania to a Christian family. He was a callow 22-year-old when he picked Paramhansa Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi" at a New York book store.
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Venezuela’s new president is a Sai Baba devotee
New Delhi, April 15 -- Nicolás Maduro, declared winner of the presidential election in Venezuela, is an ardent devotee of Sathya Sai Baba and even has a large portrait of the late spiritual guru in his office in Caracas.
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Telugu New Year ‘Ugadi’ celebrated with enthusiasm
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US House resolution greets Sikh-Americans on Vaisakhi
Washington, April 13 -- Five Democratic lawmakers have introduced a Congressional resolution on the occasion of Vaisakhi, commemorating the creation of the Khalsa, a fellowship of devout Sikhs, by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.
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14,000-capacity Sai Ashram inaugurated in Shirdi
Shirdi (Maharashtra), April 11 -- On the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa (New Year, according to Maharashtrian calendar), Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated the state-of-the-art, eco-friendly Sai Ashram near the famous Saibaba Temple here Thursday.
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Thousands converge at Sikh shrine for Hola Mohalla
Chandigarh, March 27 -- It was a virtual sea of humanity at the Hola Mohalla celebrations Wednesday at the Sikh shrine of Keshgarh Sahib in the Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib.
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