Religion News – Newsletter for February 7, 2011

Ahmadiyya convention in Bangladesh cancelled

DHAKA – The permission for the 87th annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Gazipur near here has been cancelled and curfew imposed around the venue after protests from Sunni Muslim hardliners, a media report Monday said.

Gazipur district administration Sunday deployed armed police at the venue where over 8,000 followers of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat … Read : Ahmadiyya convention in Bangladesh cancelled.

Saraswati Puja Preparations In Full Swing

PATNA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Come February 8 and the nation will be marking the celebrations of the Saraswati Puja, the goddess of knowledge and arts. The festival is celebrated all through India, especially in the eastern region where every house indulges in the rituals of the Saraswati Puja. Among the various places which will be marking …. Source article  : Saraswati Puja Preparations In Full Swing.

Weather prevents Dhoni’s pre-World Cup Vaishno Devi visit

JAMMU – Ahead of the World Cup, Indian cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni and his wife Sakshi arrived here Sunday to pay obeisance at the revered Hindu shrine of Vaishno Devi but could not make it there as their chopper could not land owing to “bad weather conditions”.

With the World Cup commencing Feb 19, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Weather prevents Dhoni’s pre-World Cup Vaishno Devi visit.

Wipe out corruption, says Ravi Shankar

BANGALORE – Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Sunday urged Indians to join hands “to root out corruption”.

“Fight corruption with truth and non-violent means. We have to come together to root out corruption from India,” he told a large gathering of youths here.
Speaking at his Art of Living International Center for the Yuva …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Wipe out corruption, says Ravi Shankar.

Gandhi, Akbar among world’s top icons: Time (Lead, Changing dateline)

NEW DELHI – Mahatma Gandhi, Mughal emperor Akbar and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama have been named by Time magazine among the world’s top 25 political icons.

Mohandas Gandhi, as the magazine called him, led the list which also included Alexander the Great, Mao Zedong, Winston Churchill, Genghis Khan, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, Hitler, … Read more »».

Pundit who popularized Gayatri Mantra remembered

MATHURA/AGRA – The centenary celebrations of Pandit Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, who popularized Gayatri Mantra like never before, started here Sunday.

In Mathura, the celebrations began with a Kalash Yatra and prayers. The Methodist Church campus saw thousands of “Gayatri Parivar members pouring in. Agra Mayor Anjula Singh Mahaur led the procession.
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