INDIA, July 13, 2018 (Money Life): Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioned the rule prohibiting photography at protected monuments, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday lifted the ban on photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments/sites, except at three sites. The three monuments/sites in which the photography would not be permitted are Ajanta Caves, Leh Palace and the Taj Mahal at Agra.
Earlier in the day, Modi while inaugurating Dharohar Bhawan, the new headquarters building of the ASI, had questioned rules that prohibit people from taking pictures at some monuments as he called for people’s participation and involvement in protecting the country’s archeological heritage. ”Using space technology, you can know what is the number of a scooter parked in an area of Delhi. But on the board of monument it is written that photography is prohibited. Time has changed, technology has changed,” he said.
KAUAI, HAWAII, July 9, 2018 (HPI): Himalayan Academy (publishers of Hinduism Today and Hindu Press International) announced today their two-week 2019 ”Innersearch Travel/Study” program to Sri Lanka. Led by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Guru Mahasannidhanam of Kauai Aadheenam in Hawaii, fifty participants will begin their journey in Colombo on March 14th, 2019, and complete it on the 29th. It will be the 26th Innersearch program since the first was held in 1967 by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
There will be days of classes and visits to the temples and holy places associated with the Gurus of our Parampara, including the great Nallur Murugan Temple of Jaffna, the Keramalai Sivan Temple, the ashram of Satguru Yogaswami and more. Along the way we will enjoy the island nation’s stunning beauty. The last four days the group will settle into a seaside resort on the Eastern coast with emphasis on discovering the island’s culture and sharing classes on spiritual practice and Saiva Siddhanta philosophy with Satguru and the swamis traveling with him.
It’s not too early to begin planning for the adventure. Click on ”source” above to find out how to join. Prospective participants need not be Hindus but must be sincere religious seekers, complete an application and be approved by the program’s staff.
There was once a wise man who lived simply. His spartan food habits reflected this. He had a friend who, being a sycophant of the king, lived in great luxury. One day this friend called on the wiseman while he was eating. Looking at the food, the friend said, ”My friend, if you can please the king like me, you will be free from this wretched food.” The wise man smiled and replied, ”My friend, if you can be pleased with this simple food, you can be free from the wretched job of pleasing the king.”
— Anonymous
