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What’s up with the ‘dot’ on the forehead ?

What’s up with the ‘dot’ on the forehead, the worshiping of cows, the worshiping of idols and the polytheism? Is Yoga a Hindu practice, is the word ‘Hindu’ a proper term, and what’s up with the caste system? ”  Individuals asking these questions are usually not used to a religious tradition that has been maturing for over 7,000 years or one with profound and sophisticated philosophies attached. However, these questions are ones many have about Hinduism and are worth some examination. First of all , Hindus are not idol worshipers nor are we idle worshipers. If the statue in the temple breaks do Hindus think that god is dead? Of course not. These statues are made in a specific manner by artists who’ve been creating them for many generations. This artwork is their Yoga and Sadhana. They are to be in a state of “devotional” awareness via meditation during the production of the icon. Then the temple priests perform elaborate “awakening ceremonies” or time honored rituals, which ...

ASOS online clothing company removes offending garment on Shiva

Hindu Human Rights  received many complaints about the use of sacred imagery by ASOS. As is usual in these circumstances the retail outlet decided to use the sanctity of one faith in a manner it would never do for certain other belief systems. This is an unfortunate hangover of a bygone era when colonial mentality scholars belittled a civilisation and culture which they did not understand and viewed through the prism of a myopic western framework. Nevertheless  ASOS is a company which is proud of its high ethical standards and corporate responsibility. At a time when designer attire clad patrician types on high salaries go on international news channels and berate the working-class masses for causing Third World misery by buying cheap clothes, ASOS has built sustainable partnerships with producers and funded NGOs to help the poorest in those countries. HHR therefore is happy to say that this organisation has continued to enhance those high standards of responsibility by no...

This is not Kashmir: When Vadodara DSP told Sansrod Muslims

  Ahmedabad, 17 October 2013:  What happened at Sansrod yesterday is worth explaining in detail here: -Sansrod is a village in Karjan taluka of Vadodara district in central Gujarat. It is located next to national highway no.8. This Muslim dominated village has around 10,000 population. Village sarpanch is Muslim. -On Id-Ul-Zuha(Bakr Eid) day (Wednesday, 16th October 2013) Shinor police’s ASI Bhupendrasinh Gumansinh was in Karjan where Karjan CPI(Circle Police Inspector) Vala received information about slaughter of cows. The information was passed on by wellknown local animal right activist Jatin Vyas. -A team of police visited Sansrod to raid the place where slaughter was being carried out. When police team reached, two deadbodies of calves were lying there, photos of which are published in some Gujarati newspapers today. -Four butchers were caught red-handed. Later police involved itself in panchnama procedure. -According to head constable/driver Bhagvangiri ...