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Canada . . . . .CAD 7.50 Malaysia . . .MYR 10.00 Singapore . . .SGD 7.50 UK . . . . . GBP 3.75 India . . . . INR 85.00 Brazil . . . . BRL 10.55 Trinidad . . TTD 36.00 Affirming Sanatana Dharma and Recording the Modern History of a Billion-Strong Global Religion in Renaissance July/August/September, 2003 US $5.95 INTERNATIONAL Feature Story: Welcome to Thailand, where Buddhists Worship Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Siva 18 Indonesia: Exploring Bali’s Complex Response to the Deadly October 12 Terrorist Attack 28 Orissa: Lumber Shortages Threaten Construction of Lord Krishna’s Massive Chariots 32 Reunion: French-Speaking Descendents of the Tamils Walk their Fire-Walking Talk 36 Kenya: A Grand Venkateshwara Temple Dedication 38 Bangladesh: The Meaning behind the Unique Annual Worship of a Virgin Girl 39 LIFESTYLE Yoga: Yehudin Menuhin, Famed Violinist, Credits Iyengar’s Yoga for His Musical Success 40 History: My Visit to Siva’s Somnath Temple 42 Insight: Kularnava Tantra: the Mystical Precepts for Working with the Guru 44 Heritage: Welcome to Aksharam, where Sanskrit Comes to Life among the Young 52 Music: How One Ashram is Empowering the Oduvar Singers whose Holy Hymns Fill the Temples 56 Service: The Red-Robed Followers of a Man Named Amma Serve the Poor and Honor All Women 58 Sculpture: Washington D.C.’s Sackler Museum Puts Rare Chola-Era Bronzes on Display 60 Interview: Swami Ghananand, Africa’s First Swami, Talks about the Future of Hinduism 60 Swami: In 1951 Swami Chinmayananda’s First Public Talk Charted a Course for Renaissance 64 Animal Rights: The Behind-the-Scenes Life of Temple Elephants Can Be Brutal and Tragic 66 OPINION In My Opinion: Kamala Veylan, 28, Landed the Perfect Job with Lord Ganesha’s Help 9 Publisher’s Desk: Time for Teaching the Next Generation Our Religion’s Profound Tolerance 10 From the Vedas: The Invocation before Teaching 16 Letters 12 DIGESTS Diaspora 6 Quotes & Quips 14 Digital Dharma 86 www.hinduismtoday.com Letters to the editor, subscription and editorial inquiries may be sent to Hinduism Today, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA, [email protected]. HINDUISM TODAY (issn# 0896-0801), July/August/September, 2003, Volume 25, No. 3. Editorial: 1-808-822-7032 (ext. 227); subscriptions, copy or bulk orders: (from USA or Canada:) 1-800-850-1008, 1-888-464-1008 or (from all countries:) 1-808-240-3108, subscribe@ hindu.org; advertising: (from USA or Canada:) 1-888-464-1008, [email protected]. All-department fax: 1-808-822-4351. HINDUISM TODAY is published quarterly by Himalayan Academy, a nonprofit educational institution; Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Founder; Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Publisher; Paramacharya Palaniswami, Editor-in-Chief. USA subscriptions: us $35/1 year, $65/2 years, $95/3 years, $155/5 years, $1,001/lifetime. Contact us for international rates. Also distributed through major subscription agencies worldwide. For permission to publish a HINDUISM TODAY arti- cle, call 1-808-822-7032 (ext. 227) or fax 1-808-822-4351. Printed in USA. © 2003 himalayan academy, 107 kaholalele road, kapaa, hawaii 96746-9304 usa. all rights reserved. julien de wilde gilles flament July/August/September, 2003 • Hindu Year 5105 Subhanu, the Year of Beautiful Radiance COVER: This stunningly ornate Ganesha shrine sits outside the Isetan Store at Bangkok’s World Trade Center, where many of our Hindu Gods are worshiped by the Thai Buddhists; (above) Firewalkers in Reunion ritually prepare the pit of embers www.gurudeva.org Hinduism: Thai Style
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Hinduism Today Jul-Aug-Sept 2003
