Swami Prabhupāda

Bhaktivedanta, A(bhay) C(haranaravinda)born Sept. 1, 1896, Calcuttadied Nov. 14, 1977, Vrindāvan, Uttar Pradesh, India also called Swami Prabhupāda Indian religious leader and author who in 1965 founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness,...

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Year in Review 1998 Vajpayee, Atal Bihari

In May 1998 India exploded five nuclear bombs in quick succession, reminding the world that the nuclear era was far from over. Though condemnation for the acts was nearly universal in the West, India's newly elected prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee,...

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HINDUISM

From January to April 1998, millions of Hindus from around the world made the pilgrimage to the holy city of Haridwar, India, on the banks of the sacred Ganges River for the triennial Kumbh Mela, the great "Festival of the Pot." Because this Kumbh Mela was the last one of the 20th century, it was considered especially auspicious, and far greater numbers than usual made the pilgrimage to Haridwar, one of the four sites among which the festival rotates. On April 13-14 an estimated four million pilgrims ritually bathed in the Ganges to mark the most...

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HARE KRISHNA

In full International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) popular name of a semimonastic VaishnavaHinduorganization founded in the United States in 1965 by A.C. Bhaktivedanta (Swami Prabhupada; 1896–1977). This movement is a Western outgrowth...

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Mahabalipuram Or Mamallapuram

   is very fam ous for its Art and Architecture, it is also called as Mamallapuram; all these were built by Pallavas. The name of the place is coined from the pallava king Mamalla. The Art and Architecture are very ancient built some where...

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Marina Beach (Chennai or Madras)

My frequent place to visit in Chennai is Marina beach. Whenever I am with friend, I some how make some free time and visit the Marina beach. This is a very big beach stretched for about 13 Kms long. This beach is considered as world’s second longest...

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