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Star-Crossed

We wanted an Indian wedding. But could two hip young professionals abandon perfectly good dates because of Vedic astrology?

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, auspicious, auspicious date, Astrology, young professionals, lunar day, inauspicious, planets arent, solar day, Horoscopes, Indian wedding

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As the world turns its attention to Beijing and to the elite athletes gathering there for the Olympics, we invite you to take a virtual tour of the 8 most sacred places in this historically prominent city.

Related Topics: Beijing Olympics, Beijing, Sacred, Travel, Credit, emperors, Chinese, sacred places, Intricate stone carvings, astonishing imperial garden, arched stone bridges, Tomb, noticeable exhilaration surges, athletes

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A Hindu Bar Mitzvah

When does a Hindu boy become a man? Like a bar mitzvah, a ceremony happens--with father passing on a secret mantra to his son.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Ceremony, Family, religious nature, Peer Pressure, sons ears, thread, boys family, tremendous learning experience, Goddess, boys father

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Ritual Initiation

After two very different experiences with Varalakshmi puja, I'm ready to learn this ritual celebrating Lakshmi's birth.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Puja, mother in law, silver pot, Goddess, lovely silver pot, rice flour, close family member, religious rituals, varalakshmi, husbands family

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It's Not in the Cards (or the Stars)

How should Christians view astrology, tarot cards, mediums, and necromancers?

How Everything (Except What You Most Expected) Is Illuminated

Pilgrimage is central to the film 'Everything Is Illuminated'--which lacks the novel's Hasidic-inspired tales of the past.

Related Topics: Entertainment, Movies, Grandfather, Jewish, Pilgrimage, Holocaust Means, Jewish history, young Jews, grandfathers dentures, Holocaust, grandfathers death, predictable aging photograph

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Rama, Beloved Avatar

On Sri Rama Navami, Hindus everywhere celebrate the birthday of the Ramayana's great hero.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Rama, Ramas, Sita, Festival, dutiful son, Hindu, lemon juice, subjects questioning, leading Indian historians, demon king

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Count the Omer--and Make the Omer Count

Heading from Passover toward Shavuot, Jews count the Omer upward as we strive for spiritual growth.

The Astrological Chart
of George W. Bush

He has an auspicious birthdate, his Sun is in the 'serve or suffer' house-and he has the curse of Tecumseh to overcome.

Related Topics: Holistic Living, Astrology, Saturn, President, Saturn Return, Family, house types, House, exact degree, American presidents, Cancer, variable worth mentioning

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Tight Security Thwarts Falun Going Protests

Intrusive security in Beijing's Tiananmen Square marred the Chinese new year a day after self-immolations.

Related Topics: News, Police, police van, followers, plainclothes security officers, communist governments ban, extreme interpretations, attempted group suicide, Falun Gong, Security, desperate fervor

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auspicious date

Star-Crossed

8 Sacred Places in Beijing

A Hindu Bar Mitzvah

Ritual Initiation

It's Not in the Cards (or the Stars)

How Everything (Except What You Most Expected) Is Illuminated

Rama, Beloved Avatar

Count the Omer--and Make the Omer Count

The Astrological Chart
of George W. Bush

Tight Security Thwarts Falun Going Protests

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