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Religious Diversity in Congress: First Hindu Congresswoman, First Buddhist Senator
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Reed Hall
Election Day (November 6, 2012) did more than give Barack Obama a second term in office as the U.S. president. Among other things, it also gave us America’s first Hindu congresswoman, as well as its first Buddhist senator. Tulsi Gabbard, democratic congresswoman representing Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district, made history when voters elected her to be…
Navratri 2012
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Reed Hall
As I write, Hindus in India and beyond are preparing for the beginning of Navratri (or Navaratri, Sanskrit for “Nine Nights”), a major Hindu harvest-time religious festival. As its name implies, Navratri is a celebration running nine nights in a row. Hinduism’s lunar calendar means that that the precise dates of the nine nights in…
Krishna Janmashtami 2012
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Reed Hall
Today is Krishna Janmashtami, the annual celebration in the Hindu calendar of the birthday of Lord Krishna. Because of the complex intricacies of the Indian calendar’s structure and workings, the precise date of this popular Hindu holy day and festival can fall anywhere between roughly mid-August and mid-September. For example, last year (2011), the holiday…
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