Golden AMMA’s Temple u|xhCFCHEy12134mzVv!:, Brazil BRL 14 Canada CAD 10 India INR 115 Malaysia MYR 14 Mauritius MUR 115 Singapore SGD 10 Trinidad TTD 48 UK G B P 5 www.hinduismtoday.com narayani peedam tamil nadu art and culture department January/February/March, 2011 US $7.95 COVER: The Sri Mahalakshmi Narayani Golden Temple gleams at dusk near Vellore, in South India, the epicenter of a new and dynamic Hindu organization; (above) 1,000 dancers performed for the 1,000th anniversary of the “Big Temple” in Thanjavur, Tamil Naduww January/February/March, 2011 • Hindu Year 5112 Vikrita, the Year of Challenging Change www.gurudeva.org INTERNATIONAL Feature: A Rare Glimpse of Vellore’s Golden Temple to the Goddess, and its Remarkable Institutions 18 Food: Exploring the Difficult Ethics of the Foods We Choose to Eat 30 Hindu History: An Authentic History of Modern India for School Children—1947 to Today 37 Insight: Serious Progress in Religious Life Requires the Persistent Effort Called Sadhana 54 LIFESTYLE Ayurveda: These Natural Alternatives to Hypertension Drugs Won’t Hasten your Death 33 Parenting: One Mother’s Struggle to Provide Her Daughter with the Perfect School Lunch 70 Books: Bollywood Weddings Surveys the Cultural Quirks of Hindu American Marriages 72 OPINION In My Opinion: The Challenge of Capturing and Holding the Interest of our Youth 9 Publisher’s Desk: Five Core Hindu Practices 10 Letters 12 From the Agamas: The Divinity of Mantras 17 DIGESTS Global Dharma 6 Quotes & Quips 14 Digital Dharma 86 Letters to the editor, subscription and editorial inquiries may be sent to Hinduism Today, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA, let- ters@hinduorg HINDUISM TODAY (ISSN# 0896-0801; USPS# 023082), January/February/March, 2011, Volume 33, No 1. Editorial: 1-808-822-7032; sub- scriptions from USA and Canada 1-877-255-1540; subscriptions, copies or bulk orders from other countries 1-808-240-3109; subscribe@hinduorg; advertising: 1-888-464-1008, ads@hinduorg. All-department fax: 1-808-822-4351. HINDUISM TODAY is published four times a year in January, April, July and October by Himalayan Academy, a nonprofit educational institution at 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA 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 In Malaysia: Sanathana Dharma Publications, 45 Jalan Ungu U 9/34C, Sunway Kayangan, 40150, Shah Alam. Tel: 016-380-2393; E-mail: silvaraj05@yahoocom In Singapore: Sanathana Dharma Publications, Blk 210 #06-326, Pasir Ris Street 21, 510210. Tel: 9664-9001 ; E-mail: dsam55@gmailcom. For permission to republish a HINDUISM TODAY article, e-mail letters@hinduorg or fax 1-808-822-4351. Printed in USA. Periodicals postage paid at Kapaa, Hawaii, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Hinduism Today, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii, 96746-9304 © 2011 himalayan academy, 107 kaholalele road, kapaa, hawaii 96746-9304 usa. all rights reserved. Affirming Sanatana Dharma and Recording the Modern History of a Billion-Strong Global Religion in Renaissance
