RIVERSIDE: Every year, on the auspicious day of Tulsi Vivah, devotees worship the Tulsi plant with flowers and milk, believing Lord Vishnu to be present in it. In a picturesque program held Sunday in Riverside's Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, the wedding of Lord Vishnu to Shri Tulsi Devi was celebrated.

WASHINGTON: On October 30, the 100-year-old Maha Mariamman Temple in Padang Jawa was demolished by Malaysian authorities. Following that demolition, Works Minister and head of the Malaysian Indian Congress Samy Vellu, who is of Indian origin, said that Hindu temples built on government land were still being

PICO, Rivera: At first sight Five Point looks like just another auto repair shop where you might want to drop in to get minor repairs or maybe a quick oil change - well that's what you think - and you are so dead wrong!!

CHICAGO: Tragedy has struck yet another Indian family beset with domestic problems. A couple of months ago, an Indian woman, Nimisha Tiwari burnt herself with her two children in Naperville. This time it is Kaushik Patel, 34, who allegedly doused his two children, Om and Vish, with gasoline and set them on fire.

CHICAGO: From a mere $23 million asset bank a decade ago to now over $1.4 billion asset bank, the Chicagoland situated Mutual Bank easily can claim to be the largest single NRI owned bank in the country, according to Pethinaidu Veluchamy, Chairman of the bank.

CHICAGO: Diwali celebrations were held at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS), located in Bartlett, a northwest side Chicago suburb, where hundreds of devout families gathered to commemorate the five-day long Diwali festival. The culmination was the grand Annakut held on November 10.

CHICAGO: The underlying meaning of a Sanskrit adage - Tamso Ma Jyotir Gamay ( Lead us to light from Darkness)- was improvised to mean Lead us to Order from Chaos in a well themed Hindi drama- Gudbud- staged by local artists at Waterford Banquet Hall in Elmhurst last week.

NEW YORK: A multifaith delegation of Nevada clergy met Director of Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs in Carson City recently regarding establishing a Gandhi monument near the State Capitol complex.

St. Louis: India Association of St. Louis (IAS) has announced it will organize and host its annual "India-Nite" program on Saturday, December 1 at Mahatma Gandhi Cultural Center (MGC). A cultural program extravaganza will highlight the event. It will showcase Indian folk,

CHICAGO: American Institute of Sindhulogy (AIS) has elected Hiro Mirchandani as President at its annual meeting held recently here. Hiro is long time resident in the USA and held several official posts in the community organizations. He was President of Sindhi Association Board. American Institute of Sindhulogy is a non- profit organization set up to promote awareness of Sindhu & Saraswati Civilzation.