1. Sites Related to the Hare Krishna Movement (Iskcon) and Vaishnavism in General
Http://www.iskcon.org/hkindex
-- links to most Iskcon (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
affiliated websites for spiritual information, resources, frequently asked
questions about Iskcon, etc.
http://iskcon.org -- the complete
picture of the Hare Krishna organization with many or your questions answered
here.
http://www.iskcon.net/namahatta
-- This site is aimed at those who want to know more about how to practice
Bhakti-yoga or Krishna Consciousness at home by a gradual process, starting with
the basics and culminating in pure love of God. A most important site.
http://www.iskcon.org/kchome/index.html
-- a simple site on practicing Krishna Consciousness at home.
http://krishnascience.com
-- various sciences applied in Krishna consciousness for a greater
spiritual undersatanding.
Http://www.krsna.com
-- website for
the "Back to Godhead" magazine, Bhaktivedanta Archives, various Iskcon
related projects, and other
links to additional sites.
http://www.harekrishnaworld.com
-- site for
the newspaper "Hare Krishna World" which contains news of the Hare
Krishna Movement.
http://www.prabhupada.tv
-- site of Illuminated Television website, with videos of Srila Prabhupada
and the devotees' memories of him, etc.
http://www.itvproductions.net
-- Iskcon TeleVision Productions, offers many videos on the Hare Krishna
Movement, its activities, Srila Prabhupada, life in India and the glories of
Vedic culture, temples, holy places, cooking
classes, etc.
http://www.prabhupada.com
-- site of the Bhaktivedanta Archives and the publications they provide.
They also provide the Vedabase, which is a CD complete with all of the books of
Srila Prabhupada and much more, all in a searchable Folio format, information on
which can be obtained at http://www.vedabase.com.
Http://harekrishnatemple.com
-- a cyber Hare Krishna temple devoted to Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada.
http://www.afn.org/~bvi/
or www.binstitute.org -- The Bhaktivedanta Institute,
synthesizing science and spirituality since 1974, dealing with scientific matters in a
spiritual light.
Http://www.ifast.net - the site for
the "Institute for Applied Spiritual Technology" and the books and
activities of Bhaktitirtha
Swami.
http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz
-- Vedic knowledge online, includes articles, books, Vedic texts,
biographies of Vaishnava saints, links to many other Iskcon sites, frequently
asked questions on Vedic philosophy, etc.
http://religion.krishna.org -- many articles on comparative
religion and Krishna Consciousness, their connections or dissimilarities.
http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-int.htm
-- the International Hare Krishna spiritual resource network, provides
links to all kinds of sites, including those of temples all over the world,
books, information, personal websites, and more.
http://www.iskcon.net/hktv/
-- site of Hare Krishna Television, based in Houston, Texas.
http://www.vaisnavi.com
-- a site for women Vaishnavis, related to all areas of interest amongst
women devotees.
http://www.ffl.org --
Food for Life Global for vegetarian food relief.
http://www.indiadivine.com/main.htm
-- The Bhaktivedanta Ashrama in Mysore, India. This has many
articles, discussions, online Vedic scriptures, numerous links to other
websites, audio lectures, and more.
http://www.gopaljiu.org --
the site for the Gopal Jiu and the Krishna Kathamrita Bindu magazines for
studies of Vaishnavism. Associated with Gour Govinda Swami.
http://www.festivalofindia.org.pl
-- site for the annual summer Festival of India in Poland and Europe.
http://www.traveling-preacher.com/homepage.htm
-- website of H. H. Indradyumna Swami.
http://www.namahatta.org
-- the official website of Iskcon's Congregational Ministry, with writings
of many dynamic preachers, articles, reports, ideas, online books, etc.
http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Hinduism/Vaishnava
-- A large site with lots of links to websites about Vaishnavism, Hare
Krishna and Iskcon.
http://www.naturalnirvana.com/Vegetarian/Vegetarian-Links/HareKrishna.htm
-- lots of links to Hare Krishna and Vedic sites.
http://www.hare-krishna.com
-- all about Deity worship in temples, in your home, and all the pujas,
offerings, etc.
http://www.avatara.org -- a
site that links you to other sites that are dedicated to the main avataras of
the Lord that explain many things about Them.
http://www.avatara.org/narasimha
-- site on Lord Narasimha, offers paintings, stories, prayers, etc.
http://www.harekrsna.cz/nrsimha/html/home.html
-- site on Lord Narasimhadeva.
http://www.geocities.com/visoka123/visoka/Jayananda/Jayananda_Website.htm
-- website dedicate to Jayananda, a great contemporary devotee who made
the first Rathayatras possible in America, and was very inspiring in many ways.
http://www.jpsoffice.com
-- site of Jayapataka Swami's office, tells of his activities.
http://www.srilagourgovindaswami.org
-- the beautiful and official site of Srila Gour Govinda Swami.
http://www.wva-vvrs.org --
The site for the World Vaishnava Association, presenting much information about
spiritual masters of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, and many of the available
books by them. Plus, it promotes unity and better relations with all Vaishnava
associations.
Http://www.ramanuja.org
-- home page of the Sri Vaishnavas.
http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/pramana.htm
-- transcendental knowledge based on Sri Jiva Gosvami's Tattva Sandarbha.
http://www.prabhupadaconnect.com -- a site to help you connect
with Srila Prabhupada with his lectures, writings, articles, and more.
http://www.harekrishnala.com -- site of the major Krishna temple
in Los Angeles, with programs, live feed of the temple room and Deities, Gift
shop, restaurant, etc.
http://www.utahkrishnas.com -- site of the beautiful Krishna
temple in Spanish Fork, Utah and their radio broadcasts you can listen to
online.
http://www.detroitiskconlive.com or
http://www.detroitiskcon.org -- the website for the Detroit Iskcon center. Also, the link to the temple monthly newsletter is:
http://www.scribd.com/full/13358140?access_key=key-1sp0hw77aug2h902b5xn
Also, to see numerous photos of the
Detroit Fisher Mansion / Hare Krishna Temple from the Glory Days of 1981 to
1987, you can use this link to view the Gallery:
http://picasaweb.google.com/sknapp108/FisherMansionGloryDays#
http://www.krishnanyc.com/projects.html -- site of the Krishna
temple at 26 2nd Avenue in New York City, Srila Prabhupada's original center.
Also, http://www.krishnanyc.org.
http://www.distributebooks.com -- on ways to distribute more of
Srila Prabhupada's books.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeniorDevoteeGodsisters/ -- a
yahoo group for Senior Godsisters looking for other Senior Godsisters, focusing
on Krishna nectar & Prabhupada experiences.
http://webcom.com/~ara
-- Hare Krishna Home page for more information on the movement, with
articles, online books, send for additional books, and more.
http://www.harekrishnaturkey.com -- A Hare Krishna site that
explains everything in Turkish.
http://www.salagram.net
-- a great site on all aspects of spiritual development.
http://graciouskrishna.com -- a website
dedicated to Krishna. Here you will get Krishna pictures, bhajans, online
Bhagavad-gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and much more.
http://www.careforcows.org -- if you like to care for cows, this
site is for an organization that cares for sick, injured or abandoned cows of
Vrindavana. They do amazing work in caring for all kinds of conditions in which
cows may be found. They are always expanding, taking of more cows, depending on
funds, which you can help with.
http://varnashrama.org/
-- a site for discussing and establishing varnashrama dharma in society.
http://www.scienceofidentityfoundation.org/ -- Official website
of Science of Identity Foundation, Information about Science of Identity
Foundation with articles and video lectures.
http://www.yogavaisnava.com/3/mp3.htm -- offers numerous kirtans
and bhajans that can be downloaded
http://www.mahamantra.it -- offers numerous kirtans and bhajans
that can be downloaded.
http://www.harekrishna.es
--
Hare Krishna website in Spanish.
www.iskcondesiretree.info -- has more than 20,000 audio
lectures & bhajans by various speakers, videos, images, games,
presentations, comics, special
kid's stuff, recipes and more.
http://vanipedia.org --
"Vanipedia is a dynamic, interactive encyclopedia of all of Srila
Prabhupada's words (vani)."
www.absolute-truth.net -- an informative website
covering many topics from the Iskcon Sri Jagannath Mandir in Bangalore.
2. Sites for Additional Books, Deities,
Paraphernalia, Spiritual Art, etc.
http://www.krishna.com
-- a newer site on many aspects of Krishna Consciousness and Vedic
philosophy with books, CDs, DVDs, and other devotional items and resources to
assist you. Also has Krishna radio with programs you can listen to with
lectures, stories, music, etc.
http://www.prabhupada.com
-- the online store for the Bhaktivedanta Archives, for books, CDs, software,
art, etc.
http://www.blservices.com -- a company in Belgium serving people in Europe. It carries a multitude
of spiritual books (including Stephen Knapp's), CDs, tapes, videos, etc., and
the books of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Located at: B. L. Services,
Petite Somme 2, 6940 Durbuy, Belgium / Phone: +3286323280 / Email: visnu.murti@bbt.se.
http://vedicresource.com -- a
site for all kinds of books (including those of Stephen Knapp), tapes & CDs, Deities, clothes, meditation beads, incense, and
many other items to help you with your spiritual life. Also, you can call them
at 800-829-2579 to ask for their complete catalog.www.rasbihari.com
http://www.rasbihari.com -- an outlet in Vrindavana, India based
on the store that carries lot os books and devotional items, as well as a few of
Stephen Knapp's books.
Http://www.harekrishna.com/~ara
or http://www.webcom.com/~ara
- this is the Hare Krishna home page, site for many spiritual books, such
as Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and more as published by the Bhaktivedanta
Book Trust. You can also contact them by calling 800-927-4152, and ask for their
complete catalog. This site also contains links for more information about the philosophy,
spiritual masters, books, and many other topics related to the Vedic Gaudiya
Vaishnava tradition of spiritual development and the Hare Krishna Movement.
http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/catalog/welcome.html
-- The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) Catalog, order all their books
directly.
http://www.golden-wheel.net/fullhind.html
-- a huge bibliography of books on Vedic philosophy and Hinduism, all available
through Amazon.com, and more links to Hindu oriented websites.
http://www.bharatvani.org/books/hindusoc/ch8.htm
-- site of Bharatvani Institute with articles and books on the Aryan
Invasion Theory, Hindu Human Rights, and other issues, with writers like Sita
Ram Goel, David Frawley, and others.
http://www.Vedicarts.com
-- An enterprise dedicated to delivering Vedic knowledge, its culture and
stories to children through books of all kinds, coloring books, cassettes,
crafts, kits, puzzles, teenage classics, and more.
http://www.matchless-gifts.com
-- in India, has all kinds of videos, video and audio CDs of holy places,
festivals, songs, texts, etc.
http://www.gosai.com/books/
-- a site offering many books that get to the heart of the purpose and
process of devotional or bhakti yoga.
http://books.arshavidya.org
-- online bookstore of the Arsha Vidya Guruklum of Saylorsburg, PA, for many philosophical books from India, and those
hard to find.
http://www.indianbookscentre.com
-- An online bookstore for Indian books.
http://indusbook.com/cgi-bin/indus455
-- Another online bookstore in Oregon of India books.
http://www.vedamsbooks.com
-- For books from India.
http://users.erols.com/nataraj
-- Nataraj Book Publishers and distributors, offers a large list of South
Asian books.
http://www.southasiabooks.com
-- site for the America outlet of imported books of all kinds from
India.
http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com
-- Rudra Center offers quality holy rudraksha beads, gemstones, yantras,
malas, puja articles, etc.
http://www.indousplaza.com --
site of Butala Emporium for all things India, including books, musical
instruments, puja paraphernalia, arts & handicrafts, Ayurveda preparations, and
much more.
http://www.jungleshop.com/books.html --
The JungleShop Book Store, The bestseller book store online for a selection of
sites that offer books on fiction, business, political, history, humor,
cookbooks, college, travel, children's, health, mystery, used books, and many
other spiritual and Vedic resources.
http://www.krishnaimages.com
-- a site for purchasing and of the Iskcon BBT paintings on canvas.
http://www.tazarat.com
-- a large site for Indian bronzes, deities, and antiques.
http://www.divine-rudraksha.com -- Information about
Rudrakshas, Yantras, Puja items, mantras, with online shopping for global
delivery.
http://www.holyrudraksha.com --
Description and information about Rudraksha, Yantra and their mantras, Parad
(mercury), and other Vedic items with online shopping and global
delivery.
3. Sites for Access to Sacred Vedic Texts, Commentaries and Songs
http://www.iskcon.org/sastra/bg.html
-- offers "The Bhagavad-gita As It Is," with
transliterated Sanskrit, word-by-word synonyms, English translations, and
commentary by Srila Prabhupada of all 700 verses.
http://www.krishna.com/gita/index.htm
-- the Bhagavad-gita online, read the whole Gita, hear the audio, lectures
, read articles on the Gita, etc.
http://vedabase.net/bg/
-- Read the English version of Bhagavad-gita online.
http://www.krsnabook.com/index.html
-- the online copy of the complete "Krsna" Book, summary of the
Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, by Srila Prabhupada.
http://www.asitis.com
-- provides "Bhagavad-gita As It Is", by Srila Prabhupada.
http://srimadbhagavatam.com -- a beautiful site with the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) online
in both Sanskrit, Roman transliterations and English translation.
http://harekrishnatemple.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid+3
-- a site where you can download many of the books by Srila Prabhupada.
http://wald.heim.at/sherwood/530002/
-- a site where all of Srila Prabhupada's books are available for
downloading only.
http://www.hare-krishna.org/srila-prabhupada-books.htm
-- another site where you can download the books of Srila Prabhupada that
are listed here.
http://freeprabhupadabooks.tripod.com
-- offers many free RTF format editions of Srila Prabhupada's books,
downloadable in zip files to be unzipped with WinZip.
http://gauranga1.tripod.com/library/id25.html
-- lots of books for reading online or downloading. Includes Bhakativinoda
Thakur, Sanatana Gosvami, Jiva Gosvami, Raghunatha das Gosvami, Narottama dasa
Thakura, Ramananda Raya, etc.
http://www.iskcon.org/sastra/bs.html
-- the Brahma-Samhita by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur online.
http://webcom.com/~ara/col/books/YM/poy/contents.html
-- the Path of Yoga online.
http://www.philosophy.ru/library/asiatica/indica/authors
-- lots more Vedic oriented books online.
http://www.iskcon.org/sastra/vs.html
-- lots of Vaishnava songs by Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Narottama dasa Thakur,
and others.
http://web.tiscali.it/gopala/Vaishnava-Songs/index.html
-- where you can read or download the words to numerous songs composed by
the Vaishnava Acharyas.
http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/books/VEG/ht
-- the online copy of "The Higher Taste: A Guide to Gourmet
Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma-Free Diet." A complete cookbook with
dozens of vegetarian recipes.
http://www.bhagavad-gita.org
-- all about Bhagavad-gita, with audio lectures and films online.
http://www.gita-society.com
-- all about the Bhagavad-gita, free classes, online editions of the Gita
and other information.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm
-- a source for online and downloads of various Vedic texts in English,
includes Vedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata, Ramayana, etc. Also use
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm.
http://www.DharmicScriptures.org
-- downloadable forms of all Vedas in Microsoft Word and other Dharmic
texts, such as the Major and Minor Puranas and others.
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext05/8sutr10.txt
-- the Vedanta Sutras with commentary by Ramanuja. Also http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext05/8sutr10.zip
-- for downloading the zip files of the Vedanta Sutras with commentary by
Ramanuja.
http://www.sacred-texts.com
-- a site with access to all kinds of sacred texts from a wide variety of
traditions.
http://www.mum.edu/vedicreserve
-- a Maharishi Mahesh Yogi site with lots of Vedic texts available in pdf.
format.
http://sanskrit.safire.com
-- offers a wide range of Sanskrit texts, some also translated into
English, for reading online or downloading, mostly in pdf. Sahasranams of
Vishnu, Shiva, Lalita, Radha-Krishna, Durga. Lakshmi, etc. (However, I found
that some of the links on this site do not work)
http://sanskrit.bhaarat.com/Dale -- another link to Sanskrit
texts and translations of all kinds.
http://sanskrit.safire.com/pdf/VISHNU2.PDF
-- the Vishnu Sahasranam in Sanskrit in Adobe format.
http://sanskrit.gde.to/TextsElsewhere.html
-- a listing of web sites that offer Sanskrit texts online. Also:
http://sanskrit.gde.to.
http://www.vedamantram.com
-- offers many audio files of various stotras, stutis and suktams, such as
from the Upanishads and others.
http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/ -- translations (more
than 40) are given of many great sthothras, including Vishnu
Sahasranamam, Lalitha Sahasranamam, Soundarya Lahari, Shivananda
Lahari, Devi Mahatmyam, Sundara Kandam, etc.
http://www.vedah.com/vedah/rv/firstash/test_i.htm
-- The first Ashtaka of the Rig Veda.
http://www.celextel.org
-- Celextal's Online Spiritual Library. Has English translations of
Bhagavad-gita, Brahma Sutras, 76 Upanishads, some of Adi Shankara's books, and
more.
http://rajathathacorner.awardspace.com -- For reading children
stories and rhymes.
http://stotraratna.awardspace.com/sruthi.html -- Mantras,
Essays, Vikramadithya stories, Samkshepa Dharma Sastram, Kerala temples.
http://www.mssc.edu/projectsouthasia/history/primarydocs/arthashastra/index.htm
-- Kautilya's Arthashastra.
http://www.hindulinks.org/Scriptures/index.html
-- offers various texts and articles about the Vedic scriptures.
http://www.dharmakshetra.com/literature/vedas/atharva%veda.html
-- the English translation of the Atharva Veda.
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/hinduism_scripts.htm
-- Many Vedic scriptures, including the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-gita,
Laws of Manu, Yoga Sutras, Ramayana, Mahabharata, etc.
http://www.valmikiramayan.net -- a complete online Ramayana in
both Sanskrit and English translations.
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduscriptlinks.htm
-- links to other sites on Vedic and Hindu scriptures or information about
them.
http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/religions/religions.htm
-- information on various aspects of Hinduism and its scriptures.
http://www.swaveda.com/Religion/Vedas/Vedas.htm
-- English translations of the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-gita, etc.
However, the timeline that is offered on this website is quite inaccurate. Also http://www.swaveda.com/etext.php.
http://www.prapatti.com
-- contains lots of stotras and prayers to all the divine personalities in
Sanskrit, Tamil, and other languages.
http://bhagavad-gita.org/index-arabic.html -- ARABIC SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA
ONLINE.
http://protectacow.typepad.com/photos/nectar_of_instruction_ara/index.html
-- Another copy of an Arabic Bhagavad-gita online.
http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/gret_utf.htm --
Sanskrit texts of all kinds in Roman transliteration.
http://www.omkarananda-ashram.org/Sanskrit/Itranslt.html#downloads
-- this is where you can download a Sanskrit reader that you can use with
other word processing programs to use or read Sanskrit. Also:
http://www.omkarananda-ashram.org/Sanskrit/Itranslt.html.
http://www.vedpuran.com -- a
site that offers copies of the major Puranas and four Vedas, but in Sanskrit
only. --
http://www.muktalib.org
-- offers 1144 recent paper Devanagari transcripts (containing over
2000 mostly Shaiva texts and over 200,000 pages) commissioned or copied by
scholars of the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) and the Ecole
Francaise d'Extreme-Orient (EFEO) over a period of more than thirty years.
Additional Sacred Texts and Material
http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/library/cac.htm
-- the apocryphal texts of the Nag Hammadi Library.
http:///www.webcom.com/~gnosis/library/polem.htm
-- polemical works against gnosis.
4. Sites for Vedic Philosophy and Hinduism
in General, plus some Current Issues and Information
http://www.hinduism.co.za
-- a site with lots of articles on the various aspects and basics of Hinduism.
http://www.vina.org - site of the
Vaishnava Internet News Agency, articles on all kinds of spiritual topics and
events.
Http://www.hinduweb.org - has
many links to sites related to the Hindu and Vedic culture, resources, books,
temple art, and much more.
http://www.gosai.com --
Gateway to Ancient India. Has articles and information on Vedic discoveries,
Indian archeology, the Aryan Invasion Myth, philosophical traditions, pilgrimage
places, Vedic sciences, and more.
Http://www.philo.demon.co.uk/vedanta.htm
-- a balanced introduction into the philosophy of Vedanta and an explanation
against the impersonalist or mayavada philosophy that accepts that God is an
impersonal force or Brahman only.
http://www.geocities.com/dipalsarvesh
-- a personal website with lots of info and articles on various aspects of
Vedic culture, date of the Mahabharata, the falsity of the Aryan Invasion
Theory, Vedic science and mathematics, and much more.
http://hinduism.about.com/?once=true&
-- A large site with many links to various websites offering all kinds of
information about Hinduism, both modern and ancient.
Http://www.ahista.com/dvt/vedchant.html
- site on Vedas and Vedic knowledge and mantras.
http://www.swordoftruth.com/swordoftruth/multimedia/krishnapresentation/html/introduction.html
-- This presentation shows how reverence for Lord Krishna is a consistent
and unifying theme of all cultural traditions in every state of India. Very nice
and informative.
http://spirituality.indiatimes.com
-- a positive site on the many aspects of spiritual paths and spiritual
teachers and leaders in India and abroad.
http://www.thevedicfoundation.org -- a site and organization for
reestablishing the greatness of Hinduism.
http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Hinduism
-- A large site with hundreds of links available for all kinds of websites
about Hinduism in general.
http://www.hindulinks.org
-- Another site that can provide a large number of links for reaching
additional websites for a host of topics and issues related to Hinduism.
http://www.hindunet.org/home.shtml
-- a site that can connect you with many other Hindu related
organizations, discussions, temple directories, and links, presenting a variety
of information on all aspects of Hinduism and Vedic culture.
http://www.swaminarayan.org
-- site of the large Swaminarayan (BAPS) group.
http://urday.com/indexb.asp
-- a site on the many beliefs and practices of all religions found in
India, from Hinduism, Vaishnavism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, etc., plus astrology, poojas, online
arati, Vedas, Ayurveda, etc. Also try http://www.urday.com.
http://onlinedarshan.com
-- allows you to do a simple darshan and puja to prints of the main
Deities of Hinduism, with accompanying audio prayers that you can recite along
with the arati.
Http://www.goloka.com - a general
interest site with many Indian paintings in particular styles.
http://htmlgear.lycos.com/link/control.link?u=gauranga1&i=2&a=render&style=list
-- a site with links to many devotional and spiritual sites.
http://www.geocities.com/lavlesh/contents-sudheer.html
-- Sudheer's site with many insightful articles on numerous aspects of the
scientific contributions of ancient Indian and Hindu culture.
http://www.hinduism.co.za/amazing.htm
-- plenty of articles on Vedic culture's connection with scientific and
historical discoveries.
http://www.bharatvani.org/books.html
-- has online books on Hindu issues by Sita Ram Goel, David Frawley and
others. Many contemporary topics covered, like the Aryan Invasion Theory, Muslim
atrocities and invasions of India, etc.
http://www.shivashakti.com
-- information on different aspects of the tantrik tradition, groups,
teachings, and texts.
http://www.hinduwisdom.info -- a large site with lots of basic
information about Hinduism.
http://www.123greetings.com/links/events/durga_puja/happy/
-- a nice little site about Durga Puja and other events and information.
http://sify.com/samacharreligion/festivals/durgapuja/index.php --
site on Goddess Durga and her legends, stories, worship, etc.
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduismlinks.htm
-- links to information on various aspects of Hinduism.
http://www.bvinst.edu
-- the site of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, for the advanced studies in
consciousness and science.
http://www.binstitute.org
-- the other site for the Bhaktivedanta Institute for the studies of
science and spiritual consciousness together. Features books of Bhaktisvarupa
Damodara Swami and other scientific activities and achievements in spirituality
and science.
http://www.rakshabandhan.net
-- a site that describes and facilitates the festival of Rakshabandhan,
wherein the sister honors her brothers.
http://www.vedicsociety.org -- Vedic Society is a family of
worldwide workers and volunteers working to serve the society through ancient
wisdom to make today's world more harmonious for all.
http://www.diwali-greetings.com -- a pleasant site that allows
you to send email greetings for various Vedic holidays, like Diwali.
http://www.diwaligreatings.us -- is another site that offers
many features for sending electronic email greeting cards.
http://www.diwali-cards.com -- send your holiday greetings
through the features on this enjoyable site.
http://www.holi-ecards.com -- a site for acquiring and sending
ecards for Hindu celebrations like Holi, plus links to other sites.
http://www.hindu-festivals.com -- a site on the great festivals of
India, also offers free ecards on Hindu Festivals.
5. Sites that will take you to Vedic temples in India and
sites around the world
Http://www.iskcon.net/darshan - a
site that offers a virtual darshan through color photos of the many Deities in
temples around the world.
http://mathura-vrindavan.com
-- a site on Lord Krishna and the holiest places of Mathura and Vrindavan.
http://mathuravrindavan.com
-- another site on the holy places of Mathura and Vrindavana and Lord
Krishna.
http://www.vrindavanmvt.com
-- gateway to visiting Vrindavana.
http://www.radhadamodarmandir.com
-- site of the famous Radha Damodar temple in Vrindavana.
http://ori.nic.in/jagannath
-- the site of Lord Jagannatha's temple in Jagannatha Puri. You can also
use http://ori1.nic.in/jaga/.
http://www.neonblue.com/tfs/nathindex.htm
-- a site all about Lord Jagannatha in Puri.
http://www.jagannathpuri.blessingsonthenet.com
-- a site on the temple in Jagannatha Puri, and a gateway to many other
important temples.
http://www.badrinath-kedarnath.org
-- website of the temples in Badrinatha and Kedarnatha in the Himalayas,
as well as links to other important temples of India.
Http://www.hindunet.org/temple_info
- information of numerous Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist temples around the
world, includes maps, history, scriptures, directories of temples, pilgrimage
sites, photos, temples in the news, with lots more info and links.
Http://www.balaji.net - a large
and interesting site for the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, India, one of
the most famous temples in the world.
http://www.tirumala.org
-- all about the temple of Sri Balaji (Venkateswara) at Tirupati
http://sribalaji.com
-- another site on the temple of Tirupati and Lord Balaji.
http://www.guruvayurdevaswom.com
-- official site for the Vishnu temple in Guruvayur.
http://www.vaishnodevi.com
-- site for the famous Vaishnodevi temple near Jammu, India.
http://www.ahobilamutt.org
-- site on the temple at Lord Narasimhadeva's appearance place in South
India.
http://www.indiantemples.com
-- a large site of information, locations and photos of over 2000 temples
and pilgrimage places in India. You can also use http://www.templenet.com.
http://www.indiantemplesportal.com -- for temples all over
India.
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&q=108%20Divya%20Desams%20Virtual%20Tour%20on%20google%20maps&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
-- A cool site that will take you to all the Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu,
with extra web addresses to give you lots of information on each temple.
http://www.templepages.com
-- a site that offers miscellaneous information about temples of South
India.
http://www.kumbakonam.info -- a great site all about the
wonderful temples of Kumbakonam, South India.
http://www.templenet.com/desam.htm
-- temple of Vishnu, Shiva and others in India.
http://www.templenet.com
-- the ultimate source of all kinds of information on all kinds of temples
in India.
http://travel.indiamart.com/places-of-worship
-- A site that can take you to many places of pilgrimage and temples
around India. You can also check out http://travel.indiamart.com/pilgrimage.
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/5349/
-- a site on the temples of the nine planets in India.
http://www.geocities.com/vinodsrivatsanparthasarathy/SriVaishnavaDivyaDesams.html
-- offers descriptions of the 108 Divya Desams, the 108 most holy places
to Lord Vishnu.
http://www.divyadesamonline.com/hindu-temples.asp -- a site that
provides descriptions of the 108 Divya Desams, the 108 most important
temples to Lord Vishnu.
http://srivaishnavam.com/divyadesam108/index.html -- another
site that provides information and photos on the 108 Divyadesams of Lord Vishnu.
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com
-- has a list of India's archeological sites, and has a glossary of many terms
related to India's sites.
http://www.koausa.org/index.html
-- A site on all aspects of Kashmir, its temples, religion, history, politics,
and the damage that has been done to Kashmir and it's Hindu people by the campaign
of intimidation and terrorism from the militant wing of the Islamic secessionists,
and how you can contribute to saving the refugees and orphaned children from the
war there.
http://members.tripod.com/~Bhagavan/temples.htm
-- a site connecting you with other temple websites from various places in
the world.
http://siddhanta.shaivam.org/toi.html
-- seeing temples outside India.
http://www.indianet.com/ganesh/tonline.html
-- a listing of websites of Hindu temples of North America. You can also
check http://www.hindumandir.us/ .
http://www.nchtuk.org --
site of the National Council of Hindu Temples in the United Kingdom, lists of temples
and more information.
http://www.dcunitedtemples.org
-- for descriptions and addresses of all the prominent Hindu temples in the Washington,
D.C. area.
http://www.caribbeanhindu.com
-- a site on the news, events, temples, noteworthy people and issues that
concern the Hindus and temples in the Caribbean region.
http://www.mandirnet.org
-- site for Hinduism and lots of information about the significance of temples
and temples around the world.
http://www.theangkorguide.com
-- all about the fabulous temples at Angkor Wat.
http://www.cambodian.com/angkor/
-- another site on the temples of Angkor Wat.
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/vasu
-- provides lists and images of Vedic temples around the world, and basic
precepts of Hinduism.
http://www.sacredsites.com
-- an extensive site about traveling to and photographing the sacred sites
from all over the world in all the major countries and cultures.
http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/21378.html
and http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Stephan-and-Klaudia
beautiful photos of travel through the orient.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8931191297840928556
-- "Lost Temples of India" and other videos on India and its temples.
http://dharsanam.blogspot.com
-- a blog that has lots of information about numerous and smaller temples
of India, with legends and photos. Updated regularly.
6. Sites of Krishna and Gaudiya Temples (More
can be found in the Temple Directories)
http://www.iskcon.net/utah
-- a beautiful site on the new Iskcon temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
http://www.iskcondc.org --
The site of the Hare Krishna temple in the Washington, D.C. area.
http://www.iskconchicago.com
-- The beautiful and informative site for the Hare Krishna temple in Chicago.
http://www.radhagovinda.net
-- site for the New York Krishna temple and information about its programs
and more.
http://www.krishnanyc.com
-- site on the first Iskcon temple in America at 26 2nd Avenue, New
York City. Lists its programs, festivals, newsletter, etc.
http://www.newvrindaban.com
-- site for the rural New Vrindaban community in West Virginia, with directions,
listing of facilities, darshan of the Deities, etc.
http://www.mayapur.info --
site on the Mayapur, India temple and its projects and festivals.
http://www.harekrishna.asn.au
-- a site on Iskcon Australia with lots of lectures to hear or read, books,
articles, and information on all Krishna temples in Australia.
http://www.veda.ru -- site
of the Moscow Center of Vedic Culture, in Russian or English.
http://www.detroitiskcon.org
-- site of the Detroit Iskcon temple.
http://newgovardhan.us --
site of San Diego Iskcon.
http://www.scsmath.com --
site for the Shri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, headquartered in Nabadvipa, India, with
branches around the world.
http://www.krishnanyc.com
-- site of the original temple Srila Prabhupada started at 26 2nd Ave., New
York.
7. Sites for the Study of
Ancient Vedic Culture and History of India
http://www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/contents.html
-- an extensive site with lots of information on "Ancient India's Contribution
to Our World's Material Culture."
http://www.encyclopediaofauthentichinduism.org
-- has articles and answers typical questions on Hindu philosophy, based on
"The True History and the Religion of India."
http://www.hinduism.co.za/oldest.htm
-- a page that explains how Hinduism is the world's oldest culture.
Http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/meister/pakistan.html
- a site on the ancient Vedic and Hindu temples in Pakistan.
http://harappa.com -- a
site for the study and information about the Indus Valley and more, with photos,
articles, artifacts, etc.
http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/maritime/maritime01.htm
-- site with information on proof of the Sarasvati River and its culture.
http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/adibadri/adibadri1.htm
-- site on the discoveries along the ancient Sarasvati River area.
http://www.picatype.com/dig/dig.htm
-- news and updates on Indian archeology findings.
http://www.archaeologyonline.net
-- This site by David Osborn is informative and well illustrated. The site
presents a wide range of new information, including that from marine archeology,
satellite imagery, carbon dating and linguistic analysis. Shows the real origins
of Vedic culture. You can also go to http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/scientific-verif-vedas.html for a scientific view and verification of Vedic culture.
http://indianculture.about.com/culture/indianculture/msub13.htm --
A site that offers many links for the study of ancient India.
http://members.tripod.com/ayodhya2000/table_of_contents.htm -- A
site on Ayodhya and the ancient temple of Lord Rama by N. S. Rajaram. Also
check: http://members.tripod.com/ayodhya2000/
http://www.ayodhya.com -- another
site on the sacred city of Lord Rama, Ayodhya.
http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/modern/moghal_link.html --
has in-depth articles about the Muslim atrocities committed against Hindus and India
throughout history.
http://www.umassd.edu/indic/waves
-- the website for WAVES, the World Association for Vedic Studies.
http://www.hindu-university.edu
-- the site of the Hindu University of America in Orlando, Florida. Offers
courses on Hinduism, awards Masters and Doctoral degrees, has conferences, etc.
http://www.magicalmethods.com
-- for learning and spreading the wonder of Vedic mathematics, offers tutorials,
books, and more.
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Projects/Pearce/index.html --
all about Hindu and Indian mathematics, its history, development, ancient texts,
etc.
http://www.geocities.com/ifihhome/articles/bbl002.html
-- B. B. Lal's recent lecture on the falsity of the myths about India's history,
such as the Aryan Invasion Theory and others.
http://www.hamsa.org --
offers the free book by Ishwar Sharan, "The Myth of Saint Thomas and the Mylapore
Shiva Temple".
http://www.vedicempire.net
-- a site dedicated to the history and achievements of Vedic culture.
http://www.ifih.org -- International Forum for India's Heritage, has articles,
books, notice of conferences, and other resources on the significance and study
of India's ancient heritage and its affect on the world.
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/
-- The Digital Library of South Asia, contains references, maps, photographs,
books and journals on the history of India.
Sites for Learning Sanskrit or Hindi
http://www.angelfire.com/ma/vivekananda/sanscrit.html
-- A site for an etymological study of Sanskrit.
http://www.samskriti-bharati.org
-- for learning Sanskrit. Offers lessons, residential courses, books, CDs,
magazines and more for teaching Sanskrit. Also try: http://www.samskrita-bharati.org/newsite/index.php.
http://www.samskrti.org &
http://www.samskriti.org/html/sanskrit_courses.htm
-- on courses on Sanskrit.
http://www.americansanskrit.com
-- Vyass Houston's Sanskrit study program and schedule of learning sessions
that take place around the country, as well as programs for home study that you
can purchase.
http://www.hindiclass.com --
a site for learning Hindi.
http://www.learninghindi.com
-- programs and tolls to learn Hindi.
8. Sites on Vedic Astrology
http://www.vedicastrology.com
-- the site of Chakrapani Ullal and his services, with articles, newsletter
and forecasts for the U.S. and elsewhere.
http://www.vedicsoftware.com
-- site on Vedic astrology and the astrologer Andrew Foss. Offers information
on readings, courses to learn it, and Vedic astrology software with many features
to assist you in readings.
http://www.jeffreyarmstrong.com
-- site on writer, lecturer, and Vedic Astrologer, Jeffrey Armstrong. Also:
http://www.creditcardmerchant.com/jeffrey/jeffrey2/index.html.
http://www.vedicworld.org
-- this website of Howard Beckman's offers information about Vedic astrology and
the use of gemology with it, and the means to use Howard's knowledge for an astrological
reading for yourself. It also offers much more information about Vedic culture and
its many benefits.
http://www.vedicastrology.org
-- the American Council of Vedic Astrology. Lists the certified Vedic astrologers
in America, offers courses, conferences, events, etc.
http://www.jyotishweb.org/home.asp
-- site on Vedic astrology, offers horoscopes, and ways to learn about it.
http://www.jyotish.net --
offers basic info about Vedic astrology.
9. Yoga and Hatha Yoga
http://www.amrityoga.com
-- site for hatha-yoga as taught by Yogi Amrit Desai.
http://www.parayoga.com --
site on the Hatha Yoga techniques as taught by Rod Stryker in Carbondale, CO.
http://www.yogajournal.com
-- the site for the Yoga Journal magazine.
http://www.gaiam.com --
for yoga props, mats, clothes, Yoga instructions on CDs & DVDs, and lifestyle
productions, this catalog can help.
http://yoga.researcheasy.com
-- a site on all aspects of yoga with articles, yoga retreats, instruction,
etc. all accessed through links.
10. Auyurveda and Health Issues
http://www.ayurveda.com --
the Ayurveda Institute of Doctor Vasant Lad in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
http://www.drpaneri.com --
site on Ayurveda curing Parkinson's and other diseases, and info about Dr. Paneri
and others.
http://www.healingmission.com
-- the site of Dr. Pratichi Mathur on Ayurveda, introductory articles on what
it is, and information on her own practice.
http://www.drsvoboda.com
-- site of Dr. Svoboda, on Ayurveda and his practice.
http://www.vaisnavascare.com
-- a network a Vaishnavas for offering counseling, assistance, resources and
education for the terminally ill and their family.
http://www.ayurvedaonline.com
-- Ayurveda Products, services and education.
http://www.vadikherbs.com
-- an online bazaar of Indian Ayurveda products.
http://www.banyanbotanicals.com
-- a site that offers many Ayurvedic herbs and products.
http://www.ayurveda-ayurvedic.com
-- this site is the Maharishi Ayurveda natural medicine
approach with a special emphasis on women's health issues from author and clinician
Nancy Lonsdorf M.D.
http://www.dreddyclinic.com -- Dr. Eddys Integrated Medical Clinic
& Ayurveda School located in Thailand. Offers Integrated Medical Clinic and
Ayurveda School, a unique healthcare facility, combining the strengths and knowledge
of both traditional western and alternative medicine in a holistic manner.
http://www.bazaarofindia.com -- mostly on Ayurveda herbal products,
medicines, listing of Ayurvedic practitioners, etc.
http://www.ayurveda-herbs.com -- Ayurveda Alternative
Herbal Medicine, Traditional Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Remedies for various illnesses,
Alternative Medicine, Herbal Supplements, Herbs, Essential Oils, Diet Consulting,
Massage oils, Teas and Spices.
http://www.aumedicine.com -- site of Elizabeth Ray Stoller for advancing the cause of
Ayurveda.
11. Sites on Vastu, Vedic Science of Architectural Arrangement
http://www.sereneinteriors.com/vastu-shastra.htm
-- This is a great site on Vastu, lots of information, articles, and consulting.
http://vastusindhu.com --
the site of Arun Naik, Vastu consultant, offers lots of introductory info about
the benefits and functions of Vastu, along with consultant services.
http://www.vastu-design.com
-- site of Michael Borden on designing your house in Vastu principles, offers
training and design services.
http://www.mgc-vastu.com
-- Designs according to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda.
http://www.btsquarepeg.com/vastu
-- offers a short, free, online book on Vastu.
http://www.ads-vastu.com
-- offers a tutorial in Vastu.
http://www.sampatti.com/fengshui/vs1.shtml
-- a good intro to Vastu.
http://www.vastukalp.com
-- Vimal Jhajharia's site on Vastu house design.
http://www.transcendencedesign.com
-- lots of free info on the site, including a 21-page yantra guidebook that
can be downloaded. I do Vastu design consultations for homes, gardens, and businesses.
Vastu consultations for homes, gardens, and businesses, yantras (sacred geometry)
for spatial rectification & sumptuous natural products for the home.
12. Personal Websites of Others Involved in Vedic Research, Writing,
and Activities
http://www.mnsbooks.com/ -- the
nice website of Mahanidhi Swami with all of his books that you can order, and some
articles and audios that you can download.
http://www.mcremo.com --
website for Michael Cremo, author of such books as "Forbidden Archeology"
and "The Hidden History of the Human Race," with additional articles
and a large list to other websites on more mysteries and discoveries.
http://www.vedanet.com/index.html
-- the American Institute of Vedic Studies and David Frawley, a Vedic astrologer,
Ayurveda practitioner, and author of many books on Vedic culture and India.
http://www.dharmacentral.com
-- the web site of Frank Morales, an active speaker and academic in the field
of Vedic and Indian studies.
http://www.ee.lsu.edu/kak/home.html
-- Home page of Professor Subhash Kak at Louisiana State University, and http://www.ee.lsu.edu/kak/books.html
for the listing of his books. http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/hist.html
-- lists his numerous articles. Also http://subhashkak.voiceofdharma.com
has information, along with many articles online or where to find them.
http://www.rameshnrao.com
-- site of professor and writer Ramesh N. Rao, with many of his insightful
articles on issues and information relating to Hinduism.
http://www.sacredvoices.com
-- the site for Andy Fraenkel for his many talents of telling stories from
various cultures of the world.
http://www.planetaryjewels.com
-- a site of Howard Beckman (Hamsavatar das) a certified gemologist as well
as Vedic astrologer, author, lecturer, providing information about the Vedic aspect
of gemology and astrology. Also has info on his books about the same subject and
gives you the means to buy top quality gems for what you need astrologically and
according to Ayurveda.
http://www.krishnaland.com
-- the beautiful site of Vishnu das and his Vedic and devotional art.
http://www.home.wanadoo.nl/indira.dasi
-- Indira dasi's beautiful site especially on Indian dance, of which she is
a student and dancer. Also info on the Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual tradition.
http://my.tele2.ee/svs/ --
Madhavendra Puri's site on Science and the Vaishnava Sastras, and how there is proof
of God from chemical analysis.
http://www.bluemonsoonmusic.com
-- a site for the music and CDs of Michael Cassidy (Mangalananda das) and
Ron Marinelli (Uttamasloka das), and devotional music of all types.
http://www.thousandsuns.org
-- site of Linda Johnson, author of "An Idiot's Guide to Hinduism"
and other books.
http://www.india-unveiled.com
-- site of Robert Arnett, author and photographer of the book "India
Unveiled", one of the best photographic books of India available. Also see,
http://www.atmanpress.com.
http://www.amma.org --
site of Mother Ammachi, the hugging saint, and all her activities, charities, tours,
lectures, and books.
http://www.karunamayi.org
-- site of Mother Karunamayi and her activities, tours, retreats, books, charity
projects, etc.
http://www.athenasgarden.com
-- Jean Alley's site for networking toward World Peace and World Peace products.
13. Websites for Current News and Issues, Information, Hindu
Culture, Events, Resources, and Travel in India
http://indianculture.about.com/culture/indianculture/mbody.htm --
A site that offers many links to general information about many aspects of India
and its culture.
http://www.theindianculture.com
-- A portal that introduces the basics of Indian culture & history, religions
& philosophies, dance & music, art & paintings, forts & temples,
writers & poets, and cuisine.
http://indianculture.about.com/culture/indianculture/msub6.htm --
Offers links to many sites for various aspects of Indian culture and Eastern philosophy.
http://www.nic.in -- a gateway
for all kinds of information about the government of India on the web.
http://www.indiainformation.com
-- a search engine for all things Indian, including culture, travel, religion,
entertainment, crafts, temples, history, etc.
http://www.Samachar.com --
a site that covers all of the important headlines of the major publications of India.
http://www.IndiaCause.com
-- news and headlines of all aspects and areas of India, from many Indian
sources, as well as from many news sources around the world.
http://www.India-Today.com -
site for one of the major magazines of India.
http://indiatimes.com --
the site of the Times of India publications, with news, articles, and links to many
additional resources.
http://IndiaTribune.com -- site
for India Tribune Weekly newspaper.
http://Rediff.com -- one of the foremost
news sites about India.
http://www.indiaworld.co.in
-- all kinds of news and information.
http://www.indolink.com --
another link for all kinds of news and articles, etc., of India.
http://www.socialcause.org
-- news and articles on the latest issues in India.
Http://www.freeindia.org
-- news and articles about India and additional links to related sites.
http://swordoftruth.com/swordoftruth/aboutus/aboutus.html
-- A site that offers news and editorials on events in India, articles, books,
information, additional links on Indian culture and Aryan invasion theory, and more.
http://www.sarvesamachar.com
-- Hindu news portal, covering recent news events in India and numerous articles
and editorials on Hindu related news and issues.
http://www.hinduvoice.net
-- postings on news and views on Hindu related issues and news.
http://www.dailypioneer.com
-- Indian newspaper for recent news in various fields of activity.
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/india.htm
-- for a variety of online newspapers covering news and aspects of India.
14. Sites for Indian Groceries, Cooking Utensils, and Recipes
[See more on the Vegetarian
Resources page]
http://www.Mahabazaar.com
- a cyber shop offering travel information and tickets, groceries, Indian recipes,
books, news about events, and more.
Http://www.deliciousindia.com
- an Indian cyber mall on Indian cooking with recipes, utensils, and more.
http://www.ethnicsuperstore.com
-- great for ordering Indian and Middle Eastern foods if you live in a small
town with no access to any Indian grocery stores.
http://www.Bhojan.org --
site for information on Hindu vegetarian resources.
http://www.rajafoods.com
-- site for the Swad brand name foods, offers descriptions of products and
over 150 vegetarian Indian recipes.
15. Sites for Information on Traveling to India and Elsewhere, and
US-India Relations
http://www.usindiafriendship.net
- An excellent online resource for keeping up with relations between India and the
US, covers issues, news, and viewpoints on U.S.-India relations.
http://travel.indiamart.com
-- a huge site with lots of information on many different cities, areas of
India, temples, tourist sites, booking tours, hotels, maps, the culture, trekking,
travel guide info, architecture, excavations, arts & crafts, pilgrimages, safaris,
and lots more. Not much left out.
http://www.india-travel.com
-- information on areas, cities, weather forecasts, train and airline timetables,
tour packages, etc.
http://www.shubhyatra.com/railway/
-- train schedule for all Indian railway lines.
http://indian-airlines.nic.in
-- site for the Indian Airlines.
http://mapsofindia.com --
a multitude of maps of India for all kinds of purposes.
http://spiritualguides.net --
supplies much information about traveling to the spiritual sites of India, and how
to get the guidebooks that help.
http://upgov.up.nic.in --
government website of Uttar Pradesh, India.
http://www.up-tourism.com
-- Tourism for Uttar Pradesh.
http://www.himachaltourism.com
-- site for tourism in Himachal Pradesh.
http://www.westbengaltourism.com
-- a somewhat useful site for tourism in West Bengal.
http://www.andhrapradesh.com
-- site for tourism in Andhra Pradesh.
http://www.aptourism.com
-- another site for tourism in Andhra Pradesh.
http://www.keralatourism.org
-- site for tourism in Kerala.
http://www.famous-india.com
-- a travel guide to India for famous places, people, buildings, cities, parks,
etc.
Http://indiatogether.org/us/lobby.htm
- site on U.S./India relations.
http://www.travel.state.gov/india.html
- U. S. State Department's travel information of all kinds, especially for India.
If this is not available, you can also do a search for India on the website to pull
up whatever articles are there, especially for news and any cautions.
http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html - regional travel
warnings put up by the U.S. State Department.
http://www.cdc.gov -- the
Center for Disease Control can provide updated information on diseases and travel
warnings when you click on the travel links. The page that focuses on India is reached
at: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/indianrg.htm.
Http://chicago.indianconsulate.com
-- the Indian Consulate in Chicago. Also http://www.indianconsulate.com.
Http://chicago.indianconsulate.com/VISAINSN.html
- Website on information about visas for India.
http://www.indianembassy.org
-- Homepage for the Indian embassy in Washington, D.C.
http://www.indianembassy.org/consular/visa.pdf
-- information and downloadable visa application forms are available here
in pdf (Acrobat Reader) format.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html
-- to get passport application forms.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/get_840.html
-- Get or renew a passport online.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/renew/renew_833.html
-- how to renew your passport by mail in the U.S.
http://iafdb.travel.state.gov
-- locator to find the nearest passport agency near you in the U.S. by zip
code.
http://www.mapsofindia.com
-- find all kinds of maps for India.
16. Sites of Organizations for Hindu and Indian Related Issues
http://www.hscnet.org --
site for the Hindu Student Council, which has chapters all across America.
http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/
-- HAF continues to represent Hindu Americans by interacting with leaders
in government, the media, academia, and non-governmental organizations.
http://www.hssworld.org --
also http://www.hssus.org -- site
for the Hindu Svayamsevak Sangh of America, works in many ways for the preservation
of Vedic standards and principles, and publishes many useful books and booklets
for helping others to understand the depth of the Vedic traditions, customs and
practices.
http://www.americanfriends.org/index.html
-- American Friends of India, for intellectual activism tracking Indo/US relations
and Indian cultural and political news.
http://www.hvk.org -- site
of the Hindu Vivek Kendra, a group which tracks and comments and discusses issues
related to India and Hinduism.
http://www.ekalvidya.org
-- an organization dedicated to eradicating illiteracy in tribal regions in
India, supports one-teacher schools where a dollar a day can educate 30 to 40 children
in rural villages.
http://vhp.org -- site for the
Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Delhi, India, for information on more issues related to
India and Hinduism.
http://www.vhp-america.org
-- site for the American chapter of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, centered in
Houston, Texas.
http://www.rss.org -- site
of the Rashtriya SwayamSevak Sangh, its history and activities.
http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/
-- the site of The Organiser paper.
http://bjp.org -- Look more
closely at the developments in India through the site of the BJP party in India.
http://www.prajna.org/index.htm
-- site for the Bharati Prajna, a group and publication discussing the cultural
and political issues of Hindus and Indians.
http://www.apnaghar.org --
a crisis organization in the Midwest US especially for women of Asian descent who
are battered or abandoned, or domestic violence, etc.
http://www.sakhi.com --
for South Asian Women who are facing domestic violence, based in New York, contact
info, and links to many other organizations throughout the United States.
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet
-- South Asian Women's Network dealing with crisis issues, and has links to
many other sites for South Asian women and families.
17. Sites that Deal with Prejudice and Atrocities Against Indians
and Hindus
http://www.IndiaCause.com
-- a site that discusses and promotes activism on Hindu and India related
issues, and for the defense of Hindu culture.
http://www.hinduhumanrights.org
-- discusses and presents news and information about persecution, prejudice,
atrocities and other issues against Hindus.
http://www.hrcbm.org --
Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities, covering issues and fighting for
rights against Muslim terrorist activities, rapes, atrocities, etc. Heavy information.
http://www.Mayerdak.com --
provides details about the atrocities in Bangladesh against the minority Hindus
and Buddhists.
http://www.hinduholocaust.com
-- the Online Hindu Holocaust Museum, dedicated to the millions of Hindu lives
that have been lost by Islamic & Christian invaders. You may also use
http://www.mantra.com/holocaust if the first site does not deliver.
http://www.hindujagruti.org
-- Hindu Organization working for awakening Hindu soul and uniting Hindus
globally based at Maharashtra and Goa.
http://www.geocities.com/saterrorwatch/index.htm
-- site of the South Asia Terror Watch, all about terror activities of Islamic
Jihadis.
http://www.satp.org --
the South Asian Terrorism Portal for updates on global terrorism.
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair
-- South Asian Intelligence Review weekly assessment.
http://www.kentaxrecords.com/iaca/feature_survey.htm
-- is the site of Indians Against Christian Aggression. It discusses and tracks
the intentions and plans of Christians who want to rid India of Hinduism and make
it a Christian state. Also available through
http://www.christreview.org.
http://www.christianaggression.com
-- news & articles that monitor acts of aggression, conversion tactics,
etc., of Christians.
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA130062001?open&of=ENG-2S4
-- BANGLADESH Attacks on members of the Hindu minority.
http://www.factusa.org --
site for the Foundation Against Continuing Terrorism, a traveling exhibit focused
on the atrocities and terrorism and killing of Hindus that have gone on in Kashmir
at the hands of Pakistani-aided Islamic terrorists.
http://www.aurangzeb.info/ --
a site that explains Aurangzeb as he was according to Mughal Records, an exhibition
by FACT - India.
http://defenders-of-dharma.blogspot.com/ -- An exhibition showcasing the
bravery, fearlessness and sacrifices of the Sikhs during the Mughal, British and
post independence periods that show how they defended the universal Dharma.
18. Sites For or About Children, Their Education, Training, Camps, or Games, etc.,
and Information About Missing Children and to Report on Them
http://balagokulam.org --
a site for children and teaching them the values of Vedic culture. Also has children's
stories, quizes, activities, guidance for teachers, and links to additional sites
that may be useful.
http://www.hindukids.org
-- site of Hindu Kids Universe. Has all kinds of interactive things for children,
such as learning the alphabet, vegetarianism, Hindu dharma, India's history, Gods
& Goddesses, online games, stories from Vedic texts, and more.
http://www.gameskidsplay.net
-- games for children on the web.
http://www.netfundu.com --
has riddles, tricks, coloring, humor, etc., for children on the web.
http://www.pitara.com --
site with an Indian flavor for stories, news, poems, books, games, activities, e-pals,
and links to additional sites for a children's web directory to arts & crafts,
hobbies & sports, and more.
http://www.vedicarts.com
-- Vedic Arts Publications, produces books of all kinds for children on the
stories of the Vedic literature.
http://hinduism.about.com/od/hinduismforkids/index.htm?nl=1 --
a site on Hinduism for children, contains additional links to sites with books,
Indian history, stories on legends, sages, Kings & Queens, coloring books, etc.
http://www.krsnaforkids.com
-- includes DVD movies of plays and puppet shows for children.
http://www.dimdima.com --
an online children's magazine with all kinds of topics for children, stories, science,
books, discussions, and more.
http://www.desikids.co.uk
-- for children and parents of Hindu origin. Has religious, legendary and
moralistic books, CDs & DVDs for educating the youth in the culture of India.
http://www.missingkids.com
-- alerts on missing children
http://www.cybertipline.com
-- on missing and exploited children, to file a report on children or suspects.
19. U. S. Government Related Links and Media Contacts
President@whitehouse.gov
-- or mailto:president@whitehouse.gov
are the email addresses to reach the president of the United States.
http://www.senate.gov/contacting
-- is the site for locating and writing to members of the Senate.
http://www.house.gov --
is the site for the list of representatives located by name. Includes events and
what topics or issues are currently on the house floor.
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.htm
is the site for finding your representatives by state.
http://www.congress.org --
another site to find your local government representatives by entering your zip
code, and then clicking "Go".
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml
-- this site is for contacting your government representatives by their district
office address, in-state addresses, fax numbers, email addresses, etc.
http://www.enterprisemission.com/help.htm
-- a huge list of important government and news media related links and contacts.
20. Sites for Critical Research into Other Religions
http://www.burningcross.net
-- Explore the history and origins of a mysterious Jewish
cult that became one of the most powerful religions in the world — through deception,
religious intolerance, and mass-murder! Site contains many articles, interviews,
movies and pictures.
http://www.exposingchristianity.com/index.htm
-- http://www.exposingchristianity.com/Inquisition.html
-- reveals the insanity and the torture that went on in the name of Christianity.
http://tombofjesus.com --
has lots of photos of the tomb of Jesus in Srinagar, and many articles that relate
how Jesus traveled through India and died in Kashmir after his crucifixion. Plus
several books and more links to websites for additional information on this controversial
topic.
http://www.tjresearch.info/ecumensm.htm
-- James Deardorff's site on the evidence of the lost years of Jesus and where
he went.
http://hamsa.org/resurrection.htm
-- another page on whether Jesus died on the cross or not.
http://www.hamsa.org --
site on the myth of St. Thomas and the Mylapore Shiva Temple and historicity of
Jesus.
http://jesus-and-bible-debunked.freewebsitehostimg.com
-- has lots of testimonies, opinions, and research from noteworthy people
that Jesus never existed.
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com
-- a site who's motto is "Illuminating the terrifying history of a morbid
cult that destroyed the ancient world." Very interesting site for research.
Also has pages of pictures of Christian torture instruments, and tales of its hideous
dark side.
http://www.jesuspuzzle.com
-- Was there really an historical Jesus? This site of Earl Doherty offers
much research to make its case that there may not have been a Jesus as presently
accepted.
http://home.earthlink.net/~pgwhacker/ChristianOrigins/PaganChrists.html
-- lists other pre-Christian Jesus figures that Christ was styled after.
http://www.findarticles/com/p/articles/mi_m1111/is_1822_304/ai_83553507
-- Archeology refutes Bible's claim to history.
http://www.meteorbooks.com
-- has well-presented book on the expose of Mother Theresa, what she really
was working for.
http://www.faithfreedom.org
-- a site on the controversies of Islam by ex-Muslims.
http://www.militantislammonitor.org
-- monitors the militant nature within Islam.
http://www.prophetofdoom.net
-- another site that shows some of the ironies in the teachings of Islam.
http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/
-- a site that presents numerous mistakes in the Koran.
http://www.beconvinced.com/RELIGION/CONTRADICTIONS.htm
-- list contradictions found in the Bible and Koran.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/by_name.html
-- contradictions in the Bible.
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/inconsistencies.html
-- a list of 666 contradictions found in the Bible, with links to other absurdities
and atrocities the Bible contains.
www.islamreview.com -- a site which gives numerous articles
and books that reveal Islam in a completely different light of truth and those who
have experience at it from a far less than complimentary way. See it for yourself.
www.islamreview.org -- this is a site similar
to but different from the above with additional references to reveal Islam as it
is, a Religion of Peace at War with the World.
http://www.liveforall.com
-- a very nice site that offers simple and quick reviews of all major religions
in the world, which can help relieve people of much misunderstanding that seems
to pervade the world.
www.christianaggression.org --
a site that reports the recent news and various activities of Christian aggression
against other religions.