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Another Hindu Temple approved in Connecticut
 
Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Milford in Connecticut has reportedly unanimously approved the proposal to establish a Hindu Temple and Cultural Center in Milford.
 
Besides worship services, it also plans to undertake various cultural activities and community events. The proposed Temple building sits on 1.77 acres, reports suggest.
 
Meanwhile, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, commended the efforts of temple leaders and area community towards realizing this temple complex.
 
Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, further said that it was important to pass on Hindu spirituality, concepts and traditions to coming generations amidst so many distractions in the consumerist society and hoped that this temple would help in this direction. Zed stressed that instead of running after materialism; we should focus on inner search and realization of Self and work towards achieving moksh (liberation), which was the goal of Hinduism.
 
Milford, whose history goes back to 1639 and which calls itself “A Small City with a Big Heart!” and claims to be a meticulously maintained “town green”, is known for its annual Milford Oyster Festival. Benjamin G. Blake is the Mayor.
 
Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about 1.1 billion adherents. There are about three million Hindus in USA.

Upset Hindus urge Mexico brewery to retire Lord Ganesh Beer & apologize
 
Upset Hindus are urging Ensenada (Baja California, Mexico) based 8-Bit Brewers to apologize and withdraw its Ganesh IPA beer; calling it highly inappropriate.
 
8-Bit’s Cerveza Premium IPA Ganesh beer bottle carries an image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh.
 
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees.
 
Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, indicated that Lord Ganesh was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to be used in selling beer for mercantile greed. Moreover, linking a Hindu deity with an alcoholic beverage was very disrespectful, Zed added.
 
Hinduism was the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought and it should not be taken frivolously. Symbols of any faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled, Rajan Zed noted.
 
In Hinduism, Lord Ganesh is worshipped as god of wisdom and remover of obstacles and is invoked before the beginning of any major undertaking.
 
Translated version of 8-Bit Brewers website states: “…craft beer that represents the forgotten foundations of a globalized brewing industry…we believe in the creativity, strength and passion…”. Its Mission includes “Open your mind to new ideas” and its tagline seems to be “Born to beer wild!” Its other beers include Senorita.
 
Ensenada, a coastal city founded in 1542 and now a popular cruise ship destination, is about 84 miles south of San Diego and is affectionately called La Cenicienta del Pacífico “The Cinderella of the Pacific”. Marco A. Novelo Osuna is Presidente Municipal.