Careers @ HEB

Careers @ HEB

Hindu Endowments Board is a statutory body set up under the Hindu Endowments Act in 1968. We are looking for professionally qualified individuals to join our team in the following domains: Finance Information Technology Human Resource/ Admin Property Maintenance and...
What is Maya?

What is Maya?

Only Grace can reveal the true character of our spiritual reality. The scriptures repeatedly declare that all of us are trapped in this world of Maya. “What is this Maya?”, we wonder. In a gist, Maya refers to a thing that is there but it is not; it is not there, but...
About Sri Krishnan Temple

About Sri Krishnan Temple

History The Sri Krishnan Temple was established in 1870 when Hanuman Beem Singh set up an idol of Sri Krishna under a banyan tree on Waterloo Street, so as to cater to the religious needs of a large Hindu community that had established itself in the area bound by Bras...
Prayer to invoke divine energy in water

Prayer to invoke divine energy in water

Gange cha yamune chaiva Godaavari sarasvati Narmade sindhu kaaveri Jalesmin sannidhim kuru Meaning: O Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Sarasvati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri rivers, bless us with your presence in this water. Brief Explanation: Water is the elixir of life. Our...
Why do we apply holy ash?

Why do we apply holy ash?

The words Vibhuti or Bhasma (Sanskrit) or Thiruneeru (Tamil) refer to holy ash. Bhasma means ‘that by which our sins are destroyed and the Lord is remembered’. Thus, when a devotee applies holy ash, it signifies the destruction of the evil tendencies (within) and the...
How to Nurture the Tree of Bhakti?

How to Nurture the Tree of Bhakti?

Many a times we hear the word Bhakti and start wondering what is its real meaning. Different people define Bhakti differently. Some say it is worshipping the Lord; some say it is chanting his name; some say it is doing service to him, while some others say it is...