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Is yoga part of Hinduism? Why, of course!

The Hindu American Foundation has been courageously pushing forth a campaign called "Take Back Yoga" suggesting "that people become more aware of yoga’s debt to the faith’s ancient traditions." The Hindu American Foundation is not asking modern day yogis to become Hindus or for yoga teachers to teach more Hinduism, it's just asking them to acknowledge that yoga originates from Hinduism.

Is yoga part of Hinduism? Of course it is.

The New York Times recently wrote an article on this stir in the yoga world. Here's the article titled "Hindu Group Stirs a Debate Over Yoga's Soul".

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Nov 27, 2010
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Choreographed standoff at the India Pakistan border

Wagah, India-Pakistan border, November, 5th: It was midday in Amritsar as I was strolling along the streets weaving in an out of the maze of people and traffic when I was approached by a man who said to me "you want to see the border ceremony?” Sure I did but I wasn't entirely su
Nov 22, 2010
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Bathing elephants in the jungles of Chitwan, Nepal

For sure one of the highlights of our journey, our group had the rare opportunity to bathe elephants in the middle of a sub-tropical jungle in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, during Vedic Odyssey's spiritual adventures to the Himalayas of Nepal and North India in Oct 2010. A speci
Nov 20, 2010
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Join our spiritual adventure in Kerala Apr/May 2011

We are happy to announce our next spiritual adventure, this time to the beautiful state of Kerala in South India in April/May of 2011. Kerala is a mellow and gentle introduction to India for all first time visitors. Bright, colorful and saturated in sounds and smells to tantaliz
Nov 18, 2010
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Diwali Celebrations at the Golden Temple

There was no holding back with the celebrations of Diwali at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 4th night. The festival of lights lived true to its name at the Golden Temple as tens of thousands of Sikhs gathered in and around the temple complex for one of India's largest
Nov 17, 2010
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The Golden Temple of Amritsar

The Golden Temple in Amritsar, located in the state of Punjab, India, is the holiest shrine for Sikhs around the world. The temple was founded in 1577 by guru Ram Das (the fourth guru). I was fortunate enough to arrive this morning (4th Nov) in Amritsar. It's Diwali day and this
Nov 15, 2010
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You Had Me at Namaste….A Love Letter

NEPAL “Nepalese greet each other much in the same way as people do everywhere else in the world – i.e. with a cheery sign of recognition and a chat. The traditional Nepali greeting, and farewell, is to raise both hands gracefully, palm to palm, and close to the body, in what