Stonewall has launched a new guide, available in six languages, for lesbian, gay and bisexual people visiting Britain from overseas. The guide will reassure international students that they can be themselves and provides reassurance that it’s safe to approach the police and other authorities for help in case of any problems. www.stonewall.org.uk/visitorsguide
Daily Archives: 16th October 2012
Hindu festival Navratri begins today
The Hindu festival ‘Navratri’ is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu goddess Shakti. The word literally means nine nights in Sanskrit. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti – or Devi – are worshiped. Shakti is the concept of divine feminine creative power, sometimes referred to as ‘The Great Divine Mother’ in Hinduism. Devi is the core form of every Hindu Goddess. Goddess worship is an integral part of Hinduism.