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The possible presence of the former President of India, Giani Zail Singh, brought dozens of shouting Sikh demonstrators to the August 8th opening session of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's 5th European Hindu Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. They had little impact inside the conference's tight security cordon where 1,200 delegates and observers from 29 countries gathered to discuss 16 subjects such as "Science and Spirituality," "Karma and Reincarnation," "Role of Hindu women" and "Ayurveda."
The Ayodhya crisis in India over the birthplace of Lord Rama (now occupied by a mosque) was discussed frequently during many sessions, though it was not one of the 16 conference topics. Swami Chinmayananda (of the...