AP PHOTOS: Pilgrims make offerings to Hindu deities at a biennial festival in southern India
Chants of “Om Linga, Om Linga” resonated as barefoot Hindu pilgrims, many balancing offering-filled baskets and clay pitchers ...
5 interesting facts about the ancient Hadimba Temple in Manali, Himachal
The Hadimba Temple in Manali is dedicated to Hadimba Devi, a revered figure from the Mahabharata. This 1553-built temple ...
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Retire or transfer: Tirupati temple management removes 18 employees for not following Hindu practices
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam took action against 18 employees for engaging in non-Hindu practices while working at the temple. The employees must either transfer to government departments or ...
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South Africa: BAPS opens Southern Hemisphere’s largest Hindu temple in Johannesburg
Johannesburg celebrated the inauguration of the largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the Southern Hemisphere, built by BAPS. Mahant Swami Maharaj presided over the event. The temple will ...
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A timeline of Fairview’s temple dispute with Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The temple has drawn national attention in a fight over religious freedom, zoning laws and the town’s identity. The original proposed temple was a 43,200-square-foot building, 65 feet tall with ...
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Maha Kumbh Mela: At least 30 dead in multiple stampedes at huge Hindu gathering
The event’s main draw is the thousands of ash-smeared Hindu ascetics who make massive processions toward the confluence to bathe. Indian authorities took more than 16 hours to release casualty ...
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At Least 30 Dead and Many More Hurt in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das ...
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Delhi court orders registration of FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub over allegations of ‘insult to Hindu deities’
The Delhi Police on Tuesday informed a court that an FIR has been lodged against journalist Rana Ayyub after a lawyer accused her of spreading “anti-India sentiment” and “insulting” Hindu deities on ...
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Dozens killed in India's Kumbh festival stampede
The Hindu festival is expected to draw some 400 million people overall, according to officials, compared with the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia which drew 1.8 million last year. By Tuesday ...
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India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
Here is a look at the sacred Hindu event which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world. The Kumbh Mela is held ...
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Town Center Mall in Cobb County abruptly closes due to unpaid power bill
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Town Center at Cobb is shut down due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to a sign on the front door. Georgia Power officials tell Atlanta News First that the ...
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Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Journalist Rana Ayyub For Allegedly Insulting Hindu Deities, Spreading Anti-India Sentiment On Social Media
A Delhi Court has ordered registration of FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub after a lawyer filed a complaint accusing her of insulting Hindu deities and spreading anti-India sentiment through her ...