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Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...
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Fire tears through tents at India’s mega Hindu festival but causes no injuries
NEW DELHI — A fire tore through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city, officials said Sunday. There were no ...
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Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
these strokes represent divine connections in Hinduism, with each type having its own symbolic association with a deity. The festival, where a stampede killed 30 people Wednesday, has historically ...