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West Bengal | A win against casteism
The entry of Dalits into a temple under the watch of officials in Gidhagram is a milestone that has brought attention to ...
BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Shares Major Update on Grand Ayodhya-Style Ram Temple in West Bengal
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, has shared updates on the grand Ram temple in Nandigram, modeled after the iconic Ram Mandir in ...
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300 years on, Dalit families finally enter Gidheshwar Shiv temple in West Bengal
Dalit families in a West Bengal village have been allowed to worship at the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple for the first time in nearly 300 years, breaking a significant caste barrier. Despite initial ...
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Bhadreshwar Jain Temple
Kutch is home to a number of Jain temples. The Bhadreshwar temple, one of the most ancient temples situated in Bhadrawati, is an extremely popular temples in this region. It has quite an ...
The Hindu17d
A Dalit community’s generational wait to see god — and the backlash for breaking barriers
On March 12, Santwana Das, 45, climbed the 16 marble steps of the Shiva temple at Gidhagram in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman ... Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Ahinsa Jain was overseeing the ...
The Telegraph24d
2025 home truth; Dalits can't enter temple, community in East Burdwan's Katwa writes to CM, asking for constitutional right to worship
Gidhagram is home to around 800 families, yet only 130 families from the Das community are barred from entering the temple. Sociologists said this incident revealed how caste-based discrimination ...
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BHADRESHWAR JAIN TEMPLE
Kutch is home to a number of Jain temples. The Bhadreshwar temple, one of the most ancient temples situated in Bhadrawati, is an extremely popular temples in this region. It has quite an ...