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 ...
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AP PHOTOS: The traditional sari is on colorful display at a massive Hindu festival in India
The traditional colorful Indian fabric worn by women is ubiquitous to the world’s largest religious gathering in northern ...
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AP PHOTOS: The traditional sari is on colorful display at a massive Hindu festival in India
The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality from demons. Hindus believe that a few drops fell in the ...
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Two held for stealing 2.5 kg of gold valuables
The Halasuru Gate police arrested two goldsmiths from Rajasthan for stealing 2.5 kilograms of gold valuables from the shop they were working at in January this year. According to the police ...
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Hare Krishna Movement presents two gold ‘satagopams’ to Simhachalam Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple
Padma Shri awardee and chairman of Hare Krishna Movement Madhu Pandit Dasa presented two gold ‘shatagopams’ to Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple at Simhachalam, here, on Sunday ...
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AP PHOTOS: The traditional sari is on colorful display at a massive Hindu festival in India
Each sari color has a significance, with red and yellow believed to be most auspicious. The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the ...
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The traditional sari is on colorful display at a massive Hindu festival in India
The shadow of a pilgrim falls on a sari held up to dry during Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The traditional colorful Indian fabric ...