Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh 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 ...
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Florida Hindu temple transports visitors to South India
Tucked away on a residential street in Southwest Broward County lies a holy structure of architectural grandeur that looks as if it were uprooted straight from India and transplanted to South ...
South Africa Unveils Largest Hindu Temple In Southern Hemisphere - SEE PHOTOS
Johannesburg unveiled the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting numerous worshippers. Led by Mahant ...
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Largest Hindu temple in southern hemisphere opens in S.Africa
The largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the southern hemisphere was unveiled in Johannesburg Sunday with scores of worshippers participating in a ceremony to mark the occasion. BAPS has ...
A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...
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The storied Nangavaram boasts temples that are older than the Big Temple at Thanjavur
Located close to Tiruchi, Nangavaram has the temples dedicated to Siva, Vishnu, and Pidari Sathayi Amman, better known as Nangavaram Pidari Amman. According to legend, the daughter of a Chola king ...
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Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say
The six-week Kumbh Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar. Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival, when saffron-clad holy men lead millions in a sin ...
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Stalin distributes cheques for in 2,500 temples; inaugurates new projects
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday launched the distribution of cheques for undertaking ‘thiruppanis’ in 1,250 temples, under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable ...
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Deadly stampede kills 30, injures dozens, at Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India
At least 30 people have died and 60 have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India. Images from the scene in the city of Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh state, show bodies being ...
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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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Temple student dies after fall from pole in Eagles celebration
An 18-year-old Temple University student has died after falling from a light pole while celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles' NFC championship win. Tyler Sabapathy was among the fans celebrating 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 ...