Poori, peda and soul food at MahakumbhHARIDWAR - For centuries the spiritual soup for the millions crowding the banks of the Ganga river for Mahakumh Mela has remained unchanged - poori, sukhi aloo ki sabzi and suji ka halwa. The platter is usually topped by a dessert of peda, barfi, laddoo or a piping hot earthenware tumbler of milk with cream - typical of the region. US prepares for Haitian refugees in aftermath, though no immediate sign of a mass migration
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Torching of Nigerian church sets off deadly riot At least 27 dead, 300 others injured after a wave of religious violence in northern Nigeria
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Mauritanian Muslim leaders ban female circumcision Pope names native Texan to be bishop of Corpus Christi diocese: William Michael Mulvey
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Vietnam aims to carve world’s biggest jade Buddha ‘Form inter-faith council before it’s too late’KUALA LUMPUR - An inter-faith council to deal with religious issues is being mooted in multi-religious Malaysia and an ethnic Indian leader has said it should be constituted “before it is too late”. 2010 Mahakumbh a bigger draw than earlier fairsHARIDWAR - The 2010 Mahakumbh Mela has been a huge pilgrim draw with five million people visiting the holy cities of Rishikesh and Haridwar in the first two days for a dip in the Ganga. The extra rush has been largely because of the auspicious alignment of planets this year and a solar eclipse that coincided with the new moon on Jan 15. |
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