Big Maha Kumbh bathing day draws thousandsHARIDWAR - The banks of the Ganga here reverberated with chants of “Har Har Gange”, “Jai Jai Gange” as a sea of pilgrims took a holy dip on Magh Purnima Saturday during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela. Mobile temple takes Lord Hanuman through Trinidad and TobagoPort-of-SPAIN - A mobile temple with a seven-foot tall idol of Lord Hanuman is travelling through Trinidad and Tobago as part of a religious procession being taken out by the Hindu community in these islands. White House releases thousands of new visitor records
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2 Americans detained in Iraq on visa violations Ahead of Magh Purnima, tight security at Maha KumbhHARIDWAR - With an estimated 500,000 pilgrims expected to take a dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Magh Purnima Saturday, a tight security cover has been thrown around the Maha Kumbh Mela area here, officials said Friday. Pope to church court: encourage couples to stay married, don’t grant annulments “at all costs”
Pope urges church to focus on saving marriages Government’s stand sought on plea for resolving Ayodhya tangleNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday sought the government’s stand on a plea for reviving a 1996 order of the Allahabad High Court to help Hindu pilgrims visit the make-shift Ram temple at Ayodhya, built at the site of the demolished Babri mosque. New China-Tibet talks prompt speculation on slight shift in policies toward western regions |
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