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Stoning The Devil: Hajj Concludes As Muslim Pilgrims Perform Last Ritual
Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
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Stones From Nepal Reach Ayodhya, Likely To Be Used For Ram's Idol
Shaligram Stones: Two Shaligram (non-anthropomorphic representations of Lord Vishnu in Hindu religion) stones dispatched from Nepal for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, reached their destination today.
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Indian-Americans Celebrate Ram Temple Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony
Indian-Americans across the US celebrated the foundation stone laying ceremony of the historic Ram Temple in the holy city of Ayodhya by lighting diyas and taking around a tableau truck displaying digital images of the Ram Temple around the US Capitol Hill.
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At Ayodhya, Rituals Start Ahead Of Foundation Stone Laying By PM Modi
Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Festivities have begun ahead of the 'bhoomi pujan' or foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Temple tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of Ram Temple. On Shravan Purnima, the last day of the holy month of Sawan, rituals of aarti and havan were performed at Ram Ki Paudi. Diyas or lamps were also lit at...
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Over 2,200 Pilgrims Embark On Amarnath Yatra After 2-Day Suspension Ends
The Amarnath yatra resumed today from Jammu after it was suspended for two days due to inclement weather in Kashmir, with a batch of over 2,200 pilgrims leaving for the Pahalgam base camp for the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine, officials said.
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Health Benefits Of Growing Tulsi (Basil) In Your House
Besides its immense religious significance in Hindu families, this plant possesses the ability to strengthen body immunity, fighting bacterial and viral infections and other health benefits.
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Raksha Bandhan 2017: Here’s How Celebrities are Celebrating Rakhi With Lots of Delicious Mithai
While everyone is celebrating this festival with much fervour, our Bollywood celebrities, despite their busy schedules, are leaving no stone unturned to meet their brothers and sisters to wish them on this holy occasion
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Workers Will Soon Enter The Tomb Of Jesus - And Repair The 'Holy Stone' With Titanium Bolts
Work has begun to save the holiest shrine in Christendom. It won't be a simple patch-and-paint job. This is the alpha and omega of restoration projects.
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Helicopter On Stand By For Women Who Plan To Enter Temple Today
A temple in Maharashtra dedicated to Lord Shani (associated with the planet Saturn and regarded as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) has turned into a staging ground for gender rights - 700 women activists say that today, they will force their way into the inner-most part of the shrine where a holy black stone is installed on an open-air platform.
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Israelis, Palestinians Clash at Jerusalem Holy Site
Israeli security forces entered a Jerusalem holy compound and clashed with Palestinian stone throwers on Wednesday, officials said.
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Israeli Police Enter Holy Site to Disperse Clash
Israeli police say masked protesters hurled stones at policemen standing at the gates of a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, prompting security forces to enter the compound and disperse the demonstrators.
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Hajj pilgrims begin devil-stoning ritual
Millions of Muslim pilgrims flocked to the Saudi holy city of Mina to stone pillars representing Satan on Friday, the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
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Stoning The Devil: Hajj Concludes As Muslim Pilgrims Perform Last Ritual
Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
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Stones From Nepal Reach Ayodhya, Likely To Be Used For Ram's Idol
Shaligram Stones: Two Shaligram (non-anthropomorphic representations of Lord Vishnu in Hindu religion) stones dispatched from Nepal for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, reached their destination today.
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Indian-Americans Celebrate Ram Temple Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony
Indian-Americans across the US celebrated the foundation stone laying ceremony of the historic Ram Temple in the holy city of Ayodhya by lighting diyas and taking around a tableau truck displaying digital images of the Ram Temple around the US Capitol Hill.
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At Ayodhya, Rituals Start Ahead Of Foundation Stone Laying By PM Modi
Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Festivities have begun ahead of the 'bhoomi pujan' or foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Temple tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of Ram Temple. On Shravan Purnima, the last day of the holy month of Sawan, rituals of aarti and havan were performed at Ram Ki Paudi. Diyas or lamps were also lit at...
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Over 2,200 Pilgrims Embark On Amarnath Yatra After 2-Day Suspension Ends
The Amarnath yatra resumed today from Jammu after it was suspended for two days due to inclement weather in Kashmir, with a batch of over 2,200 pilgrims leaving for the Pahalgam base camp for the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine, officials said.
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Health Benefits Of Growing Tulsi (Basil) In Your House
Besides its immense religious significance in Hindu families, this plant possesses the ability to strengthen body immunity, fighting bacterial and viral infections and other health benefits.
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Raksha Bandhan 2017: Here’s How Celebrities are Celebrating Rakhi With Lots of Delicious Mithai
While everyone is celebrating this festival with much fervour, our Bollywood celebrities, despite their busy schedules, are leaving no stone unturned to meet their brothers and sisters to wish them on this holy occasion
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Workers Will Soon Enter The Tomb Of Jesus - And Repair The 'Holy Stone' With Titanium Bolts
Work has begun to save the holiest shrine in Christendom. It won't be a simple patch-and-paint job. This is the alpha and omega of restoration projects.
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Helicopter On Stand By For Women Who Plan To Enter Temple Today
A temple in Maharashtra dedicated to Lord Shani (associated with the planet Saturn and regarded as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) has turned into a staging ground for gender rights - 700 women activists say that today, they will force their way into the inner-most part of the shrine where a holy black stone is installed on an open-air platform.
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Israelis, Palestinians Clash at Jerusalem Holy Site
Israeli security forces entered a Jerusalem holy compound and clashed with Palestinian stone throwers on Wednesday, officials said.
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Israeli Police Enter Holy Site to Disperse Clash
Israeli police say masked protesters hurled stones at policemen standing at the gates of a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, prompting security forces to enter the compound and disperse the demonstrators.
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Hajj pilgrims begin devil-stoning ritual
Millions of Muslim pilgrims flocked to the Saudi holy city of Mina to stone pillars representing Satan on Friday, the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
