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Video: Another Odisha Couple Made To Plough Field Over Same Clan Marriage
A tribal couple in Odisha's Koraput district was publicly humiliated and forced to haul a plough like bullocks in a village square on Sunday, in a so-called "purification ritual" ordered by an informal kangaroo court.
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A Family Was Boycotted Over Inter-Caste Marriage. 40 Had To Shave Heads
The woman, belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST), recently married a man from the Scheduled Caste (SC) of a neighbouring village against the diktats of village elders.
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Maha Shivratri 2024: Fasting Ritual And Its Significance
The day of Maha Shivratri begins with devotees waking up early in the morning and taking a bath, symbolising the purification of the body and soul.
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Right-Wing Members "Purify" Garden After Namaz Prayers Offered In Gujarat
Members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) performed a "purification ritual" at a lake garden in the posh Vastrapur area of Ahmedabad after the outfit learnt that some Muslims had offered 'namaz' at the spot, a functionary said on Tuesday.
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Couple Prays In Cleansing Ritual After Instagram Post On Bali Temple
A Czech couple slammed for disrespecting a Balinese temple took part in a ritual purification ceremony Thursday, after their antics sparked warnings that boorish tourists may be kicked off the Indonesian holiday island.
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Temple Purification Not Due To Entry Of Women, Claims Sabarimala Priest
The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.
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Informed Temple Board Of Performing Purification Rites: Sabarimala Priest
Sabarimala's tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru today told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out "purification rituals" following the two women's entry, as that was "the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs".
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Sabarimala Top Priest Gets 15 More Days To Explain Purification Rituals
Sabarimala temple custodian, the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), today extended time to Tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru to explain why a "purification" ritual was conducted following the visit of two women devotees to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
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"Sabarimala Priest Monster For Purification Ritual", Says Kerala Minister
A senior Kerala minister today attacked the Sabarimala temple's Tantri (chief priest), calling him a "Brahmin monster" for conducting a ''purification'' ceremony after two women in the menstrual age group entered the shrine
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Explanation Sought From Sabarimala Top Priest Over Purification Rituals
The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) -- custodians of the Sabarimala temple today decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu Rajeeveru, the temple tantri, as to why they conducted a "purification ritual" on Wednesday, said a TDB official
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Head Priest Should Have Quit: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan On Sabarimala Purification
The Sabarimala head priest should have quit if he was not ready to accept the Supreme Court verdict, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today, criticising the priest for conducting "purification" rituals after two women entered the temple.
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2 Women Below 50 Enter Sabarimala, Temple Reopens After "Purification"
Two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine. The temple shut down for ritual "purification" briefly before reopening to devotees.
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Rajasthan Lawmakers Want "Purification Ritual" To Get Rid Of Ghosts In House
Lawmakers in the Rajasthan Assembly Friday engaged themselves in a peculiar discussion: presence of "ghosts" in the complex.
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Video: Another Odisha Couple Made To Plough Field Over Same Clan Marriage
A tribal couple in Odisha's Koraput district was publicly humiliated and forced to haul a plough like bullocks in a village square on Sunday, in a so-called "purification ritual" ordered by an informal kangaroo court.
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A Family Was Boycotted Over Inter-Caste Marriage. 40 Had To Shave Heads
The woman, belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST), recently married a man from the Scheduled Caste (SC) of a neighbouring village against the diktats of village elders.
-
Maha Shivratri 2024: Fasting Ritual And Its Significance
The day of Maha Shivratri begins with devotees waking up early in the morning and taking a bath, symbolising the purification of the body and soul.
-
Right-Wing Members "Purify" Garden After Namaz Prayers Offered In Gujarat
Members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) performed a "purification ritual" at a lake garden in the posh Vastrapur area of Ahmedabad after the outfit learnt that some Muslims had offered 'namaz' at the spot, a functionary said on Tuesday.
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Couple Prays In Cleansing Ritual After Instagram Post On Bali Temple
A Czech couple slammed for disrespecting a Balinese temple took part in a ritual purification ceremony Thursday, after their antics sparked warnings that boorish tourists may be kicked off the Indonesian holiday island.
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Temple Purification Not Due To Entry Of Women, Claims Sabarimala Priest
The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.
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Informed Temple Board Of Performing Purification Rites: Sabarimala Priest
Sabarimala's tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru today told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out "purification rituals" following the two women's entry, as that was "the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs".
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Sabarimala Top Priest Gets 15 More Days To Explain Purification Rituals
Sabarimala temple custodian, the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), today extended time to Tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru to explain why a "purification" ritual was conducted following the visit of two women devotees to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
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"Sabarimala Priest Monster For Purification Ritual", Says Kerala Minister
A senior Kerala minister today attacked the Sabarimala temple's Tantri (chief priest), calling him a "Brahmin monster" for conducting a ''purification'' ceremony after two women in the menstrual age group entered the shrine
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Explanation Sought From Sabarimala Top Priest Over Purification Rituals
The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) -- custodians of the Sabarimala temple today decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu Rajeeveru, the temple tantri, as to why they conducted a "purification ritual" on Wednesday, said a TDB official
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Head Priest Should Have Quit: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan On Sabarimala Purification
The Sabarimala head priest should have quit if he was not ready to accept the Supreme Court verdict, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today, criticising the priest for conducting "purification" rituals after two women entered the temple.
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2 Women Below 50 Enter Sabarimala, Temple Reopens After "Purification"
Two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine. The temple shut down for ritual "purification" briefly before reopening to devotees.
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Rajasthan Lawmakers Want "Purification Ritual" To Get Rid Of Ghosts In House
Lawmakers in the Rajasthan Assembly Friday engaged themselves in a peculiar discussion: presence of "ghosts" in the complex.
