Religious Worship
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‘They scream. Blood comes out’: Kerala police officer says it is time to stop temple ritual
R Sreelekha is campaigning to end the ritual at the popular Attukal Devi temple.
TA Ameerudheen
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Bengal’s Kanwarias: in peak summer, pilgrims carry Gangajal barefoot to the Tarakeshwar Shiv Temple
Pilgrims, mostly from the Sundarbans, do this as part of the Gajan festival – an exercise similar to the much larger Kanwar Yatra of north India.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Idol immersion an illiterate attitude towards water, says Madras High Court
The court suggested that artificial ponds could be built in specific areas for the practice during the festive season.
Scroll Staff
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