Body And Spirit

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What is practised today as Neotantra is a bastardised version of an ancient spiritual practice.

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· Mar 25, 2019 · 11:30 am
The dark and comical side of Americans’ fascination with Indian spiritualism

The New Age community’s disenchantment with the mainstream can have funny and, at times, grim consequences.

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· Feb 04, 2019 · 11:30 am

Indian millennials are embracing religious and spiritual tattoos, as indigenous cultures reject them

Young Indians are increasingly wearing their faith and spirituality on their sleeves.

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· Jan 25, 2018 · 03:30 pm
Video: Thanks to his super flexible body, this 15-year-old is called the snake boy of Maharashtra

From aerial stunts to yoga, Aditya Kumar Jangum is working hard to become a world renowned contortionist.

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· Jan 16, 2018 · 05:09 pm
'I was tired of hiding': Delhi-based actor Mallika Taneja turns onstage nudity into act of protest

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· Mar 20, 2017 · 03:30 pm

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Body And Spirit

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