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.
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