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Hindus criticise sex scene in 'Oppenheimer'

“Now I am become death, the destroyer of Indian box office figures.”

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Sadhguru explains the impact of yoga on the human mind and body

Euronews Culture sat down with Sadhguru, who took part in a discussion at the prestigious UNESCO headquarters in Paris, focusing on the profound impact of yoga on the human mind and body.

23/06/2023

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Hindus in Indonesia throw ritual offerings to gods into active volcano

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, villages in a region of Indonesia have been allowed to resume throwing ritual offerings to the gods into an active volcano.

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Hindu Temple in Dubai: A symbol of India's partnership with the UAE

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"The opening of this new temple in Dubai means so much to the Indian community", India's ambassador to the UAE tells Euronews.

17/11/2022

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Indians celebrate the Hindu god Beereshwara Swamy with a cow dung fight

As Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists come to an end, villagers celebrate the Gorehabba Festival by spreading cow excrement in the streets.

28/10/2022

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Indian holy city lights 1.5m lamps to retain Diwali world record

As dusk fell on Sunday, over 1.5 million oil lamps were lit and kept burning for 45 minutes on the banks of Saryu River in the northern city of Ayodhya, India

24/10/2022

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India's elephant god idol makers gear up for mega-festival after Covid hiatus

Plaster-caked workers bustle around colourful idols of the elephant god Ganesha along a narrow Mumbai street, racing to complete the storeys-high statues for one of India's biggest religious festivals as business booms after a Covid hiatus.

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Masked dancers mark Hindu festival in Nepal

Performers masked as various Hindu deities dance to celebrate Naradevi Swetkali Parba, a festival organised every 12 years in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, in the belief it will help overcome evil and establish peace and security.

29/03/2022

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India: Thousands take holy dip in Ganges amid COVID fears

Hundreds of thousands of Indian pilgrims begin packing an island in the Ganges for a vast religious festival as Covid-19 cases surge nationwide.

14/01/2022

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12 dead in crowd surge at popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir

Deadly crowd surges are fairly common during Indian religious festivals where huge gatherings, sometimes in the millions, cover small areas with few safety or control measures.

01/01/2022

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Hindus take holy dip in toxic foam-topped river

Hundreds of Hindus worshipped in the heavily polluted Yamuna river on Wednesday to celebrate the ancient festival of Chhath Puja in New Delhi.

10/11/2021

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India's Cattle Royale dung fight marks end of Diwali

Joyful crowds pelted each other with fistfuls of cow manure this weekend as part of one village's local ritual to mark the end of Diwali, India's most important Hindu festival

07/11/2021

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Is this the most beautiful world record you’ve ever seen?

The city of Ayodhya broke a world record with its beautiful Diwali celebrations.

04/11/2021

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In pictures: Dogs are worshipped at the Hindu festival 'Kukur Tihar'

Wearing marigold garlands and spoilt with treats, once a year the dogs of Nepal are worshipped on the second day of Tihar.

03/11/2021

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The colourful stage is set for 9 nights of celebration across India

Starting tonight, over 1 billion people will begin celebrations for Navaratri, one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar.

07/10/2021

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Pakistan: Mob attacks Hindu temple after boy, 8, accused of blasphemy

Police have arrested at least 50 people in Pakistan, accused of attacking a Hindu temple in the east of the country.

09/08/2021

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Thousands of Indian farmers back to protest PM Modi's farming laws

One protester was killed and 80 police injured after farmers stormed a symbolic fort in New Delhi on India's Republic Day in a mass protest on Tuesday against PM Narendra Modi.

27/01/2021

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Hindu festival season scaled down due to coronavirus

The colourful Hindu festivals of Durga Puja and Dussehra have been scaled down this year in India due to the coronavirus pandemic.

25/10/2020

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Thaipusam — a colourful Hindu festival in Malaysia

Crowds trekked for hours to reach the the Batu Caves complex before the final arduous climb up 272 steps to reach the temples.

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German student 'kicked out of India' after joining anti-Modi protests

His sign read: '1933-45 We have been there.'

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