Ritual
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What is Bhuta Shuddhi Vivaha? The ancient ritual Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru chose
Spirituality | Dec 02, 2025, 12:21 PM ISTSamantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru tied the knot in a private Bhuta Shuddhi Vivaha at the Isha Yoga Centre. Here’s what the ancient ritual actually means.
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MP: 3-year-old dies after parents initiate Jain 'Santhara' ritual, triggering legal, ethical uproar
Madhya Pradesh | May 04, 2025, 05:33 PM IST'Santhara,' or Sallekhana, is a centuries-old Jain tradition regarded by its followers as a sacred exit - an act of supreme renunciation taken consciously when death is imminent and the body fails to support spiritual pursuit.
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Agra: Two arrested for offering ‘Gangajal’ at Taj Mahal, Hindu outfit claims 'ritual' | VIDEO
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 03, 2024, 08:10 PM ISTIn Agra, police arrested two youths at the Taj Mahal for pouring water from a bottle on the monument's premises on Saturday. The youths, who were allegedly performing a religious ritual, face charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for disobedience and defiling a place of worship.
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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel gets whipped as part of tribal ritual | Video
India | Oct 25, 2022, 01:58 PM ISTIt is believed that during the 'Gaura Gauri Puja', hitting the hand with a stick, averts bad luck.
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The ONE thing you should do every morning to make your day less stressful
Lifestyle | May 03, 2017, 05:08 PM ISTThis simple thing will take two seconds but can change the course of your day by a great deal
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Ritual gone wrong: Groom accidentally kills 10-yr-old boy with sword at wedding
India | Apr 21, 2017, 06:02 PM ISTAn age-old wedding tradition went horribly wrong after the groom accidentally killed a 10-year-old boy from the bride's side at a Madhya Pradesh village on Thursday.
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In a first, Kerala churches see 'washing of feet' ritual on women
India | Mar 25, 2016, 08:35 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram:In a departure from an age-old custom and putting into practice a papal decree, bishops at the Holy Thursday service in two Latin diocese churches in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi, for the first time washed the
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150 villagers taken ill for suspected food poisoning
India | Nov 08, 2014, 10:26 AM ISTThane: At least 150 villagers were taken ill after eating food at a death ritual in Kalyan area, police said today.According to API S B More of Bazarpeth Police Station in Kalyan, the incident took
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The bizarre dog spinning ritual of Bulgaria
World | Nov 19, 2013, 06:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: For hundreds of years, locals in the remote town of Brodilovo in the south-east of Bulgaria have carried out the annual Spring ritual. It involves twisting dogs a rope stretched out over a river
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Katy Perry follows 90-minute beauty ritual
Hollywood | Jul 19, 2013, 08:47 PM ISTLos Angeles, July 19: Singer Katy Perry admits that her beauty ritual lasts for about 90 minutes.The 28-year-old loves beauty products and takes a lot of time to complete her beauty regimen."I'm a product w****.
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Mick Jagger has rituals before shows
Hollywood | May 30, 2013, 04:40 PM ISTLondon, May 30: The Rolling Stones star Mick Jagger follows certain rules before concerts. (14:38) "I go to bed early the night before (a concert), around 2 a.m. I am up at 10 the next
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Bad Omen, Say Astrologers As Devaprasnam Ritual Is Held In Padmanabhaswamy Temple
India | Aug 10, 2011, 02:49 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 : Even as the outcome of the three-day Devaprasnam ritual at Padmanabhaswamy temple here is being awaited, astrologers have begun saying that the entire ritual reeks of bad omen, reports India TV
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Stone-Throwing Ritual Near Shirdi
India | May 10, 2011, 08:15 PM ISTAhmednagar, May 10: Residents of two adjoining villages near Shirdi in Maharashtra indulge in stone-throwing as an annual feature. The superstititous villagers believe that such stone-throwing battle brings early rains and a good harvest to