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Stories about: Hindu

Indian Women Send Underwear to Religious Group A group of self-defined “pub-going, loose and forward women” from India, tired of being discriminated against by members of the Sri Ram Sena, a Hindu militant group, decided to finally end their tyranny and to send them thousands of pink knickers for Valentine's Day. In addition to dispatching the un... 16 February 2009 05:35 GMT Three Bizarre Hindu Beliefs Each day, about 1,000 worshipers and about 70 tourists visit the temple of Karni Mata, Deshnoke, India. Why? Because in this temple, about 300 rats wander freely while the believers bring their offerings to these idols. The rats are adored and any necessity that they might have is satisfied by the ecstatic prayers. T... 21 November 2007 14:06 GMT Living Dead: Hindu Widows They are "the outcast of the outcast": the Hindu widows. In the past, they used to end up in the pyre of their husband, but today the practice is forbidden by the Indian government. Upper-caste widows may not remarry, so many are abandoned by their families after the death of their husband in Vrindavan, "the City of ... 27 October 2007 09:34 GMT