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Kumari – the living goddess of Nepal
December 22, 2017
Surrounded by the modern day houses and shops, exists the centuries-old ‘Kumari House’ in the royal palace of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu. The medieval structure houses ‘Kumari’ - Kathmandu’s ‘living goddess’, who is evoked in a young girl every morning.
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India’s first culinary museum
November 16, 2017
In an attempt to keep alive the extensive variety of India’s culinary richness, which dates back to the Bronze Age civilisation, India will soon open doors to its first culinary museum in Karnataka.
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Traces of Urdu in India
September 21, 2017
Though Urdu readers and speakers in India are fast disappearing, the language is still alive in the form of ghazals (poetic expressions in the form of songs), poetry recitations, Urdu festivals, Sufi music, the new emerging Urdu pop culture, and more.
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The tale of the Garjiya Devi Temple
June 3, 2017
Situated near Ramnagar in Uttarakhand, the Garjiya Devi Temple is considered a sacred shrine that is believed to have been formed by the mud and clay that came along during a flood, years ago. Surrounded by the Kosi River tributary, the temple holds a rich, religious significance...
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Vrindavan – the land of Lord Krishna
April 4, 2017
Stretched out quaint ghats with staircases leading to water’s edge, embowed gateways and innumerable temples on the bank of River Yamuna in itself explains the sacred nature of Mathura and Vrindavan - the birth place of Lord Krishna, which has turned into an important place of ...
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