Temple News
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A fire broke out on July 8 at the historic Ekanatheshwari temple in the south Indian state of Karnataka. An electric short-circuit caused the fire.
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Pune -
A historic decision to break with a 900-year-old tradition and allow women and non-brahmins as priests in the Vitthal-Rukmini temple in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India has been postponed.
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Solapur -
The 900-year-old Vitthoba temple in Pandharpur town in Maharashtra is now accepting men and women of any caste as priests.
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The pilgrimage to the Kedarnath temple in the Indian Himalayas has been halted as of Sunday May 10 due to bad weather. Authorities will decide whether to reopen the route on May 13.
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The Kedarnath temple in the Himalayas reopened on May 4 almost a year after massive floods in the Indian state of Uttarakhand nearly buried it.
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At least four people were killed and several wounded Wednesday at Fort Hood Army base in Texas when a soldier allegedly opened fire near the facility's medical center.
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Beijing -
After touring the famous sights of Beijing, I found China's Summer Palace the most beautiful and healthy place, nestled by a lake, river, hills, and forest. Explore its royal halls, gardens, and temple with me.
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Los Angeles -
Actress Shirley Temple Black, who rose to fame as a Hollywood child star, has died at the age of 85, US media said on Tuesday.ABC News and CNN, citing her agent, said she died on Monday night in her California home of natural causes, surrounded by her ...
In the Media
by AFP
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Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America's spirits as a bright-eyed, dimpled child movie star during the Great Depression and forged a second career as a U.S.
In the Media
by Eric M. Johnson (Reuters)
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Barcelona -
In their latest protest demanding the release of 30 activists arrested on the Gazprom oil rig in the Russian Arctic, Greenpeace has taken Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral hostage.
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The Middle East crisis continues as Jordanian minister accuses Israel of planning to erect a third Temple, while Abbas declares his mission to save Jerusalem during rally. Analysts assess Jerusalem will become the focus of Islamic attention in 2013.
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While most of us are chuckling over the non-happening apocalypse (and some are secretly relieved it didn't happen), the Mayans are taking the date more seriously, as they already knew the world wasn't ending today.
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Authorities in India, within the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, have declared that many of the elephants kept in temples are obese.
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Oak Creek -
Seven people are dead, and at least twenty have been injured in a shooting at an Oak Creek, Wisconsin Sikh temple. The gunman is among the dead.
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A macabre collection of well over 1,500 fetuses have now been discovered in two raids this week at the morgue of a Thai Buddhist temple in an outlying district of Bangkok.
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A group of Peruvian archaeologists has discovered two temples dating back more than four thousand years in a landfill spot the jungles in the north of the country. It is probably the oldest known temple building in Peru.
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New York -
During WWII American soldiers went to war and risked it all for our country. But for a special unit of black men, they weren't only battling the enemy abroad; they were fighting for their right to fight. Black Angels Over Tuskegee tells the story.
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A massive stampede in northern India as led to the deaths of more than 60 people, among the dead are many women and children.
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UCLA was 6-6 going into their game Tuesday with the Temple Owls but that didn't matter, neither did the freezing cold temperatures of RFK stadium.
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A recent story revealed a draft of an agreement regarding listing a Shaolin Temple in Hong Kong and it's stirred a major debate in China.
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Every year the football experts love this time of the year, it is their last chance to prove what they know about college football. This year, it is no different.
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Nicosia – On the island of Cyprus a four thousand year old temple has been discovered. It is the oldest temple ever found on the island.
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Cambodia and Thailand have seen their relations further strained by recent border clashes. However, Cambodian PM Hun Sen rejects the idea of declaring war.
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Hindu religious and cultural center in California has taken significant steps towards sustainability including running on solar power, reducing energy consumption and a plethora of planting trees.
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Investigators found a bed that was used by men to have sex with their under-age wives at a polygamist sect Texas, according to court papers.
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Three men have been charged with drugs offences following a police raid at a Rastafarian temple in south London.
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American "foreigner" enters sacred shrine causing a firestorm of activity ... rituals are stopped, food is destroyed, purification takes two days.
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Hindu, Sikh Ancient temple re-opens in pakistan after 59 years
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The Sri Mayapur Vedic Temple and Planetarium will be built in Mayapur in the province of West Bengal, India, and is expected to reach the height equivalent of 35 stories.
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Temple Image
Jorge Gobbi
Cajamarca is the setting of the encounter between the culture of Spain and the Andean world.
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Picture of something Asian. Is this Chinese or Japanese? Neither, it's Korean.
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Steve F-E-Cameron
Part of the Abydos King List. Note the rows of cartouches.
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Red prayer scrolls list people's hopes and wishes at a little garden temple
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Chid Akash
The Cajamarca landscape in extremely scenic.
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Todaiji Temple Nara, Japan
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Steve'sWildlife
Tourists at the Temple of Horus, Edfu in Egypt
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Roland Unger
Courtyard in the Temple of Osiris, Abu Sir (Taposiris magna), Egypt.
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Elizabeth Thomsen
The Chaoyang Temple in Liaoning Provence, China
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Aaj Tak
Kedarnath temple after the floods.
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Googlemaps
Here's where Caffall lived with his wife for just shy of three years.
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Beijing's Summer Palace with its lake, hills, forests, and temple
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Barcelona: The Sagrada Familia Temple
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A yellow ribbon is pinned to a Buddha's Birthday lantern display at a Temple in Busan, South Korea. The ribbon is in memory of the SEWOL ferry disaster that claimed the lives of hundreds of high school students.
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Temple dancer. A young girl in Bangkok, Thailand.
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