A naturally formed stalagmite in a Kashmiri mountain shrine has melted away, officials said Monday, blaming body heat from the hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims who visit each year.For over 2...
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The annual haj
pilgrimage starts in the holy city of Mecca on Monday. Here are
five facts about the event, the largest regular religious
gathering in the wo...
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Suspected Islamic rebels attacked Hindu pilgrims with hand grenades for the second time in a week in India's portion of Kashmir, wounding 11 people, police said Saturday.The attack took place in Pa...
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Vienna (dpa) - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Austria Friday in
pouring rain to begin a three-day visit to the German-speaking mainly
Catholic country.
Keystone...
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A new pilgrimage circuit, opened in May in Hokkaido, is hoping
to follow in the footsteps of Japan's famous 88-temple pilgrimage on
Shikoku Island in attracting tourists to the northernmost p...
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Dec 17 (Reuters) - As the annual
pilgrimage opens in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Monday, few
first-time pilgrims say they are entirely free of anxiety and
confusion about...
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ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands
of Muslim pilgrims reached the plain of Arafat east of Mecca on
Monday, the vanguard of a throng expected to peak at more than 2
million ...
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The 20-year-old American tells his hajj pilgrimage stories a mile-a-minute, his hands moving in excitement _ about how he arrived in Mecca days ago, lost amid the massive crowds, and saw a man drop...
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The 20-year-old American tells his hajj pilgrimage stories a mile a minute, his hands moving in excitement _ about how he arrived in Mecca days ago, lost amid the massive crowds, and saw a man drop...
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Hindu shrine's icy stalagmite melts
