Hanging upside down he prays for world peace

Haridwar: As millions of religious-minded are visiting the ongoing 'Maha Kumbh Mela' or, the biggest religious bathing fair in Haridwar city of Uttarakhand, many holy men have become a major draw here for the unusual feats or the meditation methods. Read More................Hanging upside down he prays for world peace at Maha Kumbh

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Divine intervention sought for global economic recovery

BHUBANESWAR, India – Hundreds of people gathered for a Hindu religious rite in a town in eastern India, seeking divine intervention into the global economic crisis as stocks plummeted worldwide, organisers said.

The rite was performed on the same day as the Indian rupee hit a record low of 50.15 per dollar, and the Indian share market dropped 11 percent to three-year lows.

More than three hundred people watched the rite being performed by 131 priests in a temple in the beach city of Puri in Orissa state. Read more.................Hundreds in India pray for global economic recovery

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Dogs Offer Prayers at Hindu Temple

It may seem weird but its true. In Buxar town, about 125 km from Patna city in Bihar state of India, here is a "Kali Temple" where dozens of dogs have since 1965 been religiously queuing up twice a day outside the temple - just in time for the daily ritual services.

Dogs religiously join morning & evening prayers & as per one devotee, Mahavir Singh: "At the time of prayers in the temple when devotees perform different rituals, blowing a conch or chanting hymns, dozens of dogs join by barking with their heads up."

"These dogs have been joining the prayers without a miss ever since 1965 when the temple came up," he added.

These stray dogs visit the temple in the morning and in the evening just before the "Artis" ( religious prayer). They are also given "Prasad" ( remnants of offerings made to the Deity) by the devotees.

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