Weird, Bizarre, Shocking acts by Sonia Gandhi, Narendra Modi Devotees

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Can You imagine that someone can chop off and donate his finger for the sake of his political idols? The saga of sycophancy in Indian political history reached a new height when a Karnataka man donated one of his fingers at Tirupati. The offering was made at the famous Hindu temple after Congress leaders, Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, got bail in the National Herald case. Read more here..........Weird, Bizarre, Shocking acts by Sonia Gandhi, Narendra Modi Devotees

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Devotees bathe on railways tracks, trains delayed

Salem: Seven trains bound for Chennai were delayed by up to three hours after some Ayyappa devotees on board two trains took bath on the railway track at Erode, Railway sources said. Read more..........Devotees bathe on railways tracks, trains delayed

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Devotees offer woollens to deities

Rajkot (Gujarat): Devotees in Gujarat's Rajkot city are offering woollen apparels to idols of deities as the region witnessed drastic dip in temperatures. Read More................Rajkot devotees offer woollens to deities

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Where devotees hurl children from height for good health

Jalna (Maharashtra): As part of a ritual in a temple in Maharashtra's Jalna town, children were hurled from a height of 40 feet in the belief that it would enhance the kids' physical health and stamina.

Buzz up!The temples in Jalna town have witnessed the tradition of hurling young children for two centuries, but now, the height from which they were thrown has been decreased to five feet.Read More................In Maharashtra devotees hurl children from height for good health

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Devotees offer liquor at a temple in Bihar

Maner (Bihar): A large number of devotees offer liquor at a shrine as their religious offering in Maner city of Bihar's Patna district.

Devotees visiting the temple devoted to Goraiya Baba have a belief that the deity will be pleased with liquor, as it used to be his favourite once upon a time. Read More................Devotees offer liquor at a temple in Bihar

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Devotees pierce their bodies to worship goddess

Davangere (Karnataka): Devotees of the Goddess Mattu Mariamma in Karnataka’s Davangere town pierce their bodies with iron nails in an act of worship and to seek her blessings. Read More................Karnataka devotees pierce their bodies to worship goddess

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Devotees perform rituals with fire pots on their heads and hands at Bibi-Mata temple

Devotees perform rituals with fire pots on their heads and hands at Bibi-Mata temple

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Kerala oracles and devotees sing filthy songs on Hindu deities

Kodungallur (Kerala): Devotes and oracles gathered at the Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple here to celebrate the Bharani festival, where they sang filthy and vulgar songs about Hindu gods and goddess with the belief that it praises their main deity. Read More................Kerala oracles and devotees sing filthy songs on Hindu deities

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Devotees protect temple deities from severe cold

Jaipur: Devotees in Jaipur are protecting their deities in various temples of the city by offering woolen blankets and warm clothes apart from arranging hot water and hot foods for the presiding deity.

The devotees consider it to be their duty to protect their idols from the biting cold prevailing in the city during the winter season. Read More................Devotees protect temple deities from severe cold in Jaipur

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At this temple, devotees offer brooms to deity

Devotees come with brooms and line up at a 10-year-old temple in Uttar Pradesh everyday - not to clean the premises but to offer the 'jhadus' to the deity, Hindu god Shiva.

At the Shivpataaleshwar temple in Beehajoi village near Moradabad, some 250 km from state capital Lucknow, people offer brooms in the belief it will appease Shiva and ward off skin ailments, heath disorders and also make their wishes come true. Read More................At this temple, devotees offer brooms to deity

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In a bizarre ritual, devotees in Chennai pierce bodies

Chennai: In a bizarre ritual, devotees in Chennai pierced bodies during celebrations of 'Panguni Uthiram' festival.

The celebrations took place in the city's Vadapalani Murgan Temple.

According to belief, on 'Panguni Uthiram' day, marriage of Hindu gods and goddesses, Parvati and Parameshwara and Muruga and Deivanai takes place. Devotees pierce their bodies as a mark of respect for Lord Murgan. Read More................In a bizarre ritual, devotees in Chennai pierce bodies

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Devotee offers Tongue to Goddess Durga

BAHRAICH: In an extreme case of religious reverence, a devotee offered his tongue to Goddess Durga in a temple here on Thursday.

Ramroop, a resident of Adharipurwa village under Risia police station, first offered prayers to the Goddess Durga in the temple of Samai Mata located in Chakia gram and then cut off his tongue with a knife and placed it at the feet of the Goddess. Read More................Devotee offers tongue to Goddess Durga

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Two Devotees of Shiva Jump Into Fire

In a case of alleged self-sacrifice out of superstitious devotion, two people jumped onto a ritualistic fire lighted in connection with Maha Sivaratri festival at a remote village in Andhra Pradesh's Adilabad district.

Devidas (23) and Sitaram (30) had been observing 'Siva Deeksha,' a religious vow for a period of 40 days, and they jumped onto the fire during 'jagran' (a ritual of remaining awake during the night of Sivaratri) at Shivnoor village in Jainoor mandal of the district late on Monday night, police officials told PTI over phone. Read More................Two Devotees of Shiva End Life by Jumping Into Fire in Hyderabad

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Infants thrown off roofs to thank God

In a weird religious tradition a village in Solapur,in Maharashtra state of India, has a dangerous tradition of throwing newborns from a height of 50 feet onto a sheet, which is held by devotees.

The infants are thrown off the roof of the Baba Sheikh Umar Saheb Dargah in Musti village in Solapur. This is an age-old tradition practiced by couples who are blessed with a child after taking a vow at the dargah. The devotees also believe that this ritual is good for the health of the child. Read more..............................Incredible India! Infants thrown off roofs to thank God

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Fear Factor in Devotees mind make them Offerings in a Shrine

If you are using Internet & Email for quite some time then you must have received so many Chain Mails in your life time. Many of these Chain Mails might have invoked you to make some wishes before forwarding those "Ganesh Vandana", "Tirupathi Balaji" pics etc...etc. & at the end of that chain mail here below notice might have been there...........

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you do not send this e-mail to at least 12 people in the next 10 seconds............... guess what could happen?? & due to fear in your mind due to that warning, you might have forwarded that email to exactly 12 of your friends & so have done your friends too in turn & hence due to that fear factor in your mind that Chain Mail might have traveled across the Globe many times.

O.K. that is Internet & all together a different domain than one's real life. But what if something similar happens in real life. Yes exactly that happened in Kashmir Valley in India when hundreds of couples offered rice and money at a shrine here following rumors that a Sufi saint had asked all couples with a lone son to donate generously.

The story spread across the Kashmir Valley was that Ahad Sahib, a popular Sufi saint from north Kashmir's Sopore town, had a dream and asked all parents who had a lone son to offer rice and money at the shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, known as Dastgeer Sahib, situated in Khanyar locality of Srinagar city.

To add to it, the rumor also had it that unless the offerings were made immediately, the couple would soon come to grief.

Hundreds of of people took the warning seriously, thronging the shrine with offerings of rice and money. The devotees who landed up Dastgeer Sahib included educated Kashmiris as well as peasants from the countryside.

'It's alright even if it was a rumor. There is no harm in making the offering,' said Sheikh Bilal, an agricultural scientist who had come from Ganderbal district to make an offering at the shrine.

The shrine management engaged additional staff to cope with the rush of devotees.

'I heard the news in the afternoon. I hired a taxi as my wife was keen to make the offering today itself,' said Abdul Salam Wani, 56, who came all the way from Kokernag town in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.

Though by evening there were reports that the saint denied asking people to make offerings, the crowd at the shrine continued to swell. At the day's end, the shrine had received hundreds of quintals of rice and millions of rupees.

'Faith doesn't allow any chances to be taken. It hardly matters now whether the news was a fact or a rumor. I have made the offerings,' said Manzoor Ahmad Gora, another agricultural scientist here.

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Temple authorites to provide Helmets to Devotees

Temple authorities of Shree Saptshrungi Devi temple atop Nanduri hill in Nasik in Maharashtra state of India have decided to provide helmets to visiting devotees as a precautionary measure, keeping in view the recent landslide that injured three persons in the shrine. Read more..........................................Saptshrungi temple authorites to provide helmets to devotees

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Devotees face Rs. 4 million fine

Organisers of a Ganesh Puja marquee in the national capital-New Delhi have been caught stealing power and are likely to face a fine of Rs.4 million.

A theft detection squad of power distribution company BSES caught organisers of a Ganesh Puja 'pandal' in Karol Bagh for stealing 107 KW of electricity.Read full story..........Ganesh devotees face Rs.4 mn fine over power theft

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