For this Goddess Kali, bhog is noodles and chopsuey

KOLKATA: There is nothing different about the Kali idol. But one look at the `bhog' - noodles, chopsuey, rice-and-vegetables dishes - and you realize this isn't just any Kali temple.

In the heart of Kolkata's Tangra area -- India's own Chinatown -- stands this unique symbol of cross-cultural assimilation. The `Chinese Kali Temple' (so the marble plaque says) is not only a bridge between Chinese and Indian cultures, but also strengthens bonds within the Chinese community. Read More................For this Kali, bhog is noodles and chopsuey

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Students ate Noodles as punishment

In Pune city in Maharashtra state of India several students of St Helena's school complained of stomach pain and dysentry after the school's hostel authorities allegedly forced them to eat fast-food noodles only for breakfast, lunch and dinner over the last three days as a punitive measure.
The school's chairperson, Olive Das, has justified the action, saying the action followed an incident in which some of the hostel girls were caught cooking noodles on a heated iron. Read more..........................Only noodles as punishment

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