'Muddy lake' becomes pilgrim destination

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NAKALI: A dried-up and polluted lake in eastern India has become a major pilgrimage site attracting thousands of people a day after claims that its mud cures cancer and other diseases.

At the lake in Nakali village, 70 kilometres (45 miles) south of Kolkata, families smear each other in the dark, gluey "miracle mud", defying government attempts to prevent the site becoming a religious attraction. Read More................'Miracle lake' becomes pilgrim destination

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For 12 years, He Pilgrimages with aged Mother on His Shoulders

Ranchi: Tales of people ill-treating their old parents are not hard to come by, but Kailash Giri Brahmachari's story is refreshingly different. Like a character in the epic Ramayana, he has been carrying his aged, blind mother on his shoulders to various pilgrim spots for the last 12 years.

Kailash, 36, is a resident of Wargi village in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. His incredible journey of physical endurance and moral courage began in January 1996. He has so far covered over 3,000 km and reached Jharkhand. Read more..........................................For 12 years, he pilgrimages with aged mother on his shoulders

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Tibetan monk Crawls to reach Bodh Gaya

In a bizarre journey, a Buddhist monk 'Gyansen Lama' from Tibet is crawling all the way to Bodh Gaya in Bihar state of India. He started his journey crawling from Tibet 18 months ago & shall offer special prayers at the 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple near the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, under which Buddha attained enlightenment. He shall complete his unusual pilgrimage in the next few months.

'Gyansen Lama' covers seven kilometers daily on an average & is accompanied by two more monks, who take care of his health and daily needs during the journey. Read more...........Crawling Tibetan monk enters Bihar

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