Giant leap into 2025: Katwa's Dalits offer puja for first time at Shiv temple
At a meeting held at the Katwa SDO office on Tuesday, the administration said that no one could be denied their right to ...
World’s first vegetarian city: Sale, consumption of meat is banned, eating non-veg is crime, is located in…, it is in India
Palitana, a tiny temple city in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, is the world's first vegetarian city, where sale and consumption of meat ...
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Three Centuries Later, This Shiv Temple in West Bengal Opens Its Doors to Dalits
After 300 years of exclusion, Dalit families in West Bengal finally enter into the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple, marking a historic ...
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130 Dalit families allowed temple entry in Bengal after 3 centuries
In a significant move, 130 Dalit families in West Bengal were finally allowed to enter the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple after being ...
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End of 300-year-old caste discrimination: Dalit families enter Gidheshwar Shiv temple in Bengal
Breaking the shackles of caste-based discrimination, practiced in a rural pocket of West Bengal for nearly three centuries, representatives of 130 Dalit families for the first time set feet inside the ...
300 years on, Dalit families finally enter Gidheshwar Shiv temple in West Bengal
Dalit families in a West Bengal village have been allowed to worship at the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple for the first time in ...
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This is ONLY city in world where non-vegetarian food is illegal
Jainism emphasizes non-violence (ahimsa) and compassion towards all living beings. Monk Protests: The decision came after Jain monks went on a hunger strike, demanding a ban on animal slaughter and ...
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The 16 steps to end caste discrimination — in West Bengal village, 5 Dalits enter temple for first time in history
It was a team effort, says Katwa Sub-divisional Officer (SDO) Ahimsa Jain. “Such discrimination cannot be allowed. We held multiple meetings keeping in mind that it’s a sensitive issue and finally ...