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Caste Hindu group injures four Dalits, damages 35 bikes, after altercation at temple festival in Madurai

Police said the altercation initially broke out between two groups of young people, caste Hindus and Dalits, on Friday night at a festival of the Thirumohur temple in Othakadai; later, a group of drunk caste Hindu youths went on a rampage, damaging two-wheelers and Dalit homes and injuring residents

What it takes to move Kumbakonam’s 500-tonne Sarangapani temple car each year

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Chithirai festival at Madurai | Thousands of devotees witness Lord Kallazhagar’s entry into Vaigai river

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Ahead of Lord Kallazhagar’s entry into Vaigai river on Friday, Madurai police make special arrangements for devotees to view event

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Id-ul-Fitr celebrated with religious fervour in Hyderabad; idgahs brim with worshippers

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Muslims offering namaz at the Id-gah organised by the Palayam Muslim Jamaat at Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Satuday.

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