preparing for prayer 2

What the devil?

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June 17th 2006
Ok, so I’ve now seen a man with a spear through his cheek. Actually, several men to be precise and through both cheeks. Whist in town the other week attempting to visit the internet ‘café’ we got caught up in a religious melee… People took to the streets in devotion to Murghua, the peacock God. Oil burned, spears were brandished and huge peacock-style headresses were sported as crowds p ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more