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Some tourists and influencers behave badly at religious sites and during religious festivals just to create content.

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Dr Ravia Gupta, Dr Smruti Smita Mohapatra “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it ...

Dr Sonia Verma The narratives of Draupadi and Chanakya provide compelling case studies on the cultural significance of hair manipulation in ancient India. Both figures, although from different ...

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Odisha has a rich Buddhist heritage. Ratnagiri, part of the ‘Diamond Triangle’ of Ratnagiri, Udaygiri, and Lalitgiri, had a ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

Islam initially spread among rulers and traders, as Muslim merchants often married local women, including those from royal ..