Tag: Hindu
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Barbie debuts its first ‘Diwali doll’ ahead of the Hindu festival of lights
A new Barbie will help celebrate the largest Indian festival of the year. Mattel announced the release of its first “Barbie Diwali doll” on Friday in an homage to the Hindu holiday of Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, which is marked on Western calendars as Nov 1. Some may begin celebrations on…
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Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India
LUCKNOW, India — At least 46 people, most of them children, have drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent floods during the observance of a Hindu religious festival celebrated by millions in north India, authorities said Thursday. The dead include 37 children and seven women who drowned on Wednesday in the eastern…