The South African Hindu Maha Sabha reportedly has called for action after a teacher allegedly cut off a sacred thread from the wrist of a Hindu student. A teacher in South Africa allegedly cut off ...

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PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, drawn by the hope that the bathing would bring ...