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If not, we will knock on the doors of higher officials or the court. Times have changed; we will fight for our rights,” said Sukanta Das (35) of Daspara. The temple committee cited “age-old traditions ...

Every year, through one way or another, the Aurangzeb Temple Row resurfaces. This year too, with Maharashtra MLA and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi's statements, the debate has come up yet again. Did ...

Before long, the next-door Iwashi Island came ... Kozo in memory of her mother, the temple's colourful pagoda replicates architectural styles from all over Japan and a dimly lit cave illustrates ...