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New Zealander auctions bottled ‘ghosts’
A New Zealand woman has successfully sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl.
The vials fetched almost $NZ2,000 ($1,540) in a fiercely contested online auction, local media reported.
Avie Woodbury from Christchurch told TVNZ she captured the spirits after an exorcism session, which cost her about $100, [...]
Devotees visit Gaya to pray for salvation of ancestors
Gaya, Sep 7 (ANI): With the onset of the fortnight long ‘Shraddha,’ solemn Hindu ceremonies, a serpentine queue of devotees has begun trotting up the Pret-Sheela (ghost-stone) hill shrine in Gaya to pray for the salvation of their ancestors and get rid of the evil spirits.
Elderly faithful, from far and wide, are carried by [...]
Pakistani Hindus allowed to travel to India to immerse ashes of ancestors
Karachi, July 5 (ANI): Hundreds of Hindus based in Sindh province would now be able to travel to India to immerse the ashes of their ancestors in the holy River Ganga, as they have been granted visas after decades of denial by the Pakistani authorities.
Now, that the authorities have allowed Hindus to travel to India, [...]
14 killed, 27 feared drowned in separate mishaps in Uttarakhand
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): In two separate incidents in Uttarakhad on Friday, at least 14 people were killed, while 27 kanwarias on Chardham Yatra were feared drowned.
In the first major accident that took place in the morning, three persons were killed and 27 others feared drowned when a private bus [...]
New ancient artefacts found at Moenjodaro
Larkana, Feb 2 (ANI): A team of archaeologists working on a drain to flush out rainwater from the DK-G area of an explored part of Moenjodaro found some ancient artefacts and cultural objects.
Rainwater stagnates in several parts of the world heritage site every year, causing causes immense damage.
Well-defined structures of old drains were discovered along [...]
