Summer Solstice Celebrated Across Indian Country with Ceremonies, Prayer, and Community Gatherings

EDT on Sunday, June 21. This exact moment, known as the Summer Solstice, marks the astronomical start to the season when the ...
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Indians still pray at 'visa temples' after the U.S. deported migrants in chains

The Chamatkarik Shree Hanumanji Mandir in the old city of Ahmedabad, in western India, is seen by worshippers as a place where prayers to obtain visas to Western countries are answered. (Diaa Hadid | ...
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Indians pray to 'visa god' in panicked bid to skirt Trump's 'America first' foreign worker rules

Indians have turned to praying to a "visa god" in a bid to skirt Donald Trump's latest crackdown on foreign workers. The Chamatkari Hanuman Temple in Ahmedabad has seen crowds of prospective migrants ...
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Indian Catholics to pray, fast ahead of national polls

Catholic bishops across India have urged their people to pray and fast on March 22, ahead of India’s general elections and rising persecution against Christians in the country. The intention “is to ...
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Indians still pray at 'visa temples' after the U.S. deported migrants in chains

AHMEDABAD, India — A man gives his passport to a Hindu priest at a temple in this western Indian city. For a fee of about $2, the priest prays to the monkey god Hanuman for the man's visa application ...