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28
Nov
2012
7:50am, EST
In a dirty, polluted river, prayers are offered
Manish Swarup / AP
A Hindu devotee offers prayers after a dip in the Yamuna River, surrounded by industrial effluent, during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi, India on Nov. 28, 2012.
Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus, The Associated Press reports.
Kevin Frayer / AP
Hindu devotees wait to get off a boat after visiting a temple on a small island in the River Yamuna during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi on Nov. 28, 2012.
Kevin Frayer / AP
A Hindu devotee grooms herself on the banks of the River Yamuna after taking a holy dip during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi on Nov. 28, 2012.
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The India people care alright. It is the corporate businesses which don't. It will take something catastrophic before anything is done. Like the massive death count from the fire. Only then will the clean up take place. A number of years ago there was an incident. Then some steps were taken, but tha …
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22
Jan
2012
4:12pm, EST
Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP
Hindu devotees cross newly constructed temporary bridges at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad, India, Jan. 22. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the confluence, some hoping to wash away sins and others hoping to secure a fine spouse, during the month long festival.
Build it, and they will come: Hindu devotees cross new bridges in India
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