In Kathmandu, CEN Asia Editor Shantanu Guha Ray met the living goddess and sought a boon It is late afternoon and hundreds, mostly foreigners, jostle for space in the courtyard of an ancient home dotted with intricate wood carvings of Hindu gods in Kathmandu’s Durbar Square.Everyone waits with bated breath,…
This is the moment an Indian snake charmer is fatally bitten on the foot by a snake while trying to tie amulets on them for a Hindu festival. https://twitter.com/i/status/1430877098755903492 The incident took place in the district of Saran in the north-eastern Indian state of Bihar during the Raksha Bandhan festival.…
Proud Muslim parents have walked their adopted Hindu daughter up the aisle in a traditional temple ceremony in India. Muslim couple Abdulla and Khadeeja adopted their Hindu daughter when she was 10 years old after her father, who worked for the couple, died suddenly. They proudly watched their daughter Rajeshwari…
Story By: Lee Bullen, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report Video Credit: AsiaWire This is the moment a mob of Hindus force a Muslim man to kneel in the mud and eat pork after accusing the stall owner of selling beef. In the video footage seen over 291,000…
Story By: Angjela Trajkovska, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report Video Credit: AsiaWire This is the shocking ritual where babies and young children are branded like cattle with a red hot iron rod to cure stomachaches. The bizarre ritual known as ‘Chidi Daag’ takes place in the district of…
