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GUDUTA, India (AP) — The ritual began with a thunderous roll of drums that echoed throughout the village. Women in colorful saris broke into an Indigenous folk dance, moving their feet to its ...
News India » Jharkhand » Religion: In India, believers in an ancient Indigenous faith seek formal recognition
GUDUTA, India — The ritual began with a thunderous roll of leather drums, its clamor echoing through the entire village. Women dressed in colorful saris broke into an Indigenous folk dance, tapping ...
News India » Jharkhand » Religion: Calls grow for recognition of 'Sarna' tribal religion in India
Demands for official recognition of the Sarna tribal religion have intensified in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand following the federal government’s nod last month to recording citizens’ caste ...
News India » Jharkhand » Religion: Tribal Christians hail secular alliance’s win in India’s Jharkhand
Tribal Christian leaders have welcomed a secular regional party returning to power in India’s eastern Jharkhand state in the recently concluded polls. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which advocates ...
News India » Jharkhand » Religion: Jharkhand to build gateway for Jagannathpur Temple
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday announced that a grand gateway (toran dwar) would be constructed on the approach road to the historic Jagannathpur Temple in Ranchi to enhance its identity and ...
News India » Jharkhand » Religion: PESA delay in Jharkhand: BJP alleges religious influence, ruling alliance rebuts
The prolonged delay in implementing the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, or PESA, has reignited a political storm in Jharkhand. Senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Raghubar Das ...
News India » Jharkhand » Religion: Clinging to ancient faith, India tribes seek religion status
GUDUTA, India (AP) — The ritual began with a thunderous roll of leather drums, its clamor echoing through the entire village. Women dressed in colorful saris broke into an Indigenous folk dance, ...
News India » Jharkhand » Religion: Clinging to ancient faith, India tribes seek religion status
GUDUTA, India (AP) — Tribal groups have held protests in support of giving Sarna Dharma official religion status ahead of the upcoming national census. GUDUTA, India (AP) — The ritual began with a ...