Word: hindus
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...Rama is worshiped by many of India's 696 million Hindus as the embodiment of chivalry and virtue. But it was Shiva, the god of destruction, who showed his face last week as thousands of Rama devotees marched toward a 462-year-old Muslim mosque in Ayodhya, a site holy to both Hindus and Muslims in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Shouting "Break the mosque! Break the mosque!" about 100 stone-throwing crusaders pulled plaster from the walls and planted saffron-colored flags atop the shrine before they were driven off by police and paramilitary troops armed with tear...
...defiance of government policy, Hindu militants have vowed to tear down the Babri mosque, which they believe was built on Rama's birthplace, and erect a temple of their own. As a result, more than 257 people have died over the past two weeks as clashes between Hindus and Muslims spread to cities in six other states...
...Advani's arrest. The B.J.P. immediately withdrew its support from the government, a move likely to bring about Singh's fall when a vote of confidence is held next week. Nor did it prevent violence. In the days after the arrest, more than 60 people died during riots between Hindus and Muslims, and tens of thousands of troops and police were deployed in Uttar Pradesh to prevent further bloodshed...
...that they, along with scores of others across northern India, have become martyrs over the past three weeks, in most cases by setting themselves on fire. Chaturvedi and 38 others died, while Goswami and at least 126 others were hospitalized. All the young men and women were upper-caste Hindus, and all were incensed by Prime Minister V.P. Singh's announcement that as part of an affirmative-action effort, he would more than double, to 50%, the job quota for the lower castes and other disadvantaged groups. Singh called his move on behalf of what amounts...
...since spent many months in the shadow ofChartres, taken an extended "Pilgrimage" toBenares--which he describes as "the principleplace of pilgrimage for Hindus, truly a miraculousplace"--and three weeks writing flute music in aremote village in Cameroon, which he describes as"the most exciting thing I've ever done...