India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...
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Saudi Arabia’s holiest city of Mecca flooded after being hit by extreme rain
Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, the holiest city according to Islam, has been hit by extreme weather. Footage circulating on social media shows entire neighbourhoods partially submerged amid the heavy ...
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Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
Strong quake causes damage near one of Tibet's holiest cities At least 126 dead ... The magnitude 6.8 quake's epicentre was ...
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What to Know About the Hindu Festival Billed as the World’s Largest Religious Gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart what is being touted as the world’s largest religious ...
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After flash floods, another big DANGER looms over Makkah, the Holiest city of Muslims, alert issued for…
The Haj is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings ... affecting areas from the holy city of Mecca to Medina and Riyadh. The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) of Saudi Arabia has ...
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Saudi Arabia welcomes foreign investment into holy cities
In an unusual step, Saudi Arabia has allowed foreigners to invest in Saudi-listed companies that own properties in Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in the Islamic world. Until now ...