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7 December 2025

A little Hindu boy with a Holy Gita book attends the Gita Chanting in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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7 December 2025

Swami Gyananandaji Maharaj, in the center, discusses with Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, on the left, at the Gita Chanting at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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7 December 2025

Swami Gyananandaji Maharaj, in the center, discusses with Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, on the left, at the Gita Chanting at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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7 December 2025

Hindu preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, delivers a speech during a mass Bhagavad Gita chanting event at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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7 December 2025

Hindu preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, delivers a speech during a mass Bhagavad Gita chanting event at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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7 December 2025

Hindu preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, delivers a speech during a mass Bhagavad Gita chanting event at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on December 7, 2025.

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23 October 2025

A historic building in Kronach, Franconia, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on October 19, 2025, has a plaque that marks it as the birthplace of Renaissance painter and printmaker Lucas Cranach the Elder, who is born here in October 1472.

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23 October 2025

A historic building in Kronach, Franconia, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on October 19, 2025, has a plaque that marks it as the birthplace of Renaissance painter and printmaker Lucas Cranach the Elder, who is born here in October 1472.

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23 October 2025

A historic building in Kronach, Franconia, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on October 19, 2025, has a plaque that marks it as the birthplace of Renaissance painter and printmaker Lucas Cranach the Elder, who is born here in October 1472.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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21 September 2025

Devotees perform rituals of Mahalaya at a Ganges riverside in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2025. On Mahalaya, devotees across Bengal and beyond offer prayers at dawn with the recitation of the Chandi Path, marking the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth. Considered the day when the pitru paksha ends and the devipaksha begins in Hindu tradition, Mahalaya holds deep scriptural significance as it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and heralds the Durga Puja festivities. Hindus believe that if they offer prayers at dawn on Mahalaya for their forefathers, the souls of their ancestors attain moksha and bless them with good fortune.

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