Articles tagged as Punjab
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Thousands March in Chandigarh to Celebrate ISKCON's 50th Anniversary
On August 13th, 2015, thousands of people marched together in the city of Chandigarh, capital of Punjab and Haryana.
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ISKCON Kurukshetra Temple Corner Stone Ceremony
SKCON’s founder-acharya Srila Prabhupada had a keen desire that a temple of Lord Krishna and his devotee Arjuna come up in the holy land of Kurukshetra where the message of Bhagavad Gita was spoken 5,000 years ago. The future temple would be shaped as a chariot and would cover an area of 6 acres. Among other functions, the temple would house facilities for Bhagavad Gita studies, food distribution, and a goshala for cow protection.
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Incorporation Week Celebrations in Chandigarh Attracts Thousands
ISKCON's temple in the city of Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab and Haryana, celebrated ISKCON's incorporation as a week-long festival from 11th July to 17th July 2016. On 17th July, many senior devotees at ISKCON Chandigarh made gratitude offerings to Srila Prabhupada. This was followed by the staging of a special play released by the 50th Anniversary Committee, called 'Swamiji at sea'.
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Indian High Court Declares Animals Legal Persons Entitled to Justice
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana has ordered that animals are now to be considered legal persons in the Indian state of Haryana. This means that animals in the state may no longer be treated as “objects” or “property” and are “entitled to justice.”
