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August 20, 2015

South Indian state orders temples to pray for rain
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 19, 2015
Authorities in a south Indian state have ordered temples to perform special prayers for rain after a disappointing monsoon. The Andhra Pradesh government said Indians had been performing rituals involving prayers and offerings to the gods "since time immemorial" and they had already proved effective in bringing rain. "Around 100 temples have performed these rituals and the feedback from the field... is that when these rituals were performed there was rainfall," said Parakala Prabhakar, spokesman ... read more

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