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The Sardari in-which the Rakhi tax was paid to by the locals was obliged to protect them from "plunder, theft, or molestation" from within the community or by outsiders. [3] [9] Folks from all backgrounds were afforded protection by the Khalsa through the Rakhi arrangement; from various religious backgrounds (such as Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims) to various social classes (peasants and landowners).
The girls and women tie rakhi on their brother's wrist, as elsewhere. [45] [46] In many regions of North India, it is a common practice to fly kites on the nearby occasions of Janamashtami and Raksha Bandhan. The locals buy kilometres of strong kite string, commonly called gattu door in the local language, along with a multitude of kites.
Apart from India, where the vast majority (1.12 billion) of the world's 1.3 billion [1] Hindu population lives, Hindu Temples are found across the world, on every continent. In the Indian Subcontinent, thousands of modern and historic temples are spread across Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts after defeating Leylah Fernandez of Canada in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.
National University of Singapore Tamil Language Society; Nanyang Technological University Tamil Literary Society; Odia Society of Singapore(OSS) Sembawang Tamils Association; Singapore Tamil Community (STC online Group) https://www.SgTamilCommunity.online; Singapore Bengali Society; Singapore Ceylon Tamils Association; Singapore Gujarati Society
Former day care worker Melissa Calusinski has served 16 years of a 31-year prison sentence for a crime she insists she didn't commit — a murder that may not have even happened.