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  2. Superstition in India - Wikipedia

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    Narendra Nayak, president of Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations, has stated that politicians patronizing godmen serves to sanction superstitions of the general public. [71] Nayak has also debunked several so-called miracles of godmen like psychic surgery, [67] materializing vibhuti, money, jewelry, and fire eating. He travels through ...

  3. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".

  4. Indian diaspora in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The previous Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, recognized Africa as the growth pole of the world in 2011. [13] Since this acknowledgement, India has shown their faith in Africa through the expansion of trade. In 2015, India's trade to Africa doubled from 24.98 billion (period of 2006-2007) to $72 billion.

  5. 13 superstitions from around the world - AOL

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    We have two Friday the 13ths this year -- but do you know where some of our more unusual bad omens come from?

  6. List of superstitions - Wikipedia

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    A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation" or "an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition."

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  8. Folklore of India - Wikipedia

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    The Santhals have their culture heroes Beer Kherwal and Bidu Chandan. Gonds have their folk hero Chital Singh Chhatti. Banjara folk hero is Lakha Banjara or Raja Isalu. [citation needed] But not only heroes, the heroines of Indian folklore have also significant contribution in shaping the culture of India. Banjara epics are heroine-centric.

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