Stoning Ritual

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  15 Stone Age Skulls Found in Italy’s Neolithic Village, Unveiling Ancient Rituals

  A recent discovery of 15 Neolithic skulls in the Masseria Candelaro site in Italy offers new insights into ancient rituals. The skulls, dating back to 5618-5335 B.C., suggest they were part of a unique ancestor practice. Found inside a structure, the skulls show no signs of violence, hinting that they were handled over generations in symbolic ritua...

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  Study Finds Evidence Of Human Sacrifice Across Europe In Stone Age

  The practice was called incaprettamento and was prevalent in Europe more than 2,000 years ago, said the study.

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  Over 400 Injured In Stone-Pelting Ritual In Madhya Pradesh's "Gotmar" Fair

  Over 400 people were hurt on Tuesday during the annual "Gotmar" fair, in which people line up on either sides of Jaam River in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district to pelt stones at each other as part of a centuries-old tradition.

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  At Ayodhya, Rituals Start Ahead Of Foundation Stone Laying By PM Modi

  Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Festivities have begun ahead of the 'bhoomi pujan' or foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Temple tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of Ram Temple. On Shravan Purnima, the last day of the holy month of Sawan, rituals of aarti and havan were performed at Ram Ki Paudi. Diyas or lamps were also lit at...

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  'Got On A Body To Reach Roof': Memories Of Stampede As Hajj Climax Begins

  As pilgrims from around the world symbolically stoned the devil on Monday in the last major rite of the hajj, the memory of a deadly stampede during last year's stoning ritual remains all too real for Kassoum Kouanda.

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  Hajj Pilgrims Reach Site Of Deadly Stampede

  Muslim pilgrims reached Mina on Monday for the ritual stoning of the devil, the last major rite of the annual hajj and the scene of a devastating stampede last year.

• Stoning Ritual Continues as Haj Nears End on Last Day

  Tens of thousands of Muslims from around the world, including Indians, participated in the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mina Valley on the last day of the Haj on Monday as Saudi King called for concerted global efforts to defeat the scourge of terrorism.

• Pilgrims Renounce Evil, Sacrifice Animals as Haj Nears End

  Tens of thousands of Muslims, including Indians, ritually stoned the devil in Mina Valley for the second day on Sunday and sacrificed animals to mark the culmination of the annual Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

• Himachal village celebrates 'festival of stones'

  An age-old tradition of pelting small stones at each other and smearing a 'tilak' on the forehead of Goddess Kali with the blood of the injured was held in this village, once the favourite hunting ground of the British.

• Hajj pilgrims begin devil-stoning ritual

  Millions of Muslim pilgrims flocked to the Saudi holy city of Mina to stone pillars representing Satan on Friday, the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday.

• Muslim hajj pilgrims perform devil stoning ritual

  Pilgrims performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia cast pebbles at three stone walls representing Satan in a symbolic rejection of temptation, as Muslims around the world celebrated Islam's biggest holiday, the festival of sacrifice.Massive crowds of Muslims filed along a giant ramp that houses the walls in the Mina valley, pelting them. Some 3 mi...