
Krishna Janmashtami cultural dance at Yogmaya Temple, Mehrauli, in Delhi
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A traditional dance performance takes place during the Sreekrishna Janmashtami celebrations at Yogmaya Temple.
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Almost like the Yogic Surya Namaskar, these Buddhist Monks prostrate themselves in utter destruction of personal ego, in prayer and offering... In this ancient garden of Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh gaya, a Barbet calls while two cute Tibetan children run past our camera. When they prostrate, they seek to purify their delusions, negativities and their bad karma. His Holiness teaches them that as long as they suffer from delusions, they are making bad karma – intentionally and unintentionally – all the time, from morning to night. To counteract their bad actions, one thing they can do is to engage in wholesome spiritual practices, like reciting mantras, or making offerings or prostrations. In contemporary Western Buddhism, some teachers use prostrations as a practice unto itself, while other te
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