
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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AMID HEAVY police deployment, around 70 social activists, under the aegis of Haji Ali Sab Ke Liye (HASKL), Thursday staged a dharna in an area barricaded by the police, 50 metres from the alley leading to the causeway towards the Haji Ali Dargah. They were demanding equal access for women to the shrine. “This fight is not against religion but against patriarchy in our society. Five years ago, they would allow woman to enter the Dargah. I wonder what drastic change has taken place for them to change the rules now,” said Javed Anand of Muslims for Secular Democracy, who is also one of the main patrons of the Haji Ali Sab Ke Liye movement. “There is a strong need to speak out against anyone perpetrating oppression, irrespective of what their religion is. We can’t choose not to speak out of fe
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