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The tragedy unfolded early on Tuesday, Jan. 28, as thousands of Hindu pilgrims rushed to bathe in holy water while at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a festival in the Indian city of Prayagrajm, according to the Associated Press and The New York Times.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The holy water, as Anagnos explained, is not an unusual sight in their Greek Orthodox household.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
People line up to receive tilak, or sacred ash, from Hindu priests — who also come from India — on their foreheads and drink small ladles of holy water.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Deputies said Von Goetz disrupted the service by pouring whiskey into the holy water and threatened to harm parishioners.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The holy water, as Anagnos explained, is not an unusual sight in their Greek Orthodox household.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
People line up to receive tilak, or sacred ash, from Hindu priests — who also come from India — on their foreheads and drink small ladles of holy water.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Deputies said Von Goetz disrupted the service by pouring whiskey into the holy water and threatened to harm parishioners.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Holy water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20water. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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