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India's temples urged to share their gold

Donating #gold to #temples is a tradition for many Indians, but the government wants to take the precious metal out of the vaults and put it into the economy. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36682698

Enough is enough: India women fight to enter temples

For centuries, #temples and shrines in India have used "tradition" to keep women out, but now women are increasingly fighting for their right to worship, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35595501

India: History & Culture

Mahaparinirvana temple in Kushinagar, a 1956 shrine at a bend of the road leading out of town. The shrine contains a 20-foot sandstone statue from the fifth century A.D. of the dying Buddha, lying vacant-faced on his right side. Since it was discovered in a temple ruin in 1876, the iconic figure has drawn thousands of devotees, who leave offerings of fruit, flowers and candy. #temples

India: Travel & Tourism

Passengers aboard the Maharaja Express' seven day Delhi-to-Kolkata trip visit dozens of sites in eastern Indian including the #temples of Khajuraho, the tigers at Bandhavgarh National Park and the bathers of the Ganges River. All itineraries begin or end with a visit to the #TajMahal. The train will operate September through April. Rates start at $5,600 a person for a seven-day trip. #IndianRailways

India: Travel & Tourism

Like other #temples in the region, Meenakshi Temple of Madurai is Dravidian in form, a tall, broad but slightly pyramiding tower with dark, dank interiors. The Dravidians, darker-skinned people driven south by invaders from the north, had no arch or dome to lighten their places of worship.