akhara
Britishnoun
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Mahant Puri will be leading tens of thousands of holy men from his akhara to Tuesday morning's bath.
From BBC
Ravindra Puri, the secretary of the Niranjani Akhara, said that nine of the ascetics in his organization, all of them elderly, died after contracting covid-19.
From Washington Post
The Hindu litigants are the Hindu Mahasabha, a right-wing political party, and the Nirmohi Akhara, which is a sect of Hindu monks.
From BBC
The court ruled that the site should be split, with the Muslim community getting control of a third, Hindus another third and the Nirmohi Akhara sect the remainder.
From BBC
That was challenged in the Supreme Court by the two communities represented by Hindu Maha Sabha , the Sunni Waqf Board and the Nirmohi Akhara .
From Seattle Times
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