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Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India

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At least 46 people, including 37 children and 7 women, drowned in Bihar, India, during a Hindu religious festival called Jivitputrika Vrat. The festival, which involves bathing in local rivers and streams, resulted in scattered incidents of drowning across 15 districts in the eastern state over a 24-hour period. The festival is an annual event that celebrates children's wellbeing and is observed by women who fast for 24 hours as part of the celebrations.

  1. USThe New York Times
    1. Dozens, Mostly Children, Drown During a Hindu Festival
  2. GBBBC
    1. Nearly 40 children in India drown during Hindu festival
  3. GBThe Guardian
    1. Dozens of children drown in India during Hindu festival

sources

  1. 1.The New York Times
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.The Guardian

perspectives

  1. 1.Disasters
  2. 2.Hinduism
  3. 3.Drowning

countries

  1. 1.IndiaIN
  2. 2.NepalNP

organizations

  1. 1.Hindus
  2. 2.Bihar Disaster Management Authority
  3. 3.India Meteorological Department

persons

  1. 1.Sameer Yasir
  2. 2.Saurabh Kumar

technicals

  1. 1.Jivitputrika Vrat
  2. 2.Dusshera
Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India