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The Unseen Temple: Kailasa's Marvel

How King Krishna I and his architects carved a mountain into a magnificent shrine

bn gu hi kn ml mr ta te en

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World

2015
Contaminated beer served at a funeral in Tete Province, Mozambique, killed 75 people and made at least 230 others ill.
2015
A hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurred at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
2011
In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 (aircraft pictured) crashed near Urmia Airport, Iran, killing 78 of the 105 people on board.
1996
First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
1992
Radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two pulsar planets orbiting PSR B1257+12 (depicted), the first confirmed detection of exoplanets.
1991
Representatives from the United States and Iraq met at the Geneva Peace Conference to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

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