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Volume 21 - Issue 18,

Aug. 28 - Sep. 10,
2004
India's National Magazine
from the publishers of THE
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The chains of Pirana

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in Pirana
A Gujarat village that follows a Sufi-inspired faith, a blend of
Islam and Hinduism, is in danger of being swamped by Hindu
fundamentalism.
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Dul Dul, the horse. This element is as per Satpanth doctrine. Nothing to do with Hinduism.

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