A 65-year-old French woman named Pascal, who has a deep-rooted love for Hinduism and Lord Shiva, has travelled to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, for the Kumbh Mela. Pascal, who has been fascinated by ...

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Like many children his age, Shepard Markward, 4, is fascinated by big trucks, garbage trucks especially. “Before he started preschool, we would sit outside and play in the yard,” said Shepard ...