Indian Police Deploy to Prevent Trek in the Nude
<i> Reuters</i>
BANGALORE, India —
More than 1,500 police officers stood guard in a southern Indian village Tuesday to prevent 3,000 Hindu pilgrims from carrying out a centuries-old tradition of trekking to a hilltop temple in the nude.
Police sealed entry to Chandragutti, 240 miles northwest of Bangalore, where a weeklong Hindu festival dedicated to the goddess Renukamba began Tuesday.
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