Nearly 400 Hindus from across the state converted to Buddhism at an event organised by Gujarat Buddhist Academy on the occasion of Dussehra in Ahmedabad Tuesday. This is the 14th such event being organised annually on Dussehra. The day-long ceremony headed by Bhadant Pragyasheel Mahathero from Amravati Maharashtra saw individuals and families from Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, […]
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