Tag: history
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Hindus across UK, observe first annual Day of Remembrance
On Saturday 28th September 2024, Hindu Memorial Day was observed at Hindu Temples and Community Centres across the UK in Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Derby, Dundee, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Nottingham, Reading, Slough, Kent and Wellingborough. Further events took place today in Aylesbury and London. Held during Pitru Paksha; the traditional annual period for remembering ancestors,…
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British Hindu recreates 2,000 year old Roman Helmet
In 2001, pieces of a Roman military helmet were discovered in Market Harborough (Leicestershire). Conservation experts from the British Museum and Leicestershire Museums subsequently created designs of what the entire helmet would have looked like and enlisted Rajesh Gogna to recreate the helmet. Using 3D printed plastic mould, Rajesh created two silver-plated and gilded helmets…