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Manipur crisis seeps into Janmashtami prayers
Scarcity and price rise loom over celebrations though people throng Imphal temples in scores
The Telegraph | Khelen Thokchom | Imphal, Aug. 22:
Janmashtami today proved to be a welcome distraction that the blockade-choked Manipur needed — for a few hours at least it took people’s mind off their depleting larders and escalating prices.
Ibeyaima Devi, for instance, headed for Mani Mandir, Iskcon temple in Imphal, with her entire family — son, daughter-in-law and five grandchildren. They spent an hour offering flowers and praying to Krishna but the ongoing economic crisis crept into their prayers. “I prayed to the lord to give us strength, happiness and also bring down prices of commodities. I prayed that the present crisis should disappear,” she said.
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