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Hindu tradition lives on, The annual Festival of the chariots - which goes back 2,000 years in Hindu tradition - paraded down Avenue Rd. and Univesity(...)
Hindu tradition lives on, The annual Festival of the chariots - which goes back 2,000 years in Hindu tradition - paraded down Avenue Rd. and Univesity(...)

Hindu tradition lives on, The annual Festival of the chariots - which goes back 2,000 years in Hindu tradition - paraded down Avenue Rd. and Univesity(...)

Date8/16/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hindu tradition lives on; The annual Festival of the chariots - which goes back 2;000 years in Hindu tradition - paraded down Avenue Rd. and Univesity Ave. yesterday to Nathan Phillips Square where the Hare Krishna organizers and other Hindu groups were welcomed by Toronto Mayor John Sewell.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013210F
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