Fasting Swami forces Government to end mining on India’s sacred river
Swami Shivanand, the founder of Matri Sadan Ashram near Haridwar, ended his hunger strike after 11 days when the government agreed to stop mining on the Ganges river, pending an environmental report. Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. 2nd December 2011
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Swami Shivanad explains his point to the politicians, Matri Sadan Ashram, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
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Swami Shivanand, the founder of Matri Sadan Ashram near Haridwar, ended his hunger strike after 11 days when the government agreed to stop mining on the Ganges river, pending an environmental report. Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. 2nd December 2011
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- id:965465
- date:2 December 2011
- dimensions:13.33 x 10.00 in. (4000 x 3000 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:34.94 MB
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