RELIGION IN THE NEWS: SACRED FESTIVALS

ASHURA

•   "What Is Ashura?," BBC News, February 17, 2005.

DURGA PUJO

• Somini Sengupta, "Calcutta Journal: A 10-Armed Goddess Charms A Frenetic Megalopolis," New York Times, October 22, 2007.

PURIM

•   "In Pictures: Jews Celebrate Purim," BBC News, March 10, 2009.