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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of north-central India northwest of Agra. An important repository of ancient Indian art, it is a Hindu pilgrimage site revered as the reputed birthplace of Krishna.
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October 20th, 2009 MATHURA - At least 15 people were killed and 50 others injured when the Delhi-bound Goa Express rammed into the stationary Mewar Express near Mathura on Wednesday morning.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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October 20th, 2009 MATHURA - At least 15 people were killed and 50 others injured when the Delhi-bound Goa Express rammed into the stationary Mewar Express near Mathura on Wednesday morning.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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October 20th, 2009 MATHURA - At least 15 people were killed and 50 others injured when the Delhi-bound Goa Express rammed into the stationary Mewar Express near Mathura on Wednesday morning.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Associated Press Holy men listened to the verdict on a radio in Mathura, India, on Thursday.
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Associated Press Hindu holy men listened to news of the verdict on a radio in Mathura.
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With such a precedent, state legislatures are too feeble to prevent similar disputes in other religious sites where Hindus and Muslims pray together, such as Mathura and Varanasi.
No Property Rights, No Peace Shruti Rajagopalan 2010
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Liu Yanan/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com Bollywood actress Hema Malini, right, dressed as Radha, beloved of Hindu God Lord Krishna, performed along with a dancer dressed up as Lord Krishna in Mathura, India, Jan. 22.
India in Pictures 2011
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Indian cricketers in Centurion, a polio-vaccination campaign begins, Bollywood actress Hema Malini performs in Mathura and more.
India in Pictures 2011
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We see no other work, just this fifth-century torso from Mathura, India, standing with legs slightly apart, a diaphanous robe cascading down like water.
At the Intersection of Opposites Lee Lawrence 2011
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When Ajmer Singh bought his first machine in 2000, the only outlet for construction machinery in the region was JCB's, 200 km away in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
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