Thousands of people attended the consecration ceremony following the renovation of a major room in the Ganesh Mandir, or temple, in Flushing, Queens. The ceremony, known as the Kumbhabhishekam, was the final part of a ritual in which the gods are installed and the towers are consecrated. Video by Christina Santucci/TimesLedger Newspapers
Thousands of people attended the consecration ceremony following the renovation of a major room in the Ganesh Mandir, or temple, in Flushing, Queens. The ceremony, known as the Kumbhabhishekam, was the final part of a ritual in which the gods are installed and the towers are consecrated. Video by Christina Santucci/TimesLedger Newspapers
Members of the Kirat Rai Society of America took part in a bi-annual Sakela ceremony in Queensbridge Park. The religious and cultural festival is held annually to ask Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The Kirat Rai people are an ethnic group from Nepal.
Wilbur, the pig, is heading to a farm outside the city after he was found near the College Point Corporate Park Sunday afternoon. Read the story at www.timesledger.com.
On November 16, 2008, Sabrina Matthews, 14, was found dead in her Cambria Heights home. One year later, her family, friends and supporters gathered at the yellow house on 234th Street to remember the teen with a candlelight vigil. "I want her name to be alive," said Sabrina's mother, Shirda Matthews.
Fans of Espana took to the 31st Avenue in Astoria after the country captured its first World Cup win, with a goal in the 116th minute. After pouring out of Casa Galicia, a Spanish social club and restaurant, people danced in the street, vigorously waved the Spanish flag, and chanted Espana. For at least five minutes, all traffic on the Astoria street was halted as exuberant people surrounded a car that blasted dance music.
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