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Martyrs of Kandhamal

Photos of martyred Christians at a public event in Bhubaneswar in 2010. | Credit: Anto Akkara

Vatican Puts 35 Catholic "martyrs of Kandhamal" in India on Road to Sainthood

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The Christians were killed in the 2008 Christian persecution that took place in the remote jungle district of the eastern Odisha state.

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