who resent the power of the Orthodox Church

A gold and diamonds merchant from Haryana has alleged that jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh was stolen from him when he put the bag containing the valuables on the scanning machine at the Chandni Chowk Metro station for security check.

Ravinder Soni (30) was on his way to catch a train and the theft was reported about 4.30 pm on Tuesday.

Delhi Police has taken up the matter with DMRC and CISF who have been requested to conduct checking of luggage on the scanner only after physical checking of passengers is over so that they are in a position to watch over their own articles.

At present, the passenger is first asked to put the luggage on the scanner, complete the physical check and then proceed to collect their luggage in some stations.

DCP (Railways) Sanjay Bhatia said Soni usually travelled to wholesale jewellery markets in Old Delhi to procure items. "He told us three youth tried to throw ice-cream (kulfi) on his clothes in order to distract him when he was on his way from the market to station. We believe he was followed by the accused to the station. They finally got the opportunity to rob him at the scanner and made good," a senior police officer said. A case has been registered.

CCTV footage of the area has been analyzed and DMRC has been asked to hand over the raw footage to police. "A man is seen walking away confidently with the laptop bag in which Soni had kept the jewellery," the officer said.

The police investigation will also take into account whether there was any lapse by CISF personnel posted at the Chandni Chowk station that contributed to the crime.

Trivoulides is a sculptor who studied art history and classics, and these days, he is living his passion.

Along with a few thousand others he is taking part in the Prometheia festival, which celebrates the ancient Greek hero Prometheus, who helped humans by stealing fire from the gods.

It's the most important annual festival for followers of The Return of the Hellenes - a movement trying to bring back the religion, values, philosophy and way of life of ancient Greece, more than 16 centuries after it was replaced by Christianity.

These people consider Greece to be a country under Christian occupation.

"People want to identify with something in the past - where they came from - so as to know where they are going," says Trivoulides. "If you don't know your past, you don't have a future.

"It's going back to the roots. It makes me feel the continuation through the millennia."

The festival begins with six runners - in full Greek battle gear - racing the six miles (10 km) up Mount Olympus, home of the gods, their shields and long spears clanking as they go.

But as they set out from the small village of Dion at the base of the mountain, passersby hardly seem to notice - they are used to them.

The economic crisis in Greece should be a time of reflection about the values that should govern a society, he says.

The Return of the Hellenes focus on the 12 main gods of ancient Greece - the dodecatheon.

They don't actually pray to Zeus, Hera and the others. They see them as symbols of values such as beauty, health or wisdom.

The followers are an odd mix. There are New Age types who revere ancient traditions, leftists who resent the power of the Orthodox Church, and Greek nationalists who see Christianity as having destroyed everything that was truly Greek.

As the modern-day ancients relax in their camp at the base of the mountain, a few sell philosophy books, CDs, food and jewellery. Some wear modern clothes, others togas, and a few sport a wreath.

Over the course of the three-day event, there are public prayers, two marriages, and a naming ceremony, where followers choose an ancient name - like Calisto, Hermis or Orpheus - and "cleanse" themselves of their modern Christian ones.
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