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Devotees perform 'pind dan' on the last day of Pitru Paksha in Varanasi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 6 (ANI): Scores of devotees on Wednesday visited the banks of the holy river Ganga in Varanasi to offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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People perform 'Pind Dan' on last day of Pitru Paksha in Kolkata
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 6 (ANI): A large number of people on Wednesday converged on the banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata to offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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Music has emotions, Diljit Dosanjh adds those to the cover of Face Magazin
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Since the dawn of time, music has been appreciated and understood in the forms of raags, sound, sur-taal, beats, tones, voices, and a plethora of different melodies. The most pleasing types of music were liked by ancestors and eve
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Hindus, Muslims living in India have same ancestors, Britishers made them
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 7 (ANI): Britishers made Hindus and Muslims fight by creating misconceptions among them, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday.
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COVID-19: Kerala imposes restrictions on rituals to pay homage to ancestor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], August 8, (ANI): In view of the spread of COVID-19 in Kerala, the state government has imposed certain restrictions on offering "Bali" to their ancestors on the occasion of Karkidaka Vavu Bali being observed on Sunday. The state government has urged people to perfo
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There can only be dominance of Indians, not Hindus or Muslims:Bhagwat deno
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Stating that those indulging in mob lynching are against Hindutva, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday asserted that the law should punish them without any partiality.
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Have always felt deeply connected to Indian American community, says Joe
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 24 (ANI): I have always felt deeply connected to the Indian American community because of the values we share which were passed down from my Irish ancestors who risked everything for a better life in America, said Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
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Yoga getting popular in Cuba, says AYUSH Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The AYUSH Ministry said on Friday that there is rising popularity of Yoga in Cuba and the "timeless gift from our ancestors is truly a universal inheritance" and is now finding disciples all across the globe.
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Mirraw's Great Indian Saree Festival 2020 to celebrate the culture and eth
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Saree, an important attire for Indian culture and a part of the legacy of our ancestors, is known to be the epitome of grace and elegance.
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India-Bangladesh Relationship towards a Healthy Hike
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 4 (ANI): Bangladesh shares a common socio-political heritage with its biggest neighbour India. The people of the countries are from common ancestors and they participate in similar cultural activities.
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Chimpanzees help trace evolution of human speech back to ancient ancestors
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 27 (ANI): In a study conducted by a group of researchers, one of the most promising theories for the evolution of human speech has finally received support from chimpanzee communication.
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Adaptations in gut microbes helped our ancestors thrive in new geographica
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): The adaptations which took place in the human gut microbes (microbiome) over several millennia might have helped our ancestors to spread out and thrive in new geographical territories around the world.
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