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Karthigai Deepam Chariot festival held in Madurai
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Karthigai Deepam Chariot festival was held at Tiruparangunram in Madurai after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Construction work of 3 chariots for Rath Yatra in full swing at Puri Jagan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 26 (ANI): The construction work for three gigantic chariots of the Holy Trinity - Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Goddess Subhadra - for the annual car festival in Puri is underway at the Puri Jagannath Temple.
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Bhoto Jatra: A festival that celebrates Nepal's tale of jewel studded vest
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], June 4 (ANI): The longest-running festival of Rato Macchindranath that ends with the celebration of Bhoto Jatra is observed for at least a month to 4 months depending vaguely on the astronomy in Nepal.
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Nepal's longest chariot festival Rato Machindranath Jatra will soon be ove
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], June 1 (ANI): Nepal's Red God- Rato Macchindranath this year has completed the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur in a month. On Wednesday, the 32-foot tall chariot was pulled upto Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhot
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Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival starts in Nepal with seating of Red G
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], May 1 (ANI): On the basis of astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival started in Nepal on Sunday after the "Aajus" or priests carried the Red God to the chariot and seated him.
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Tamil Nadu Governor condoles loss of lives in Thanjavur temple mishap inci
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 27 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has expressed grief and condolences to the families of victims who lost their lives in the Thanjavur temple electrocution incident on Wednesday.
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin to visit Thanjavur temple mishap site, meet kin of vi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 27 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday said that he will visit Thanjavur to inspect the ground situation and meet the injured and the families of the deceased in the electrocution incident during the annual chariot procession of the
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President Kovind express grief over Thanjavur electrocution incident
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of 11 people due to electrocution during the chariot procession in Appar Swami Temple of Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur and called it a "tragedy beyond words".
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PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of TN's Thanjavur mishap vic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his condolences over the death of 11 people due to electrocution during the chariot procession in Appar Swami Temple of Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur and also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the ne
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TN CM Stalin announces Rs 5 lakh compensation for families of victims in T
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 27 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to the families of victims who died due to electrocution during the chariot procession of Appar Swami Temple in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
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Tamil Nadu: Probe begins in Thanjavur temple chariot festival electrocutio
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 27 (ANI): An FIR has been registered and an investigation has started in connection with deaths due to electrocution during the chariot procession in Appar Swami temple of Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur on Wednesday.
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Devotees throng Meenakshi Temple on 'annual chariot festival' in Madurai
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 15 (ANI): After the COVID-19 pandemic-inducted restriction eased, the annual chariot festival has once again pulled up a huge crowd in the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple this year.
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