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Rath Yatra: Odisha Police urges people to avoid visiting Puri as 'darshan'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 24 (ANI): A day after the start of the annual Jagannath Yatra here, Odisha Police on Wednesday appealed to people to avoid going to Puri as the "darshan" of the deities is not permitted.
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Purification of deities' idols takes place in Kanpur after solar eclipse e
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): After the solar eclipse period ended earlier today, purification of deities' idols took place at the temples in Kanpur.
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Coronavirus : Varanasi temple priest puts face masks on deities
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): At a time when people are advised to take all precautionary measures to keep coronavirus infection at bay, a priest of a temple here has put face masks on deities and appealed the devotees to not touch the idols.
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Nepal's Swasthani Brata Katha: A festival about fasting, reading, discipli
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 14 (ANI): Donned in marron red outfits, women here gathered at the banks of Salinadi river on early Tuesday morning to take dips and worship Lord Madhav Narayan.
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Devotees in Bhopal's Sankatmochan temple cover deities with woollen clothe
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 28 (ANI): Devotees in Bhopal's Sankatmochan Temple on Saturday covered the idols of Hindu deities with woollen clothes in an act of faith.
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Rules to abide by while placing Ganesha idol
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Shri Ganapati or Gajavaktra is one of the most loved Hindu deities. Not only is he worshipped and admired by Hindus, but is equally honoured by Buddhists and Jains.
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Smart Creations bags India Leadership Award
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] August 23(ANI/NewsVoir): Chennai based Smart Creations well known for its Gold Plating projects, figurines and deities especially for Temples and pooja rooms in India and Asia has recently bagged the prestigious Blindwink India Leadership Award, 2019 under the ca
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Modi's visit successful, especially in terms of heart-to-heart connect: Bh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Paro (Bhutan), Aug 18 (ANI): Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Sunday said that the two-day visit of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi was a successful one in terms of strengthening "heart-to-heart" connection of the two countries. Terming it a "spiritual experience", Tshering added
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Coolers protect idols from heat at this Ayodhya temple
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 18 (ANI): Coolers have been installed at a temple in Ayodhya to ensure that idols of deities do not get affected by the soaring temperatures here.
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Ex-Mumbai Commissioner condemns Sadhvi Pragya's remarks on Hemant Karkare
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 20 (ANI): Former Mumbai police commissioner Julio Ribeiro, on Saturday condemned Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks on Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, who was killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and said her idea of Hinduism i
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In Surat temple devotees offer live crabs to Lord Shiva
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
SSurat (Gujarat) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Flowers, fruits, milk, sweets or coconuts are among popular offerings made by devotees to resident deities at Hindu temples. However, at a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Gujarat city of Surat, the faithful have found an unusual way to pay their trib
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Yogi should tell caste of all other deities: Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should disclose the caste of other deities too, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said, while referring to Yogi's 'Hanuman-Dalit' remark.
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