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Uttarakhand: Holy dip on Ganga Dussehra cancelled in Haridwar, district bo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 19 (ANI): The Ganga Snan scheduled on June 20 on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra in Haridwar has been cancelled for devotees due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the Haridwar Police said on Friday.
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Detailed report on fake COVID test reports during Kumbh Mela expected in f
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Kumbh Mela held in April this year witnessed thousands of devotees taking a dip in the river to mark the "Shahi snan" thereby flouting COVID-19 norms. Upon being questioned on fake COVID reports issued by private labs during Kumbh Mela, the Joint Heal
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Devotees in J-K's Anantnag celebrate annual Urs festival
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 15 (ANI): Devotees in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district and its adjoining areas on Monday celebrated the 456th annual 'Urs' or the festival of the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Hyder Reshi also known as Resh moul sahib.
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No point allowing temples to open without devotees, says Delhi's Kalkaji T
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Delhi's Kalkaji Temple Peethadhiswar Mahant Surendra Nath Avdhoot on Sunday slammed the Delhi government for allowing temples to open without devotees and termed the move "pointless".
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COVID-19: Puri Rath Yatra to be held without devotees for second year in a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 11 (ANI): The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Shree Jagannath in Puri will be held this year and servitors who have received vaccine shots and test negative for Covid-19 will be allowed to attend rituals.
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Uttarakhand: Char Dham Yatra Management Board issues new guidelines for en
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 4 (ANI): Amid the growing number of COVID-19 cases, Uttarakhand's Char Dham Management Board on Tuesday laid out a standard operating procedure (SOP) days after Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat suspended the yatra for devotees.
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Chithirai festival takes place sans devotees at Madurai's Meenakshi Temple
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 24 (ANI): The famous annual Chithirai festival, wherein the celestial wedding of Goddess Madurai Meenakshi Amman with her consort Lord Sundareswarar happens, was conducted in a minimalistic manner at Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple on Saturday.
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Some devotees who returned from Pakistan test Covid-19 positive
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 22 (ANI): Some devotees who returned from Pakistan after celebrating Baisakhi tested positive for COVID-19, said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Thursday.
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Registration on Smart City Portal, negative RT-PCR test mandatory to enter
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 22 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, tourists, devotees and others coming from outside Uttarakhand will only be allowed into Dehradun after registering on the Smart City Portal.
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Kalyanotsavam of Lord Ram takes place in Bhadrachalam without devotees
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhadradri Kothagudem (Telangana) [India], April 22 (ANI): Kalyanotsavam of Devi Sita and Lord Ram was performed at Lord Rama temple in Telangana's Bhadrachalam on Wednesday.
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Ranchi's temples wear a deserted look on Ram Navami due to Covid surge
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 21 (ANI): Owing to the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Tapovan and the Mahavir temples in Ranchi wore a deserted look on the Hindu festival of Ram Navami on Wednesday.
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Devotees offer prayers at Ashtabhuja Mata Mandir in UP's Varanasi to mark
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): On the occasion of Ram Navami, less number of devotees offered prayers at Ashtabhuja Mata Mandir in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Wednesday due to the COVID restrictions in place in the state.
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