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Cities all decked up with festivities as Diwali approaches
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
People from various cities and states decorated their houses with colourful lights and created rangolis on the occasion of Diwali.
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Army jawans celebrate Diwali in Rajouri's Naushera
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The officers and jawans of the Indian Army in Naushera in J-K's Rajouri district celebrated the festival of Diwali on Saturday by lighting candles and Diyas away from their homes.
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Odisha: Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik creates mesmerising sand art of Lord
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"On the occasion of Diwali, we created the biggest Diya on the sand with a message of Happy Diwali. We wish the people of the country a happy Diwali. We have also installed Diyas and created the sculpture of Lord Ram here. The Ram temple in Ayodhya is going to be inaugurated after Diwali," S
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Deepotsav 2023: Artists from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Russia perform Ramleela in
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The temple town set a new Guinness world record by lighting over 22.23 lakh 'Diyas' (earthen lamps) during 'Deepotsav 2023' and broke its own world record of 15.76 lakh Diyas lit last year on the Diwali eve.
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Ayodhya Deepotsav sets new Guinness world record by lighting over 22.23 la
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Upon receiving the certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records, Chief Minister Adityanath extended warm greetings to the entire Ayodhya. Diplomats from 54 countries were present as witnesses to this remarkable achievement, and the Chief Minister was heartily congratulated for this
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BJP's Diya Kumari attacks Gehlot government over Dausa rape case, calls in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"This is a shameful incident. Such incidents have been continuously happening in Rajasthan for the last five years. The Gehlot government is silent on this and doesn't ensure justice," said Diya Kumari.
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Ayodhya decked up ahead of mega Deepawali celebrations, set to break world
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Around 25000 volunteers from Avadh University and the Ayodhya district administration have been roped in to light the diyas at the same time. The team from the Guinness Book of World Records will be counting the lamps with the help of a drone camera.
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24 lakh diyas at 51 ghats: Ayodhya aims to set 'World Record'; Tribals fro
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Around 48 tribal people from the Pakur district of Jharkhand have arrived at Ayodhya to celebrate Deepotsav on Saturday.
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Delhi Govt announces 'Diya Jalao, Patakhe nahi' campaign after AQI drops i
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The Delhi government on Friday announced the 'Diya Jalao, Patakhe nahi' campaign in the city amid concerns of pollution rising again after the Diwali festival.
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24 lakh diyas at 51 ghats: Ayodhya aims to set 'world record' this Diwali
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Ayodhya's Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Administration has started preparations to illuminate the ghats of Ayodhya by lighting 24 lakh lamps on Diwali, said a press release by Varsity, adding that volunteers at 51 ghats of Ram Ki Paidi and Chaudhary Charan Singh Ghat in order to make
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For Diwali this year, Israel envoy requests Indians to 'light a diya' for
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"THIS #Diwali2023 we invite you to light a Diya in the hope of having our loved ones return Tag us and share your photos using the #DiyaOfHope," he said.
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Israel Envoy to India Naor Gilon calls for lighting 'Diya of Hope' for Isr
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As the festival of lights -- Diwali approaches in India, Israel's Ambassador Naor Gilon has urged to light a 'Diya of Hope' for the hostages held by Hamas since the October 7 assault on the country.
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