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Devotees throng Krishna Temple in Nepal on Janmashtami
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], August 19 (ANI): Devotees dressed as Lord Krishna thronged a temple in Patan Durbar Square, Nepal in the wee hours of Friday.
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Nepal's four centuries old throne kept on public display
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], June 16 (ANI): On the steps of Krishna Mandir in the premises of Patan Durbar Square, golden throne is kept on display for the public so that people can offer their prayers and worship it.
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Sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi celebrate Holi after two years
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 18 (ANI): Followed by a gap of two years during which the COVID-19 pandemic marred festive celebrations, the Durbar Mahila Coordination Committee, the largest organization of sex workers in West Bengal celebrated Holi at the red-light area located in S
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Nepal: Thousands gather at Kathmandu Durbar Square for Holi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 17 (ANI): Thousands of people gathered at Nepal's Kathmandu Durbar Square on Thursday for Holi, which is being celebrated after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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West Bengal: Durbar Mahila Coordination Committee celebrates International
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 9 (ANI): Durbar Mahila Coordination Committee, the largest organization of sex workers in West Bengal, celebrated International Women's Day on Tuesday in red light areas located in Kolkata's Chetla.
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SC directs states to continue sex worker identification, continue dry rati
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed all the states to continue the process of identification of sex workers and to continue distribution of dry ration.
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Inauguration of new Darbar Hall at Maharashtra Raj Bhavan by President Kov
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 8 (ANI): The new Durbar Hall inauguration event at Maharashtra Raj Bhavan which was to be attended by President Ram Nath Kovind as the chief guest is postponed due to the crash of the military chopper which was carrying Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin
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COVID-19: Nepal's Taleju Bhawani Temple opens for devotees after gap of 2
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 14 (ANI): Long and meandering lines stretched to all possible corners of Basantapur Durbar Square since the early morning of Thursday as the Taleju Bhawani Temple re-opened its gates for devotees after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nine-day festival Bada Dashain begins in Nepal with Barley plantation
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 7 (ANI): The Hindu community in Nepal planted barley in a jar filled with soil and cow dung for germination of "Jamara" (barley shoots) on Thursday to mark the formal start of Dashain, also known as Bada Dashain.
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Nepal gets new foreign minister
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 22 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday appointed Narayan Khadka as foreign minister, over two months after forming the new government.
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Nepal's living deities tour around city with arrival of festive season
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 20 (ANI): Nepal's living deities, Goddess Kumari, Ganesh and Bhairab from Sunday started the tour of inner areas of Kathmandu as a part of the Indra Jatra festival which signals the arrival of the festive season in the Himalayan Nation.
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Young girls worshipped in Nepal during traditional 'Kumari Puja' celebrati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 19 (ANI): Decked up in red-coloured finery, several girls under the age of seven lined up to be worshipped turn by turn at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu for the 'Kumari Puja', a tradition that worships pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of godde
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