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Kanpur: Artificial pond for idol immersion poses health scare
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanpur, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Oct 20 (ANI): Artificial pond created to immerse Goddess Durga's idol in Kanpur failed to achieve its aim of eco-friendly celebration as it poses health scare among locals here.
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Durga Puja celebrations at DLF Club5 come to an end with Visarjan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (NewsVoir): Dussehra was celebrated with utmost joy and fervor at the premises of Club5 by the residents of DLF5 on Friday.
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Delhi: 8 cops injured after Durga idol immersion procession turns violent
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Eight policemen, including a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) was injured on Friday after the Goddess Durga idol immersion procession in east Delhi turned violent. A police gypsy was also damaged in the incident.
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Durga Puja: Transgenders break traditions, take part in 'Sindoor Khela'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Like a final flicker of a lamp before it extinguishes, Bengali women participate in 'Sindoor Khela' on Vijaydashami as a final indulgence in the intoxicating Durga Puja celebrations.
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Dussehra: As diverse as India
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): In a country as diverse as India, it is a given really that different regions will have their own adaptations for celebrating Dussehra, the festival marking good over evil.
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Bengalis bid adieu to this year's Durga Pooja with Sindoor Khela
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The city of Kolkata on this day of Maha Dashami prepares to bid farewell to Goddess Durga for one long year as she leaves for Kailash - her husband's abode. The sentiment of sadness is evident from the calm prevailing within the city after Dash
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Durga Pooja: The idol that is never immersed
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Durga Pooja is the most anticipated festival in West Bengal, one of the many reasons for the wait is the grandeur that it brings along. The festival which is celebrated over a span of at least five days witnesses the city of Kolkata at its best
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Reshuffle in Bihar cabinet expected after Durga Puja
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): After Durga Puja, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government's cabinet is likely to be reshuffled and expanded.
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Durga Puja rush: Kolkata Metro records highest-ever footfall
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): The Kolkata Metro has recorded the highest-ever footfall of approximately 9.11 lakh passengers on the occasion of Shashti, the sixth day of the hindu festival of Navratri on Monday.
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AIAMA donates 5ft agarbathi for Durga Puja celebrations in Bengaluru
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (NewsVoir): Durga Puja is not only a festival of victory of goddess Durga over an evil but is a celebration of the harvest festival that marks the goddess as the motherly power behind all of life and creation.
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Odisha: Durga Puja pandals take shape of iconic monuments
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Durga Puja pandals in Odisha's capital city of Bhubaneswar are giving a glimpse of monuments from different parts of the country and the world to all those visiting on the occasion.
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Pandal made of peanut shells grabs attention of devotees
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Oct16 (ANI): As Durga Puja is being celebrated across the nation with great fervour, Thane's Ulhasnagar has gone eco-friendly with a pandal made of peanut shells.
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