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Asian Paints Sharad Shamman celebrates the legacy of Durga Pujo through a
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Decades come and similarly go, evolving styles and trends. What remains, is the spirit of celebration and togetherness which is constant. Through the course of 37 years, Asian Paints Sharad Shamman has nurtured, inspired and champio
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Mahalaya 2022: All you need to know about its significance, date, ritual
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Mahalaya, which marks the beginning of Durga Puja celebrations, is here. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day is falling on September 25.
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Labour Party debunks baseless narratives on Leicester violence
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 23 (ANI): UK's opposition Labour Party has debunked baseless narratives pushed out by radical groups behind the recent clashes involving some Muslims and Hindus in the city of Leicester, including baseless allegations of interference by political forces in India.
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Mahalaya 2022: Date, rituals, significance
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Mahalaya marks the beginning of the Durga Pooja festival. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day will be celebrated on September 25.
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Hazra Park Durgotsab plans unique Braille Board pandal for visually impair
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 23 (ANI): The Hazra Park Durgotsab here has come up with a unique thought for preparing a Durga Puja pandal for the people who cannot visit here because of their loss of vision.
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Durga Puja 2022: Take a look at this 'Vatican City'-themed pandal in Kolka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 23 (ANI): As Durga Puja is about to start, one can almost smell the Kans grass in the meadows, which heralds the goddess Durga's entry to the plains from her heavenly dwelling in Kailash.
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MoS Lekhi calls to celebrate Durga Puja's inscription in UNESCO's cultural
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Durga Puja is considered to be one of the biggest festivals around the world. This year makes it more special as UNESCO has inscribed Durga Puja in UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and it is the first Indian festi
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OYO announces up to 50 per cent festive discount as festive spirits set to
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global hospitality technology platform, OYO has kicked off the festive season with a special discount scheme for travelers on the occasion of Navratri, Durga Puja and Dussehra. Under this scheme, guests can avail up to 50 per cent discount acro
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Durga Puja organisers in Siliguri set up pandal to highlight struggles of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], September 22 (ANI): At a time when the Aadhaar authority accepts transgender cards as valid documents, but quite a few people discriminate against the transgender community, a Durga puja organiser in Siliguri is setting up a pandal to highlight the struggles
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Sadhvi Ritambhara programme cancelled amid protest in UK
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The event of Hindu political activist Sadhvi Ritambhara in the United Kingdom was cancelled after the mob gathered at a temple in Smethwick to protest against the leader.
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West Bengal artists come up with innovative ideas for Durga Puja, create i
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 21 (ANI): As the festival of Durga Puja approaches, West Bengal residents are coming up with innovative ideas to celebrate the festival such as creating an idol using a large number of chalk pencils.
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Protests outside Hindu temple in UK's Smethwick
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 21 (ANI): A mob staged a violent demonstration outside the Durga Bhawan temple in United Kingdom's Smethwick on Tuesday triggering fears of clashes that erupted in the country's eastern city of Leicester over the past weeks following an India-Pakistan cricket match.
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