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Ayodhya, Varanasi glow on eve of Kartik Purnima
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 30 (ANI): Around 51,000 earthen lamps were illuminated at Ram Ki Paidi on the banks of river Saryu as devotees marked the eve of Kartik Purnima on Sunday.
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Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah lights up on Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Decorative lights and 'diyas' (earthen lamps) adorned the Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah in the national capital on the occasion of Diwali on Saturday evening.
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People in Delhi burst firecrackers, violate NGT ban on Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): On the occasion of Diwali, people in Delhi were seen bursting firecrackers on Saturday despite a complete ban imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT).
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Children make earthen lamps in Jammu, boycott Chinese lights
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 13 (ANI): Children of ex-servicemen made earthen lamps (diyas) to encourage their use and boycott Chinese lights during Diwali.
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Many elderly widows celebrate Deepawali on the banks of River Yamuna in Ma
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 12 (ANI): Some orthodox people do not allow widows to celebrate festivals, but due to the initiative of a social service organisation, several elderly widows lit earthen lamps at Keshi Ghat, Vrindavan, on Wednesday and infused some positivity to thei
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Sales of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) down despite banning crackers i
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], November 11 (ANI): The sales of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) were down in Shivamogga District of Karnataka, despite the cracker ban imposed by the state government.
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Bhopal-based self-help group prepares eco-friendly cow-dung lamps
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 9 (ANI): Like their counterparts in Rajasthan, women from a self-help group in Bhopal are also preparing eco-friendly lamps from cow dung this Diwali season.
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Women's self-help group in Raipur craft diyas, flower pots from cowdung un
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 9 (ANI): Women from a self-help group in Raipur are creating earthen lamps and flower pots among other items using cow dung provided under the Chhattisgarh state government's Godhan Nyay Yojana.
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NGO, SHG go eco-friendly with cow dung diya, bamboo candles this Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Gorakhpur/Agartala [India], November 8 (ANI): The NGOs in Gorakhpur and Agartala are promoting eco-friendly Diwali by making diyas from cow dung and candles from bamboo sticks.
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Traditional earthen lamps losing sales to Chinese lamps in MP's Indore
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 6 (ANI): Amid the upcoming festive period, despite the call for a boycott of Chinese products, potters in Indore complained of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) losing sales to Chinese products.
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With customers boycotting Chinese products, Prayagraj potters expect good
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 5 (ANI): Potters in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj are hopeful for a good sale of earthen lamps during the upcoming festive season since many people have decided to boycott Chinese products this year.
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Potters hopeful of making business during festive season amid pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Khurdha (Odisha) [India], November 1 (ANI): Potters making earthen lamps in Odisha's Khurdha district are hopeful that whatever they have made will be sold out during the festive season and they will earn living as their business has been affected by the ongoing pandemic.
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