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This year's Dussehra fails to bring cheer to Ravana makers of Delhi's Tata
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): This year, Dusshera the festival marking the triumph of divine powers, has failed to bring smiles to the faces of craftsmen in West Delhi's Tatarpur village, which is considered the largest market of the kind in Asia for Ravana effigies.
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People to burn coronavirus effigy for Holika Dahan in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 9 (ANI): On the auspicious occasion of Holika Dahan, people in Mumbai have come up with new ideas of burning effigies of coronavirus and crime against women on Monday.
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FIR registered against AMU students for burning effigies of PM Modi, Home
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Aligarh Police have registered an FIR against six students of Aligarh Muslim University for allegedly burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and raising slo
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Punjab: Police seize Dusshera effigies near railway line in Ludhiana
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Effigies of the 10-headed Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran found their way into the custody of police, which seized them from near the railway line here on Tuesday.
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Himachal CM takes part in Dussehra celebration at Jakhu temple ground
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Ahead of Dusshera, it rained here but quick action by an active local team prevented the effigies of Ravana and others from getting drenched, enabling chief minister Jai Ram Thakur to participate in the festival celebrations organised at the
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Bhopal: Amid heavy rainfall, waterproof Ravana effigies installed for Duss
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): In order to prevent heavy downpour to play spoilsport on the occasion of Dusshera, a committee in Bhopal has installed a waterproof Ravana effigy on the old compound ground.
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J-K: Hindu, Muslim artisans set example of communal harmony by making effi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Art knows no religion, believes Mohammad who heads a group of Hindu and Muslim artisans which has kept alive an over three-decade-old tradition of preparing Dusshera effigies here.
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Art of effigy making brings Muslim family from Rajasthan to Kanpur every y
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): The artists are giving final touches to the effigies at the parade ground here as the city is all geared up to celebrate Dussehra on Tuesday.
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Rajasthan: Muslim family keeps alive its tradition of making Ravana's effi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): As the nation gears up to celebrate Vijayadashmi on Tuesday, a Muslim family is busy preparing one of the tallest effigies of Ravana in the city's Adarsh Nagar.
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UP: Muslim man keeps alive family tradition of making Dussehra effigies
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Ahead of Vijayadashami or Dussehra, a Muslim man is busy preparing the effigies to be used on the occasion that is majorly celebrated across India to mark the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana, the demon king of Lanka.
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Nagpur celebrates festival of 'Marbat', locals' criticise Pak through effi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The festival of 'Marbat' which symbolises a unique tradition of Nagpur was celebrated with religious fervour and zeal on Saturday with organisers giving out a stern message to Pakistan in their own way.
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Valentine's Day: Bajrang Dal to burn effigies, asks restaurants, malls
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Continuing with its practice of opposing Valentine's Day, the Bajrang Dal has written to restaurants and malls asking them to not allow celebrations related to the festival.
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