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Telangana: Celebrating 'Bathukamma' festival, women stage protest against
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karimnagar (Telangana) [India], October 8 (ANI): The women of Jammikunta in Huzurabad here on Thursday while celebrating the 'Bathukamma' festival staged a protest against rising prices of the LPG by dancing around a cylinder and singing traditional songs.
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Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna with Basavraj Bommai inaugurate Mysore Dasa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], October 8 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna along with the current Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai inaugurated the Mysore Dasara festival by offering Pooja to goddess Chamundeshwari in Chamundi hills in Mysore on Thursday.
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Patna's priest keeps 21 urns on his chest to observe nine-day Navratri fes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 8 (ANI): A unique picture of the establishment of the Kalash of Goddess Durga was seen at the Navlakha Temple in Patna's Secretariat on Thursday, where the head priest of the temple has placed 21 urns on his chest to observe the nine days festival of Navratri.
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Nine-day festival Bada Dashain begins in Nepal with Barley plantation
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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Oct, Nov, Dec crucial months in terms of COVID-19: Health Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): As a series of festivals commence from today, the Union Health Ministry has appealed to people to be cautious for the months of October, November and December in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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J-K: Navratri organised in Katra district with various cultural programmes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 7 (ANI): The Navratri festival has been organised with various cultural programmes by the local administration in the Katra district of Jammu after two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Union Ministers, other political leaders extend Navratri greetings
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): As the festival of Navratri began across the country today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other political leaders greeted people on the auspicious occasion.
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Navratri 2021: HM Amit Shah wishes everyone happiness, prosperity, good he
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday wished people on the first day of the nine-day festival of Navratri and hoped that the festival would bring happiness, prosperity and good health in everyone's lives.
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Devotees throng temples across UP as festival of Navratri begins
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): As the nine-day long festival of Navratri began on Thursday, devotees from across Uttar Pradesh thronged temples to offer prayers to Goddess Durga and her nine forms.
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PM Modi prays for strength, good health, prosperity in everyone's lives on
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished people on the first day of the Navratri and hoped that the festival will bring strength, good health, and prosperity in everyone's lives.
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Mysuru all set to celebrate Dasara festival from tomorrow
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], October 6 (ANI): Mysuru is all set to celebrate the famous Dasara festival as the final preparation was finished following a 'puja' on Wednesday.
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Durga pandal in Kolkata replicates Dubai's Burj Khalifa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 6 (ANI): Ahead of the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata's Sreebhumi Sporting Club has built a Dubai's Burj Khalifa themed 145 feet pandal in the Lake-town.
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