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Karnataka: Preparations begin for Mysuru Dasara festival
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): With great religious enthusiasm, the city residents have started the preparation for the famous Dasara festival with an elephant-march here on Thursday.
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Agricultural produce offered to goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mulugu (Telangana) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Tribal goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma worshipped in Telangana's Mulugu District were offered agricultural produce here on Wednesday night as part of celebrations of a special festival in their honour.
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SBI announces loans at cheaper rates during festival season
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday announced a slew of offers including cheaper rates for home and auto loan borrowers to cash in on the upcoming festival season.
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Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, sculptor sends Ganpati idols to flood-affected
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Adversity has revealed the inherent kindness of people in Maharashtra, which has been grappling with severe floods. A case in point is sculptor Sachin Sethe who is volunteering to send Ganpati idols to the flood-affected people to help them celebra
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Surat gears up for Ganesh Chaturthi celebration
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Thousands of devotees thronged Surat to welcome the deity of prosperity- Lord Ganesha. The ten-day-long festival kicked off with fervour and zeal across the city on Saturday.
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Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, a mandal creates Ayodhya's Ram Temple in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): As the city gears up for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, one of the oldest mandals in Mumbai has decided to create an Ayodhya Nagari in Ganesh Galli and build a 'Ram Temple' of their own.
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Rajouri : Review meeting held ahead of Krishna Janmashtami
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): A meeting of district-level officials was held here on Friday to review arrangements for the forthcoming festival of Krishna Janmashtami.
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Aadi Mahotsav, a push to strengthen Ladakh's economy
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): In a major push to strengthen the once-ignored economy of Ladakh, the newly-formed Union Territory is set to host its first-ever national tribal festival 'Aadi Mahotsav' on August 17 in Leh.
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TN: Locals in Rameswaram celebrate "Sprout Festival"
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Devotees participated in 'Sprout Festival' at Sudukattanapatti Mariamman Temple here on Thursday to offer prayers for rain.
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Over 120 injured in 'Bagwal' stone pelting festival in Uttarakhand
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Champawat (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): More than 120 people were injured in a stone-pelting festival held in a temple in Deidhura in Champawat district as a part of a ritual to appease the local deity.
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Himachal: Tribals of Lahaul and Spiti celebrate I-Day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) [India] Aug 15 (ANI): Amid the ongoing three-day tribal festival here, tribals in Keylong in the district here celebrated with great enthusiasm the country's Independence Day.
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Bollywood siblings shower love on Raksha Bandhan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 15 (ANI): From showering love on their siblings to pulling their leg, an array of Bollywood celebrities took to their social media account to celebrate the festival of Rakhi.
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