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Bengalis bid adieu to this year's Durga Pooja with Sindoor Khela
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The city of Kolkata on this day of Maha Dashami prepares to bid farewell to Goddess Durga for one long year as she leaves for Kailash - her husband's abode. The sentiment of sadness is evident from the calm prevailing within the city after Dash
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GiftsOnAir set to bring in festive cheer for offline retailers
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 19 (NewsVoir): Festivals mark that time of the year when one indulges in a shopping spree, as most Indians believe that this time is auspicious to buy new things.
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Durga Pooja: The idol that is never immersed
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Durga Pooja is the most anticipated festival in West Bengal, one of the many reasons for the wait is the grandeur that it brings along. The festival which is celebrated over a span of at least five days witnesses the city of Kolkata at its best
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Eating patterns for diabetics post Navratri
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): The Navratri celebrations are about to conclude and so are the nine-day fast. Fasting is one of the most integral aspects of this festival and is considered sacred. The process helps in flushing out excess toxins from the body. However, for those living wi
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Durga Puja rush: Kolkata Metro records highest-ever footfall
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): The Kolkata Metro has recorded the highest-ever footfall of approximately 9.11 lakh passengers on the occasion of Shashti, the sixth day of the hindu festival of Navratri on Monday.
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Travellers stranded in Nepalgunj airport for lack of air tickets
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Khajura [Nepal], Oct 17 (RSS/ANI): The numbers of passengers is swelling at Nepalgunj airport with only two days left for Bijaya Dashami, the last day of the 10 days long Bada Dashain festival, the biggest festival of the Nepalis.
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AIAMA donates 5ft agarbathi for Durga Puja celebrations in Bengaluru
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (NewsVoir): Durga Puja is not only a festival of victory of goddess Durga over an evil but is a celebration of the harvest festival that marks the goddess as the motherly power behind all of life and creation.
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Robin Wright to be honoured at Marrakech Film Festival
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 16 (ANI): American actress Robin Wright will be bestowed with the Gold Star career honour at the 17th edition of the Marrakech Film Festival.
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Look your best this Navratri with these 5 trendy looks
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (NewsVoir): The festival of Navratri has finally begun. When we think of Navratri, the first few things that come to our mind are loud beats, colorful swirls, folk music, and blingy lights. Associated with nights of crazy dancing, Navratri nights witness women decke
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The French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler to inaugurate 4th World Living Her
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (NewsVoir): The French Ambassador to India, Alexandre Ziegler will inaugurate the 4th World Living Heritage Festival here at the Sabhagaar Conference Hall, The Durbar Hall, Fateh Prakash Palace Convention Centre, on October 18th, 2018.
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Rajnath to perform shastra puja, celebrate Dusshera in Bikaner
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate the festival of Dussehra with the Border Security Force (BSF) jawans during his two-day visit to Rajasthan's Bikaner on October 18 and 19.
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West Bengal: A Chinese touch to Durga Puja
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): The Chinese Consulate here has organised Durga Puja inside a Yunnan province-themed pandal.
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