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Varanasi skies brighten up with first-of-its-kind three-day hot air balloo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 18 (ANI): In a bid to boost tourism in Uttar Pradesh, a three-day hot air balloon festival, has been organised by the State Tourism Department, that began on Wednesday in Varanasi on the occasion of Dev Deepawali 2021.
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Chhath puja: Devotees gathers at Patna's Ganga ghat to perform 'Usha Arghy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 11 (ANI): On the last day of the four-day-long Chhath festival, devotees in Patna gathered on the banks of the Ganga river at Patipul Ghat to perform the 'Usha Arghya' (prayers to the rising sun).
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Bihar CM, devotees reach Ganga Ghat in Patna to offer prayers on Chhath Pu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 10 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the Ganga Ghat in Patna to offer prayers on Chhath Puja on Wednesday. The ghat swelled with devotees gathered here to offer prayers and to perform the rituals of puja.
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Kanpur: People advised not to visit Ganga ghats as water level rises
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 26 (ANI): The Kanpur administration has advised people not to go near Ganga ghats as the water level of the river is witnessing a continuous rise due to torrential rainfall in Uttarakhand.
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Amid COVID-19, Ganga ghats in Varanasi remain deserted on Holi
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 29 (ANI): With Section 144 in place amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Varanasi on the occasion of Holi, the Ganga ghats in the city remained desolate on Monday morning as people refrained from venturing out to celebrate the festival.
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Ganga ghats in Varanasi cleaned up during cleanliness drive
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 7 (ANI): As many as 84 ghats of Ganga was cleaned as part of the cleanliness drive launched by the district administration here on Sunday.
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Kumbh 2021 limited to 30 days, to begin on April 1
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 18 (ANI): Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Uttarakhand government has decided to limit the Kumbh this year for 30 days, Chief Secretary Om Prakash said on Thursday.
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Uttarakhand to limit crowd using cameras with head count software at Kumbh
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), February 6 (ANI): The Kumbh Mela administration has put cameras with head-count software at the Ganga Ghats, to keep an eye on the crowd.
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Despite scorching heat, Ganga ghat falls silent in Varanasi due to lockdow
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Like the rest of the northern part of the country, people in Varanasi are also reeling under the scorching heat. But, because of the lockdown, locals are not even allowed to take a bath in the Ganga river to beat the heat.
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Ganga ghats in Kanpur, Bithoor get a makeover
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 7 (ANI): Holding immense faith in Ganga, a large number of people visit popular ghats to perform religious ceremonies and rituals.
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Work on in full swing for new ghats and crematoriums on banks of River Gan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kanpur/Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): In a bid to ensure comfort of devotees, the National Mission for Clean Ganga is enhancing the facilities at the river bank by renovating and constructing ghats, crematoriums and developing the river fronts to actualise the dream of 'Nir
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Trash skimmers clean river surface at popular Ganga ghats
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Millions of pilgrims flock to the ghats of the river Ganges every year to take a dip in its holy waters, which Hindus believe absolves them from all sins. It is believed that people are cleansed physically, mentally and spiritually at the ghats o
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