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After Amarnath , Machail Yatra suspended in Jammu and Kashmir
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] (Aug) 3: A day after Amarnath Yatra was curtailed by the Jammu and Kashmir government in the backdrop of the alleged terrorist threat, the 'Machail Yatra' to Goddess Durga shrine in Kishtwar district has also been suspended.
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Jai Shri Ram row: TMC leader Madan Mitra plans 'Ram Katha' in Bhowanipore
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 19 (ANI): Amid controversy over raising of Jai Shri Ram slogans in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra is planning to organise a 'Ram Katha' event on July 24 in his home turf Bhowanipore.
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'Agni Kheli' festival: devotees throw fire at each other at K'tka temple
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): As a part of a centuries-old tradition, hundreds of devotees here performed a spectacular fire ritual, to pay reverence to the Goddess Durga at a temple situated in the Kateel town, around 30 kilometers from here.
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Posters depicting Priyanka as Goddess Durga surface in Lucknow ahead of ro
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (ANI): Ahead of Eastern UP Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s visit on Monday, posters portraying her as Goddess Durga have emerged in some parts of the state capital.
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Kali Puja celebrated in Tripura with full fervour
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees in Tripura's capital city Agartala celebrated 'Kali Puja' by offering prayers to Goddess Kali.
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Odisha: 2 held for sacrificing minor boy to appease Goddess Durga
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Titilagarh (Odisha)[India], Oct 21 (ANI): The Odisha police has cracked the mystery behind the murder of a nine-year-old boy, whose beheaded body was recovered from Unnder riverbed near Sindhekela area in Bolangir district.
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Kanpur: Artificial pond for idol immersion poses health scare
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanpur, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Oct 20 (ANI): Artificial pond created to immerse Goddess Durga's idol in Kanpur failed to achieve its aim of eco-friendly celebration as it poses health scare among locals here.
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Delhi: 8 cops injured after Durga idol immersion procession turns violent
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Eight policemen, including a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) was injured on Friday after the Goddess Durga idol immersion procession in east Delhi turned violent. A police gypsy was also damaged in the incident.
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Bengalis bid adieu to this year's Durga Pooja with Sindoor Khela
Updated : 7 years, 4 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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AIAMA donates 5ft agarbathi for Durga Puja celebrations in Bengaluru
Updated : 7 years, 4 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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UP: Muslim man observes Navaratri fast
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Setting an example of communal harmony, a Muslim man keeps fast for nine days during Navaratri and worships goddess Durga in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district.
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Navratri: This Durga devotee balances 21 urns on chest
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] October 12 (ANI): Marking the commencement of the nine-day long Navratri festival, this ardent devotee of Goddess Durga has kept a structure made of 21 'Kalash' or sacred urns on his chest as a mark of respect to the deity.
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