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Delhi: Sonia Gandhi performs rituals of 'Shobha Yatra' on Valmiki Jayanti
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday performed rituals of 'Shobha Yatra' of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti from her residence here.
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Stock market closed on account of Dussehra holiday
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India were shut for trading on Tuesday on account of Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year across the country.
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Rahul Gandhi extends greetings on Dussehra
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the countrymen on the occasion of Dussehra or Vijayadashmi, a Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri each year.
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MP: Ahead of Dusshera, Ravana effigy burnt to ashes after collision with e
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): A day before Dusshera, an effigy of Ravana stuffed with firecrackers burnt to ashes after coming in contact with an electricity powerline near a bus stand in Sironj area of Vidisha district on Monday.
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On Navratri, Priyanka recalls how grandmother Indira Gandhi used to teach
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 29 (ANI): On the first day of Navratri, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra greeted the nation and recalled a moment when her grandmother Indira Gandhi used to teach her a shloka which symbolises Goddess Durga as a divine force, an embodiment of peace, wealth and po
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Jiyutiya: Mothers observe fast for the well being of their children
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): Jiyutiya is a Hindu festival which is being celebrated from the seventh to the ninth lunar day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Ashwin as per the Hindu calendar.
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Muslim artist makes Ganapati idol with 106 kg Belgian chocolate in Ludhian
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India] Sept 2 (ANI): In an example of harmony set during this Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, a Muslim man, under the guidance of a Sikh bakery owner, has prepared a Ganapati idol with 106 kg Belgian chocolate in Ludhiana.
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Odisha: Organisers eye environmental awareness through 46-feet tall bio-de
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): With the festival of Ganesha Chaturthi around the corner, organisers of a grand 'Ganeshotsav' in Odisha's capital city have decided to spread the message of environment conservation through a 46-feet tall bio-degradable idol of the one tusked God.
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Mathura celebrates Janmashtami with full fervour
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Hindu festival of Krishna Janmashtami, which falls on the eighth day or the Ashtami of the holy month of Shravana, marking the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, was celebrated with great fervour here on Saturday.
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President Kovind, PM Modi extend Janmashtami greetings to nation
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna.
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Hapur: Ladies celebrate Hariyali Teej with great pomp and show
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Hariyali Teej, an age-old Hindu festival, which falls on the third day of Shukla Paksha to mark the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati was celebrated with great razzmatazz on Saturday.
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Equity markets remain shut due to Mahashivratri
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Indian equity markets remained shut on Monday on account of Mahashivratri, the Hindu festival celebrated once a year in the honour of Lord Shiva.
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