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Pune: 25,000 women recite prayers at Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 3 (ANI): The lane in front of Shrimant Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple reverberated with holy chants on Tuesday as about 25,000 women gathered there to recite 'Atharvashirsha' prayers on the second day of ongoing Ganpati Mahotsav.
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Golden Temple illuminates on 415th anniversary of Shri Guru Granth Sahib P
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple, shone brighter as it was illuminated by lights and candles on the occasion of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Parkash Utsav on Saturday.
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Punjab: People celebrate 415th Prakash Parv of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Am
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): People in Punjab's Amritsar were seen celebrating the 415th anniversary of the installation of the holy book, Sri Guru Granth Sahib on Saturday.
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Mathura celebrates Janmashtami with full fervour
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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Kailash pilgrims perform hawan near Mansarovar lake
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mansarovar [Tibet], Aug 13 (ANI): On the fourth and last Monday of holy Shravan month, Hindu devotees performed a hawan beside the Mansarovar Lake is situated at the Mount Kailash in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
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Eid al-Adha 2019: Faithful all set for holy celebration
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 12, (ANI): Preparations are in full swing for Eid al-Adha also known as Bakri Eid across the country and with a relaxation of curfew in several places in Jammu and Kashmir, people in the region were seen thronging the markets with great enthusiasm to
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Have faith the government will make arrangements for Amarnath Yatra: Mahan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Mahant Dipinder Giri, custodian of the holy mace of the Amarnath cave, on Saturday said that he had not seen the Yatra being suspended even once and expressed hope that the administration would take steps to ensure it goes on unhindered.
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Muslim youth roughed up for participating in 'Kanwar Yatra'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 3 (ANI): A Muslim youth who went with his friends to Haridwar in a "Kanwar Yatra" and returned home along with a bottle of holy "Ganga-Jal" was allegedly roughed up by members of his community for "anti-religious" activities.
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UP: Centre extends scheme of providing packaged Ganga jal to Moradabad
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 31 (ANI): In a bid to facilitate devotees and pilgrims, the Central government has made available packaged bottles containing holy water (Gangajal) at post offices in Moradabad city of Uttar Pradesh.
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TN: Devotees take holy dip in Rameswaram's Agnitheertham on 'Aadi Amavasya
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 31 (ANI): Devotees took a holy dip in Rameswaram's Agnitheertham in front of Ramanathaswamy temple on Wednesday on the occasion of 'Aadi Amavasya.'
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Packaged Ganga jal being sold at Haryana post office
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], July 30 (ANI): A post office has started selling packaged Ganga jal (water from the holy River Ganga) in Rohtak from Wednesday, officials said.
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Devotees throng Lord Shiva temples on second Monday of Sawan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (UP)/ Varanasi (UP) / Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], July 29 (ANI): Devotees thronged temples dedicated to Lord Shiva across India to commemorate the second Monday of the holy month of 'Sawan' (Shravan) to offer their prayers.
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