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PM Narendra Modi urges use of eco-friendly idols during Ganesh Chaturthi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to citizens to use eco-friendly idols during Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Covid effect: Mumbai Ka Raja to have 4-feet Ganesh idol
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI): With Covid pandemic, this year's Ganeshotsav celebrations are likely to attract lesser crowd in Maharashtra.
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Jagannath Yartra: Erstwhile King of Puri sweeps chariot with gold-handled
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 23 (ANI): The annual Jagannath Yatra began in Puri on Tuesday with the idols of Lord Jagannath, Balbhadra and Subhadra moved out of the Jagannath temple and seated on chariots which then moved toward the Gundhicha Temple.
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Purification of deities' idols takes place in Kanpur after solar eclipse e
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): After the solar eclipse period ended earlier today, purification of deities' idols took place at the temples in Kanpur.
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Indore idol makers stare at losses amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Several idol makers in Indore say they are staring at huge losses amid COVID-19 crisis as they are unable to obtain raw materials required to make idols ahead of Ganesh Utsav.
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Three day long 'Jyeshta Abhishekam' concludes in Tirumala
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): As the annual 'Jyeshta Abhishekam' festival ended on Saturday, the idols of Lord Balaji, Goddess Sridevi and Goddess Bhudevi adorned with goldern armour in Tirumala temple.
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Telangana: BJP MLA writes to CM, seeks guidelines for Ganesh Chaturthi cel
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 29 (ANI): BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Thursday requested Telangana government to issue guidelines regarding Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations and do's and don'ts for idol makers in view of the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Centre delays decision to ban use of PoP in idol making for one year
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): In a much respite to the artisans, the decision to ban the use of plaster of Paris (PoP) to make Ganapati and Durga idols has been delayed for a year.
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Kolkata's renowned idol-making hub Kumartuli badly hit due to lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): Kolkata's renowned idol-making hub, Kumartuli, has been badly hit due to the lockdown, affecting thousands of idol makers.
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CPCB forbids usage of thermocol, plastic in its revised guidelines for ido
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in its revised guidelines has forbidden the usage of plastic, thermocol and plaster of Paris for making of idols.
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Gurpreet Sandhu idolises Subrata Paul, tries to replicate him in training
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Indian football team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu said he idolises experienced custodian Subrata Paul and feels lucky to have trained with him.
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Hyderabad: Organisers plan to install one foot tall Ganesha idol instead o
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 13 (ANI): The 'Khairatabad Ganesha Utsava Committee' in Hyderabad, which is known for installing the tallest Lord Ganesh idol during Vinayaka Chathurthi every year, had earlier planned a grand 66-feet-tall idol for this year but reduced the size to just one
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