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6 dead after truck carrying drama troupe overturns in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sujit Kumar Pradhan, "The accident took place when the truck of a jatra (dance drama troupe) was on its way from Rairangpur to the Jaleswar area of Balasore district. The driver lost control of the vehicle at Duarsuni Ghat on National Highway 4
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Business Jatra 2023: Thane's Biggest MSME Business Expo to Empower Entrepr
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27: Business Jatra 2023, Thane's most anticipated MSME Business Expo, is all set to celebrate resilience, innovation, and the unwavering spirit of the entrepreneurial community on 1st & 2nd December 2023 at Hotel Tip Top Plaza, Thane. The game-changing extrava
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Nepal marks Gai Jatra: A festival that commemorates the dead
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
During the brief pilgrimage, people are dressed as cows and lunatics, go around the city wearing odd costumes, commemorating those who died within one year. The bereaved families offer fruits, bread, beaten rice, curd, and money to those participating in the procession including the cows.
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Nepal prepares to immerse in festivity with start of longest chariot festi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The festivity is back again in Nepal as Rato Machindranath, the Red God of the Himalayan nation on Friday ascended the sky-scrapping chariot which would tour around the city for months.
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Nepali town painted red as it welcomes new year
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Celebrated annually on the second day of the new year, devotees carry idols of different deities in a total of 32 palanquins, singing and dancing to traditional beats. The dawn of red starts with the touring of the palanquins by devotees who take three rounds of the Balkumari Temple.
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Tudaldevi Jatra: Festival in Nepal where Goddesses search for missing jewe
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Tudaldevi Jatra commonly known as "Gahana Khojne Jatra" translated as "A festival to search for jewellery" is celebrated every year on Chaitra Shukla Ashtami according to the lunar calendar. This year the festival was marked on Friday late evening.
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Kathmandu's longest chariot festival honouring Lord of Rain begins
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Hundreds of women came onto the street to pull the chariot through the mass of devotees with the fall of the day. The 3 days long Seto Macchindranath Jatra or the chariot procession honouring the god of rain is also known as Jana Baha Dyah Jatra.
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Ghode Jatra: Nepal's festival of horses observed in Lalitpur
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This festival of worshipping horses, called "Ghodejatra", is observed on the new moon of Chaitra Sukla Paksha of the eastern lunar calendar. According to the Gregorian calendar, it usually falls in mid-March or early April.
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Maharashtra Chi Hasya Jatra fame Shivali Parab and Vishal Rathod Both are
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 18 (ANI/PNN): Vishal Rathod's new Core Marathi album song "Mad Kelay Tu" has been released like a breeze on social media. The boy from Tandya is rocking this new song with the famous Marathi Comedian Shivali Parab, which is interesting to watch.
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Fair in Nepal helps students learn more about cultural diversity in countr
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The demon deity, the legendary Lakhey is one of the cultural symbols of Newa, the aboriginals of Kathmandu Valley. The flamboyant mask dance performance by the demon deity is jubilant to watch during Newa: festivals, especially the Indra Jatra.
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"We are not 90 nautical miles away but 90 nautical miles close..." PM Modi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Highlighting the close cultural ties between India and Indonesia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said, "We are not 90 nautical miles away, we are 90 nautical miles close."
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Nepal: Khokana celebrates Sikali Jatra instead of Dashain festival
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], October 1 (ANI): At a time when other parts of Nepal are celebrating the fortnight-long Dashain festival, a medieval Newari heritage village in the Southern part of Kathmandu Valley, Khokana, is marking Sikali Jatra, which is somewhat different.
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