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Tourists, locals, Bengali community celebrate Durga Ashtami at Kalibari Te
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
While thousands of devotees thronged various Shaktipeeths across Himachal Pradesh on the occasion of Durga Ashtami, the state capital, Shimla, witnessed unique celebrations at the historic 200-year-old Kalibari Temple, where the local Bengali community performed rituals in a traditional styl
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Bangladesh: Kumari Puja held Ramkrishna Math in Dhaka after security assur
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Nearly 20,000 Hindu devotees, including men and women, gathered at the Ramakrishna Math and Mission compound in the old part of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka to celebrate Kumari Puja on Friday
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Young girls worshipped in Nepal during traditional 'Kumari Puja' celebrati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 19 (ANI): Decked up in red-coloured finery, several girls under the age of seven lined up to be worshipped turn by turn at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu for the 'Kumari Puja', a tradition that worships pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of godde
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Tripura: Five-year-old girl worshipped as Goddess Durga on Maha Ashtami
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): While people across the country were seen offering prayers to idols of Goddess Durga on Maha Ashtami, a five-year-old girl here was worshipped as the living embodiment of Maa Durga following an age-old tradition called 'Kumari Puja'.
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Bangladeshi Hindus worship young girls as part of Durga Puja festival
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 10 (ANI): Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus thronged a temple in Dhaka to take part in the "Kumari Puja" ceremony, a part of the Durga Puja festival.
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