Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 27 (ANI): In view of Ramzan, Buddha Purnima, Eid ul-Fitr and Bada Mangal, Lucknow Joint Police Commissioner Naveen Arora has banned religious and other gatherings, slaughter of animals and sale and transport of meat under Section 144 of the CrPC.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Thaipoosam festival was celebrated at Lakshmana Theertham in Rameswaram last night on the occasion of Maghi Purnima.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Devotees took a holy dip in river Ganga here on the auspicious occasion of Maghi Purnima on Sunday morning.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and Aaranyak, a city-based NGO, have jointly attained a landmark achievement by successfully breeding a pair of endangered Hargila in the zoo artificially here.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees on Friday offered prayers and took a holy dip at Sangam Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on the occasion of Paush Purnima, considered as one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar.
Sultanpur Lodhi (Punjab) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday arrived at Sultanpur Lodhi to pay obeisance at the Gurdwara Ber Sahib on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh faith.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Nov 12 (ANI): Lakhs of devotees flocked to the Ghats at Sangam to take a holy dip in the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mystic Saraswati on the auspicious occasion of Kartik Purnima on Tuesday at Prayagraj.
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Large number of citizens in Odisha took part in the yearly ritual of boat festival which was celebrated with joy and religious fervour in the state on Tuesday.
Nalanda/Nawada (Bihar) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): As many as six persons, including five children and one man, drowned in Bihar on Tuesday as they went to take a hold dip on the occasion of Kartik Purnima festival.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): On the auspicious occasion of Kartik Purnima, Haridwar witnessed thousands of devotees taking a holy dip at Har Ki Pauri Ghat on Tuesday early morning.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday took a holy dip and performed aarti at Mahadev Ghat at Kharu river on the occasion of Kartik Purnima in Chhattisgarh.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees took a holy dip at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of river Ganga here on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Tuesday early morning.