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Chhattisgarh: Five eunuchs marry their 'Guru' in Janjgir-Champa
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The three-day-long event which began on April 2 witnessed all the traditional rituals of the community, during which eunuchs prayed for the welfare of people.
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Tamil Nadu: 5 drown in Chennai pond
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A preliminary investigation reveals that one person drowned in a pond during rituals and the other 4 were drowned when they tried to save the first person.
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Mahavir Jayanti 2023: All you need to know about the festival
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Jain community around the globe will celebrate the Mahavir Jayanti festival on April 4, this year. Believers will visit Jain temples, follow Lord Mahavir's teachings and also spread them. Let's learn about the significance and rituals associated with the festival.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath performs Kanya Pujan ritual in Gorakhpur
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
He worshipped nine girls, symbolising nine manifestations of the goddess Durga. As part of the ritual, girls were made to stand on a metallic plate as Chief Minister Yogi washed their feet, applied tilak on their foreheads, and performed their 'Aarti' amid chanting of mantras.
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Anushka Sharma prepares kale chane, poori on Ram Navami
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, devotees across the country pray and perform various rituals while worshipping the deity. As you know any festival is incomplete without food, so a special prasad is prepared for Lord Ram on this day. Actor Anushka Sharma also celebrated the festival
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Amitabh Bachchan wears homemade sling as he meets fans post injury
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is recovering from the injury sustained on the sets of 'Project K', has not only resumed work but also restarted his Sunday ritual of greeting his fans stationed outside 'Jalsa'.
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Pune Shocker : Woman forced by in-laws to give her menstrual blood for agh
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Police further added that the victim woman in her complaint said that the accused brother-in-law was supposed to get Rs 50,000 in return for the menstrual blood of a woman, who does not any child.
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Holi 2023: Unique rituals that accompany the festival of colours
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
India is celebrated for its cultural diversity. Different regions, traditions and rituals enrich India's cultural heritage. The festival of colours is no exception. You will be amazed to know that the celebration of colours comes with unconventional rituals, which are steeped in the regio
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MP: Priests, devotees celebrate Holi at Mahakal Temple in Ujjain
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bhasma aarti (offering with ashes) is a famous ritual here. It is performed during the Brahma Muhurta between 4 and 5:30 in the morning. On the occasion, the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakal temple got drenched with gulal and special Shringar (adorning) of Baba Mahakal was done with dry frui
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Arunachal Pradesh: Army celebrates week-long Losar festival with Monpa tri
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Monpa Tribe, which inhabit the Tawang and West Kameng areas of Arunachal and has its distinct rituals and traditions, celebrate the Losar festival with much fervour and enthusiasm, as per an official press release.
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Holi 2023: Know the significance, time, rituals of Holika Dahan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With Holi just around the corner, celebrations for the festival have already begun. There is a feeling of enthusiasm among Indians, as they are preparing to play the auspicious festival of colours with their friends and family. But ahead of Holi, people perform Holika Dahan, a ritual that sy
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Message of religious harmony: Muslim couple married at Hindu temple premis
Updated : 3 years ago IST
To give a message of religious harmony to the society, a Muslim couple was married according to the Islamic wedding rituals at a Hindu Temple premises in Rampur of Shimla district on Sunday.
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