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Japanese funeral traditions modify
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 16 (ANI): Bidding a funeral to a deceased loved one is the most crucial ritual one has to perform in their lifetime. The after-death rituals have evolved over time due to alterations in social structures and an increase in the number of single-person households.
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People throng Gaya to perform 'Pitru Paksha' rituals
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], September 10 (ANI): People across the country on Saturday converged in Bihar's Gaya city, a religious place famous for 'Mokshadham' to offer prayers to their ancestors on the first day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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Nepal worships pre-pubescent girls as re-incarnation of God in "Kumari Poo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 8 (ANI): Donned in regalia-alike living goddess Kumari, a total of 501 Nepali Hindu girls below the age of 12 years on Thursday morning performed various rituals to please Goddess Taleju Bhawani seeking blessings.
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Karnataka HC upholds authorities' decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi at Hu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 31 (ANI): Karnataka High Court, in a late-night hearing on Tuesday, upheld the authorities' decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi at Eidgah ground at Hubbali-Dharwad.
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K'taka HC rejects plea challenging permission for allowing Ganesh Chaturth
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 31 (ANI): Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea challenging permission for allowing Ganesh Chaturthi rituals at Hubbali-Dharwad Eidgah Maidan.
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Purification ritual conducted at Bihar's Gaya temple after non-Hindu minis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], August 26 (ANI): BJP's Gaya district unit conducted a purification ceremony of the Vishnupad temple here amid a row over the entry into the sanctum sanctorum of a non-Hindu minister of the new Bihar government.
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Pune: Following Black magic ritual, woman forced to take bath naked in ope
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 23 (ANI): In a shocking incident reported from Pune, a woman was forced by her husband and in-laws to take bath naked in front of people as part of a black magic ritual advised by the local Tantrik Baba to have a male child.
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78 injured while forming human pyramid during Dahi Handi in Mumbai
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): At least 78 persons were reportedly injured from mishaps that occurred during the formation of human pyramids for the traditional dahi handi ritual, according to the BMC.
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'Radha Kaise Na Jale' to 'Maiyya Yashoda', Best Bollywood songs for a fest
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Janmashtami is here! the auspicious celebration of Lord Krishna's birthday. With a variety of rituals, the festival is observed across the nation.
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Study reveals female monkeys live longer with female companions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Anthropology professors and field primatologists in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, have documented the daily lives of hundreds of large-brained capuchin monkeys. Female capuchin monkeys who are more integrated into social networks with other adult females tend to l
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Female monkeys live longer with female pals: Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): Anthropology professors and field primatologists have documented the daily life of hundreds of large-brained capuchin monkeys in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. They have found that female capuchin monkeys who are better integrated into social networks with other ad
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Kabul residents express concern over rising explosive attacks, seek securi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8 (ANI): Voicing their concerns about the rise in explosive attacks in the city's western areas, residents of Kabul's Police District 6 are calling out for security for the Ashura Ritual.
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