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Pune woman stripped, smeared with ashes in black magic ritual
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 31 (ANI): A 31-year-old woman from Pune was allegedly stripped and smeared with ashes by her in-laws, as part of a black magic ritual initiated by a godman who assured them that it would result in her giving birth to a male child.
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'Chhari-Sthapana' ceremony performed at Shri Amareshwar Temple in Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 11 (ANI): 'Chhari Sthapana,' a ritual in connection with the ongoing Amarnath yatra, was performed by a group of sadhus at Shri Amareshwar Temple here on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Kerala imposes restrictions on rituals to pay homage to ancestor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], August 8, (ANI): In view of the spread of COVID-19 in Kerala, the state government has imposed certain restrictions on offering "Bali" to their ancestors on the occasion of Karkidaka Vavu Bali being observed on Sunday. The state government has urged people to perfo
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Kerala: COVID-19 dampens 'Karkidakam' spirit, elephant owners, mahouts str
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], July 18 (ANI): The month of 'Karikadakam', as per the Malayalam calendar, has been considered as an ideal time for wellness treatment of elephants but with temple rituals getting cancelled due to COVID-19, the elephant owners and mahouts are now finding it diff
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'Aanayoottu', festival of feeding elephants begins at Vadakkunnathan Templ
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], July 17 (ANI): A total of 15 elephants participated in 'Aanayoottu ' the ritualistic feeding ceremony of elephants at the Vadakkunnathan temple on Saturday in Kerala's Thrissur. The ceremony, marks the start of a month of wellness treatment for elephants.
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Sabarimala temple opens for devotees for 5 days with COVID-restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], July 17 (ANI): After weeks of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Saturday opened its doors for five days to allow devotees to conduct monthly rituals.
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BJP workers joining TMC 'purified' with sanitiser in WB's Birbhum
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], June 24 (ANI): Trinamool Congress local leaders in Birbhum on Thursday performed a "purification ritual" for workers joining the party from BJP.
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J-K govt cancels this year's Amarnath Yatra due to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to cancel this year's Amarnath Yatra but all the traditional religious rituals will be performed at the Holy Cave Shrine as per past practice, said the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board.
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COVID-19: Puri Rath Yatra to be held without devotees for second year in a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 11 (ANI): The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Shree Jagannath in Puri will be held this year and servitors who have received vaccine shots and test negative for Covid-19 will be allowed to attend rituals.
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'Perform yagna, COVID third wave won't touch India': MP Minister Usha Thak
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Usha Thakur, who has been giving controversial comments especially related to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Tuesday came up with another suggestion by asking people to perform 'yagna chikitsa' (ceremonial fire ritu
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'Sehar khan', traditional Ramadan drum beaters, still playing their role i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing holy month of Ramadan, traditional drummers -- known as Sehar Khans in Srinagar -- have been carrying on with the ritual of waking up people by beating drums for Sehri, the pre-dawn meal before the fasting day.
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Japanese PM sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine; irks China, S Ko
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 21 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent a ritual offering on Wednesday to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo that honours convicted war criminals and over 2.4 million war dead from WWII.
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