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Jain sadhus, sadhvis allowed to travel for Chaturmas in Maharashtra
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): The Maharashtra government permitted sadhus and sadhvis from the Jain community to practice 'Vihar', the ritualistic practice of travelling on foot for the holy festival of Chaturmas in July.
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Action to be taken against Panchayat for boycotting family for not holding
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): BJP leader Rahul Kothari on Wednesday said that required action will be taken against Panchayat here in Chhatarpur district, which has ostracised a family for not organising a ritualistic feast post the death of his son in March this year amid t
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Several women get together to celebrate 'Vat Savitri Puja' in Prayagraj
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 22 (ANI): In an annual ritual, several women performed the 'Vat Savitri Puja' in Prayagraj on Thursday.
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COVID-19 lockdown: 225 'Asthi Kalash' kept at Bhopal crematorium await imm
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): Due to the coronavirus induced lockdown, around 225 "Asthi-Kalash" have been stacked at a crematorium here, as people are waiting for a long time to immerse the ashes of their departed loved ones into the Narmada and other rivers.
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Allahabad High Court allows azan without loudspeakers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed Uttar Pradesh government not to cause any hindrance in the recitation of azan or the Islamic call to ritual prayer by a muezzin from minarets of the mosques by human voice amid the lockdown.
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Urns pile up at Lucknow's Baikunth Dham as lockdown affects funerary ritua
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 30 (ANI): Several lockers at Baikunth Dham in the city are brimming with the 'asthi' (ashes) as families of the deceased are unable to collect these for immersion in the holy river of Ganga due to the movement restriction imposed under the coronavirus i
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Weddings in times of Corona: Rajasthan couple ties knot, families witness
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan): A couple in Rajasthan's Jodhpur tied the knot at a temple with the families witnessing the rituals via video conference.
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Islamic Centre of India urges Muslim community to pray at home during Ramz
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): The Islamic Centre of India on Wednesday urged community members to observe Ramzan rituals while staying indoors and to pray that the battle with coronavirus gets over soon.
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Naqvi urges people to offer prayers, perform rituals in their homes during
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday appealed to people to follow the guidelines of lockdown and social distancing during Ramzan, and urged them to offer prayers and perform other religious rituals in their homes.
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Ramnavami celebrations observed at Kodanda Rama Temple
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Vontimitta (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): Ram Navami was celebrated at Kodanda Rama Temple in Vontimitta on Thursday. The day started with the ritual 'Ankuraarpana' being performed at 3 am.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath extends greetings on Ram Navami
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended greetings on the occasion of Ram Navami and asked people to observe social distancing while following the rituals, here on Thursday.
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Lockdown : Wedding rituals performed at temple's doorstep in Madurai
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The wedding rituals of a couple were performed at the doorstep of Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple here as it remain closed during the lockdown.
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