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Kerala: Murajapam rituals begin in Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): The 56-day-long Murajapam (Vedic chanting) rituals started on Thursday at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
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Kerala: Devotees 'beaten up' during 'Theyyam' ritual, SHRC seeks report
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kasaragod (Kerala)[India], Nov 24 (ANI): Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Sunday registered suo moto case based on a video which went viral on social media in which a 'Theyyam' was chasing and beating up devotees here.
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Women group who tried to enter Sabarimala returned after learning temple r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Pathanamthitta District Collector, PB Nooh said that the 10 women group which had reportedly tried to enter the Sabarimala temple had returned on their own after learning of the temple rituals.
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Odisha celebrates Boat festival on Kartik Purnima
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Mosquito mating sounds may lead to building quieter drones: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): The sounds of mosquito mating rituals can help researchers in building quieter drones for trapping and exterminating the pests.
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Follower of Fadnavis performs ritual, wishes he forms govt again
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): A follower of Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday performed a ritual by walking barefoot to Ganesh Mandir Tekdi and prayed that Fadnavis forms the government again.
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Siliguri: Artificial ghats prepared for devotees observing Chhath Puja
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Authorities in Siliguri have prepared artificial ghats for devotees observing the four-day Chhath Puja after the National Green Tribunal imposed a ban on performing rituals in the river.
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MP: Villagers allow hundreds of cows to run over them as Diwali ritual
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 28 (ANI): In a bizarre ritual, villagers in Bhidawad, Ujjain allow cows to run over them every year on the second day after Diwali to express gratitude to the 'almighty'.
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Jharkhand: With belief of venom immunity, snake charmers observe unique ri
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): In a bizarre tradition, Snake charmers in a village in Jamshedpur district get themselves bitten by the serpent with a belief that it will immune them from its venom.
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Superstar Rajnikanth visits Swami Dayanand Ashram in Rishikesh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Veteran actor Rajnikanth visited the Swami Dayananda Ashram along with his daughter Aishwarya Dhanush and took part in the Ganga Aarti and other rituals here.
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Delhi: Sonia Gandhi performs rituals of 'Shobha Yatra' on Valmiki Jayanti
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday performed rituals of 'Shobha Yatra' of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti from her residence here.
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Delhi: PM Modi attends Dussehra celebrations
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended Dussehra celebrations at Delhi's Dwarka sector 10 and witnessed the Ram Leela ahead of ritualistic burning of demon king Ravan's effigy.
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