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Parrikar death: Goa minister orders probe into 'purification' ritual perfo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Minister for Arts and Culture Govind Gaude has ordered an inquiry into alleged purification rituals held at Kala Academy, where late Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar's body was kept for public homage.
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From pyre ashes to gulal: Holi festivities have begun
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Holi is synonymous to colours. While the rituals may vary across the country, colours are one significant feature of this festival that remains unchanged almost everywhere. That is Holi as we popularly know it. But here's another version of the festival. The
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Holy chants and offerings: Country celebrates Maha Shivratri
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): With the chant of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ and 'Har Har Mahadev,' reverberating in temples across the country, devotees performed the morning rituals of Maha Shivratri on Monday.
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Muslim family in Assam looking after 500-yr-old Shiva temple for generatio
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): A Muslim family is reportedly looking after a 500-year-old Shiva temple at Rangamahal village in Guwahati for generations. Both Muslims and Hindus in the area have firm belief in the deity and throng the temple for offering prayers and doing rituals.
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Muslim family in Assam has been looking after 500-yr-old Shiva temple sinc
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): A Muslim family is reportedly looking after a 500-year-old Shiva temple located at Rangamahal village in Guwahati since generations. Both Muslims and Hindus of the area have firm believe in the deity and throng the temple for offering prayers and doing
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India completed 13th-day ritual of Pulwama bravehearts: Mohan Bhagwat on I
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): India completed the 13th-day ritual or 'tehravi' (Hindu ritual performed for soul of deceased to attain salvation) of the 40 CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the dastardly Pulwama terror attack, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mo
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Dog burial, common practice in Neolithic populations: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): Dog burial was a common ritual in Neolithic populations of north-eastern Iberian Peninsula, recent findings suggest.
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Chief priest gives explanation on 'purification' in Sabarimala to Travanco
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): The chief priest of Sabarimala temple has given an explanation to Travancore Devaswom Board on "purification" ritual conducted at the shrine after entry of two women between the age group of 10-50 years.
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‘Yagam’ won’t fulfill KCR’s PM dream: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Siddipet (Telangana) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Congress on Monday said that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s dreams of becoming the Prime Minister of the country will not be fulfilled by conducting Yagams (religious rituals).
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Telangana CM to organise a five-day Chandi Yagam from Monday
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is going to organise a five-day long Chandi Yagam (Ritual) starting from Monday till January 25.
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Peace and happiness: B-Town wishes Happy Lohri
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Welcoming the warm festival of Lohri in the cold weather, Bollywood celebrities wished a Happy Lohri to all their fans and well-wishers.
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Obsessive compulsive symptoms in youth red flag for psychological issues
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 06 (ANI): While engaging in repetitive and ritualistic behaviour is a part of childhood development, a new study now says that behaviours that develop into obsessive and compulsive symptoms (OCS) may represent a red flag for serious psychiatric conditions.
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