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Raksha Bandhan: Varanasi's Muslim women making rakhis for PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Continuing with their annual ritual, members of the Muslim Women Foundation (MWF) in Varanasi are making rakhis for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan which falls on Sunday.
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Tweeple goes gaga over Priyanka-Nick roka snaps
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 18 (ANI): Bollywood's Priyanka Chopra and Hollywood's Nick Jonas have sealed the deal with roka. A picture of the couple, performing the rituals, is doing the rounds on social media and fans can't hold their excitement.
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Bengaluru: People stage protest against rituals during eclipses
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jul 28 (ANI): Scores of people gathered outside Bengaluru's Town Hall on Friday to stage protest opposing the weird practices followed during eclipses.
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Women will always be at the core of Agarbathi Industry, says AIAMA
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI-NewsVoir): Agarbathi industry has been growing many folds since its inception and has evolved into a vibrant cottage industry over the years. The driving force for this growth has been various aspects like religious rituals and festivals, increased inclination
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Tirupati temple restrict 'darshans' from Aug 9 to17
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 14 (ANI): The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) trust board on Saturday announced that the devotees will be restricted to enter the temple from August 9 to August 17 due to 'Maha Samprokshana', a grand cleansing ritual performed once in 12 years.
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Muslims donate land, money to build temple in Bihar
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], July 4 (ANI): In a display of communal harmony, people from the Muslim community donated money and land for constructing a temple in Bihar's Gaya district of Guraru area.
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Burari family performed 'Badh puja' ritual under influence of spiritual le
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The 11-member joint family that allegedly committed suicide in Delhi's Burari area earlier this week might have been under the spell of a spiritual leader or somebody, who heavily influenced one or two dominant members, a police source said.
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J-K: With drop in militancy, volunteers revive age-old Ramzan practice
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] Jun 4 (ANI): After a gap of over two decades, a group of people in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district have revived the practice of sehar khawani- a ritual to help Muslims wake up for preparing sehri (pre-dawn meal) in the holy month of Ramzan.
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SC refuses to interfere in rituals of Ujjain's Mahakal Temple
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 02 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the rituals followed in Ujjain's Mahakal Temple in Madhya Pradesh.
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Too much caffeine can bring drastic change to health
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Whether dependency or addiction, the reality is that for many stopping caffeine consumption is really very difficult as most of us follow the ritual of having a steaming cup of tea or coffee in the morning.
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Sri Lanka President celebrates Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena performed New Year rituals at his official residence in Colombo.
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Rajasthan: Bride rides horse as pre-wedding ritual
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Nawalgarh (Rajasthan) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): It was a rare sight for the people of Nawalgarh in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district as they witnessed a bride riding a horse to mark the pre-wedding ritual of 'Bandori'.
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