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Indian Incense Industry witnesses 8-10 percent growth in FY 2018-19
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Incense sticks have been an integral part of Indian lifestyle since inception. Adoption of agarbathis beyond praying rituals has given a boost to the category not only in India but in International markets as well. In the last financial
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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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‘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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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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Sabarimala temple shut for an hour for 'purification'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Sabarimala (Kerala) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Hours after two women visited Sabarimala Ayyappa temple and offered prayers earlier in the day, authorities on Wednesday shut down the temple for an hour for 'purification' rituals.
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Agarbathi industry witnesses 25% increased demand this festive season
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (NewsVoir): Dussehra and Diwali is the time of the year when agarbathi has a crucial role to play not only in pooja rituals but also in festive gifting. Lifestyle habits and social influence have a big role to play in one's inclination towards a particular fragrance
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Sabarimala Temple issue: Kerala govt submits affidavit in HC
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): The Kerala Government on Monday submitted an affidavit in the High Court on Sabarimala temple issue stating that it never interfered in religious matters and rituals in connection with Sabarimala Temple.
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Sabarimala Temple reopens for rituals amid heavy security
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Amid tight security, the doors of the Sabarimala Temple were reopened around 5 pm on Monday for devotees of Lord Ayyappa.
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