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Urs festival of Sufi Saint bring people together in J-K's Rajouri
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 13 (ANI): People of various faiths converged at the shrine of Nizamuddin at Kheora in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate the 48th Urs festival of the Sufi Saint on Friday.
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Limit of pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine increased from 7,000 t
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 30 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday increased the maximum limit of pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine from 7,000 to 15,000 per day from November 1.
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J-K LG reviews facilities for Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine pilgrims
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 23 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Friday visited the holy cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi and paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum on the occasion of Durga Ashtami.
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Punjab CM approves additional Rs 55 crore for sprucing up Bhagwan Valmiki
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 23 (ANI): Directing the state Cultural Department to develop the Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal at Ram Tirath in Amritsar as a world-class tourist attraction, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday approved additional funds of Rs 55 cror
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Devotees flock to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in J-K on first day of Navratri
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 17 (ANI): Devotees thronged the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra for darshan on the first day of Navratri on Saturday.
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J-K: Devotees queue up at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra
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Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 17 (ANI): Devotees queued up at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra for 'darshan' on the first day of Navratri on Saturday.
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Japanese PM sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 17 (ANI): Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent a ritual offering on Saturday to Yasukuni Shrine that honours convicted war criminals and over 2.4 million war dead.
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Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara closes for winter
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand), October 10 (ANI): Hemkund Sahib, the holy shrine of Sikhs was closed on Saturday for the winter season. Nearly 1,350 devotees were present at the time of the closure, the trust's management said.
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Limit of pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine increased from 5,000 t
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 9 (ANI): The limit of pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has been increased from 5,000 to 7,000 per day, said Simrandeep Singh, Secretary to Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday.
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Vaishno Devi: Book puja online, get prasad delivered at doorsteps
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir [India], September 28 (ANI): Unable to visit Vaishno Devi this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Now you can book your puja online and local priests will offer it on you and your family's behalf. Also, get prasad delivered at your doorsteps. All you have to do is visit
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'China closed, demolished major shrines in Xinjiang to wipe out Uyghurs'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], September 26 (ANI): Continuing its attempt to wipe out the Uyghur ethnic community, China in recent years have closed and demolished many major shrines, mosques and other holy structures across Xinjiang that have long preserved the culture and Islamic beliefs of the region'
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SMVDSB to launch mobile app for devotees for live darshan of Vaishno Devi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 22 (ANI): Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) is devising new methods so that devotees who are unable to take nearly 12-kilometer trek to the Holy Cave can still have the Darshan while sitting at home.
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