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Here's how Makar Sankranti is celebrated in India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): India is a land of immense devotion and festivities, where we have a plethora of cultures and traditions. When it comes to the Hindu culture, Makar Sankranti is one significant festival dedicated to Lord Surya or the Sun God.
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Here's a list of auspicious things you can donate this Makar Sankranti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Makar Sankranti is celebrated with great zeal across India. The festival is dedicated to Lord Surya (Sun God) and is observed by Hindus on January 14 each year.
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TN: Intermittent rains affect process of making earthen pots, Madurai pott
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 26 (ANI): Ahead of Pongal, the potters of Madurai say intermittent rainfall has severely affected the process of making earthen pots due to which they are unable to meet the market demand.
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Indian-Americans celebrate Chhath Puja in US
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): The Bihar-Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) continued its fifth-year celebration of Chhath Puja at Thompson Park, Monroe, New Jersey.
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Delhi: Devotees perform rituals in toxic foam-laden Yamuna on final day of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Devotees on Thursday made offerings to Sun God while standing in knee-deep water of toxic foam-laden Yamuna river, near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the last day of Chhath puja.
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Nepal: Devotees mark Chhath Pooja with fanfare
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], November 10 (ANI): Fasting women taking dips in the water, with a basket full of offering to the Sun God were a common sight at lakes in Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday the penultimate day of the Chhath festival.
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Patna: Kharna observed on second day of Chhath Puja
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 10 (ANI): On the second day of the four-day-long Chhath festival, devotees in Patna here observed 'Kharna', an arduous fast, in which even water is not consumed from sunrise to sunset.
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Ranchi: Kharna celebrated on second day of Chhath Puja
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], November 9 (ANI): People in Ranchi celebrated Kharna with fervour on the second day of the four-day Chhath Puja.
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Delhi: Devotees take dip in toxic Yamuna water on first day of Chhath Puja
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Devotees took a dip in the Yamuna river that had a thick layer of toxic foam near Kalindi Kunj on the first day of Chhath Puja on Monday.
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Hundreds of Indian-Americans celebrate Chhath Puja in US
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], November 22 (ANI): Over 600 Indian-Americans gathered at the banks of Lake Manalapan, Monroe in New Jersey to celebrate the festival of Chhath, a ritual that entails the worship of Sun God, embodied in cosmic energy, and is observed mainly by people from Bihar and eastern Ut
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CM Nitish Kumar offers 'Arghya' on last day of Chhath Puja
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 21 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took part in Chhath Puja rituals on the last day of the festival by offering prayers to the Sun God at his residence.
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Prayagraj: Women celebrate Bhaidooj on Yamuna river bank
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 16 (ANI): Bhaidooj celebrations were performed on the banks of river Yamuna as women offered prayers and hailed the Sun god on Monday morning.
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