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Sabarimala a matter of devotion, not a gender right issue: BJP leader VT R
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): BJP Mahila Morcha state president VT Rema on Thursday said that devotion is of supreme importance in a place of worship and the temple is not a public place.
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Hopeful that SC will uphold its 2018 verdict on Sabarimala: Trupti Desai
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Pune-based women's rights activist Trupti Desai on Thursday expressed hope that the Supreme Court will repeat its last year judgement, which allowed women of all ages to worship in the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
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I'm a 'shanti ka pujari': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calls for peace ahead of
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 9 (ANI): Congress lawmaker Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said here on Saturday that all should abide by the order of the Supreme Court as he appealed to all sections of the society to maintain peace and harmony post-Ayodhya verdict by the Apex Court. He said that he is a 'sha
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Tihar begins in Nepal with crow worship
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Oct 26 (ANI): Tihar, one of the biggest festivals of Nepal, also known as Deepawali, formally began on Saturday with the worship of crow.
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UN condemns mosque attack in Burkina Faso
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
United Nations, Oct 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso, which killed at least 15 worshipers.
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UP: A temple in Lucknow where demon king Ravana is worshipped
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): While a majority of the people offer prayers to Lord Rama on the occasion of Dussehra here, there are some handful of people who visit the shrine of demon king Ravana to seek his blessing, believing that he was a 'great scholar' who fulfils their wishes.
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Miffed cleric slams Nusrat Jahan for worshipping Goddess Durga, calls mo
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Irked over TMC lawmaker Nusrat Jahan performing Durga puja, an Islamic cleric here on Monday termed her action as "anti-Islamic" and accused her of bringing a bad name to the religion.
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Tripura: Five-year-old girl worshipped as Goddess Durga on Maha Ashtami
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): While people across the country were seen offering prayers to idols of Goddess Durga on Maha Ashtami, a five-year-old girl here was worshipped as the living embodiment of Maa Durga following an age-old tradition called 'Kumari Puja'.
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Rajnath Singh to perform 'Shastra pooja' in France this Dushehra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Rajnath Singh will continue the tradition of performing 'Shastra Pooja' (worship of weapons) as the Defence Minister this year in Paris on the occasion of Dushehra where he is going to receive the Rafale aircraft on October 8.
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PM Modi greets people on Navratras
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted people Navratras soon after arrival his arrival from the US and said that festival to worship Goddess Durga will be observed in all parts of the country.
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Kochi: Administration takes control of St. Mary's Church, Jacobite priests
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): The local police here on Thursday took over the control of the St Mary's Church and evicted scores of Jacobites, who were protesting outside the worship place in Piravom.
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Rules to abide by while placing Ganesha idol
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Shri Ganapati or Gajavaktra is one of the most loved Hindu deities. Not only is he worshipped and admired by Hindus, but is equally honoured by Buddhists and Jains.
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