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Income of Pashupatinath Temple dives down as it remains closed over two mo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 12 (ANI): Before the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown, Nepal's Pashupati area used to be pack with devotees and worshippers during the evening "Aarati". However, on the 80th day of the nationwide lockdown, it remained direly silent with only a handful of f
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Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque re-opens after 2 months
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Jerusalem, May 31 (ANI): Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday reopened for worshippers, the first time in two months after it was shut to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nepal: Celebrating Buddha Jayanti under spell of Lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 7 (ANI): It should have been abuzz with worshippers, serpentine lines and people chanting hymns of "Om Mane Padmey hum" in and around Swayambhunath on occasion of Buddha Jayanti but this year it all was absent.
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Containing Corona: Offer Ramzan, Eid prayers at home, says top Saudi relig
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], April 18 (ANI): Worshippers should offer Taraweeh during Ramzan and subsequent Eid prayers at home to prevent spreading Coronavirus, said Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, the highest religious authority in the kingdom.
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Afghanistan refuses to handover ISKP chief, the mastermind behind Kabul Gu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 11 (ANI): Afghanistan on Saturday turned down Pakistan's request to handover Aslam Farooqi, leader of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), an affiliate of the militant Islamic State (IS) and the main conspirator behind the massacre of 27 Sikh worshippers
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ISKP chief's arrest traces roots of Kabul gurdwara attack to Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
abul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI): Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqui, the so-called emir of Pakistan-sponsored module of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), is under detention by Afghan forces for the massacre of 27 Sikh worshippers at Shor Bazaar Gurudwara in Kabul on March 25.
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Security heightened for Pakistani pilgrims visiting Ajmer Urs
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Additional security will be deployed for Pakistani devotees visiting Ajmer for the 808th Urs of Khwaja Garib Nawaz Moinuddin Chishti. About 260 Pakistani worshippers are scheduled to visit the city on the annual pilgrimage after a gap of two years.
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Pakistan: Ancient Hindu temple in Sialkot reopens after 72 years
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Sialkot [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): An ancient Hindu temple in Sialkot in Pakistan's Punjab province has been reopened for worshippers after 72 years on the directives of country's Federal government.
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Notre-Dame holds first Mass two months after devastating fire
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jun 16 (ANI): A small congregation of worshippers in protective headgears, led by Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, offered prayers at Notre-Dame Cathedral on Saturday in the first Mass since the Gothic landmark was devastated by a fire in April.
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Court orders Christchurch terrorist to undergo mental health tests
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Apr 5 (ANI): A court here on Friday morning (local time) ordered the 28-year old Christchurch terrorist, accused of killing 50 worshippers last month in a back to back firing at two mosques across Christchurch, to undergo mental health tests.
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Afghan President appeals militants to refrain from violence during Ramadan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has appealed the Taliban group and other militants to refrain from violence in the wake of the holy month of Ramadan.
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One killed after attackers slit throats in Durban mosque
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Durban [South Korea], May 10 (ANI): A person was killed on Thursday at a mosque in Verulam near Durban in South Africa when three armed men slit the throats of three worshippers.
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