16 Amarnath devotees killed as truck falls into gorge (Second Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 27 (IANS) At least 16 people on their way back from the Amarnath pilgrimage were killed and 20 injured, three of them critically, when the truck in which ... Read more...
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Five detained for locking Kashmir House in Delhi
May 18th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Five members of the Delhi-based Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena (BSKS) were detained for a few hours here Thursday for locking the main gate of ... Read more...
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BJP raps government on Amarnath Yatra decision
May 16th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to stop Hindu religious groups from starting the annual Amarnath pilgrimage from ... Read more...
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Bihar to celebrate Holi Friday
March 8th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 8 (IANS) While Holi was celebrated across India Thursday, the festival of colours was deferred by a day in Bihar -- due to astrological reasons, people in the ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu offers tour of 108 temples
July 2nd, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government would organise a five-day package tour starting July 18 to help pilgrims offer prayers at 108 temples of Goddess Amman in Tamil ... Read more...
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Hundreds throng to watch Supermoon phenomenon in India
March 20th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai/New Delhi, Mar. 20 (ANI): Hundreds of sky gazers across India thronged planetariums, seashore and open fields on Saturday to have a glimpse of the Supermoon or Perigee, a natural phenomenon in ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates Holi with traditional fervour
March 19th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The festival of colours Holi or Dol Yatra, as it is called in the state, was celebrated with traditional fervour with songs and dances in West ... Read more...
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Malay Indians to celebrate Pongal in grand way
January 14th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya, Jan 14 (ANI): Hindu temples across Malaysia are gearing up to celebrate Pongal or the harvest festival this weekend in a grand way.The Pongal festival, celebrated by Indians in Malaysia, ... Read more...
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Chennai caterer follows Tony Blair, gets US fellowship
October 2nd, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) A roadside idli seller's son here, who made it big with his food catering business, has been selected for a one-month US fellowship programme which was earlier attended ... Read more...
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Shalini Arora of Pavitra Rishta fame believes Rakhi is more than a piece of thread
August 22nd, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):With rains flourishing the city with greenery all around, the pleasant season also marks the beginning of the festive season. With Raksha Bandhan around the corner, every ... Read more...
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Amarnath pilgrims worship Holy Mace in Srinagar
August 19th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Kashmir prayed before 'Charri Mubarak' (the Holy Mace of Lord Shiva) at the
Shanakaracharya Temple here on Thursday.Mahant ... Read more...
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Zed greets Hindus worldwide on Raksha Bandhan
August 1st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Aug 1 (ANI): Noted Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has sent greetings to Hindu communities world over on upcoming Raksha Bandhan festival, which falls on August 24 this year.Zed, who is ... Read more...
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Pilgrims flock to annual Goverdhan fair
July 23rd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Goverdhan (Uttar Pradesh), July 23 (IANS) The annual trek to Goverdhan hill, which according to Hindu mythology was lifted by Lord Krishna on his little finger to save villagers from lightning and ... Read more...
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Thousands of devotees take part in bathing festival of deities at Puri’s Jagannath temple
June 26th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
Puri (Orissa), June 26(ANI): Thousands of devotees on Saturday took part in the annual Deva Snana Poornima at the famed temple of Jagannath in Puri, Orissa.Deva Snanna Poornima is observed with ... Read more...
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Buddha Purnima celebrated with full devotion in Tripura
May 27th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasAgartala, May 27 (ANI): Thousands of devotees converged at the Venuban monastery here for lighting candles and offering prayers on the auspicious occasion of 2554th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. ... Read more...
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Devotees celebrate Buddha Purnima in Uttar Pradesh
May 27th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), May 27 (ANI): Devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar District celebrated Buddha Purnima, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha on Thursday.Devotees and monks from various countries participated in a procession ... Read more...
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Buddha Purnima celebrated at Bodh Gaya
May 27th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), May 27 (IANS) Hundreds of Buddhists from across the world Thursday celebrated Buddha Purnima, the day Lord Buddha was born, at Bodh Gaya in Bihar where he ... Read more...
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Nation celebrates Buddha Purnima
May 27th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): The nation is celebrating Buddha Purnima, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, today.In Bihar, the event is celebrated with both religious fervour and serenity. The ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama arrives in Patna to inaugurate Buddha Smriti Park
May 26th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, May 26 (ANI): The Tibetan spiritual leader reached Patna by a special flight on Wednesday to inaugurate Buddha Smriti Park.On arrival at the Patna airport, the Bihar Chief Minster, Nitish ... Read more...
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‘Hindu Blue Moon’ festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu
May 16th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Villupuram (Tamil Nadu), May 16 (ANI): The traditional 'Hindu Blue Moon' festival was celebrated at the Angala Parameswari Amman temple in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram District.The festival is celebrated on the fourth full ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates Dol Yatra
February 28th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) West Bengal Sunday celebrated the festival of colours, Holi, or Dol Yatra as it is called in the state, with songs, dances and sweets.
This is a festival of ... Read more...
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Sadhus take out procession ahead of holy dip in Haridwar
January 31st, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Haridwar, jan 31 (ANI): Thousands of sadhus on Saturday took part in a procession ahead of the Shahi Snan (holy dip) in River Ganges, on the occasion of 'Magh Purnima' during the ... Read more...
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Devotees take holy dip in river Ganges on Magh Purnima
January 30th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Haridwar, Jan 30 (ANI): Around hundreds of devotees took a holy dip in river Ganges at Haridwar today on the occasion of 'Magh Purnima', the full moon of the Hindu month of ... Read more...
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Sikhs celebrate Guru Purab in Kashmir with devotion
November 2nd, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Nov.2 (ANI): Sikhs in Kashmir celebrated 'Guru Purab', the birth anniversary of their first guru Guru Nanak Dev here on Monday with full devotion and prayed for the world peace.On the ... Read more...
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Devotees bathe in rivers on full moon festival
November 2nd, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) Thousands of Hindu devotees bathed in various rivers including the Ganga Monday to mark the full moon festival. Most of the devotees were women.
Ignoring the authorities' warning not ... Read more...
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Home away from home: Lakshmi Puja in an American city
October 4th, 2009 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) The full moon day after Dussehra, when Bengalis worship goddess of wealth Lakshmi in most homes, brings a whiff of nostalgia to those settled abroad. Bengalis in ... Read more...
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School kids tie rakhis on Prime Minister’s hand
August 5th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Kids from various schools and orphanages tied rakhis on Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's hand on the ocassion of 'Raksha Bandhan' today.Some kids presented Dr. Singh ... Read more...
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President, PM greet nation on occasion of Raksha Bandhan
August 4th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation ahead of Raksha Bandhan, which will be celebrated tomorrow.In her message, President Patil ... Read more...
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Nagpur schoolchildren send hand-made rakhis to soldiers
July 29th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by ANI
Nagpur, July 29 (ANI): Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, which is going to be to be observed on August 5, schoolchildren of Nagpur have send 'Rakhis' to soldiers.The main objective of organising this ... Read more...
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Hindus bound for Amaranth cave perform Chadi Pooja
July 22nd, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 22(ANI): Hindu pilgrims on Wednesday held 'Chadi Pooja' in Srinagar to launch the formal annual Amarnath pilgrimage.Mahant Deependra Giri, the head priest of the Amarnath shrine, performed the rituals amidst ... Read more...
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‘Guru Purnima’ celebrated all over India
July 7th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad/Shirdi/ Chandigarh, July 7 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees converged on the banks of River Ganges in Allahabad to take a dip at Sangam and offer prayers on the occasion of 'Guru Purnima'."After ... Read more...
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2,500 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra Monday
June 15th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 15 (IANS) Amid shouts of "Bam bam bhole", the traditional cry hailing Hindu god Shiva, the first batch of more than 2,500 pilgrims left early Monday morning for this ... Read more...
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Holi, India’s festival of magical freedoms
June 14th, 2009 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
By Paloma Ganguly
Flowers dot unexpected nooks and crannies, the air is heady with the scent of spring, and nature is busy dabbing colour on Indian earth. That's the
stage for Holi, a ... Read more...
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Amarnath pilgrimage registration starts
May 20th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 20 (IANS) Registration for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir began Wednesday at over 100 counters across the country, officials said.
The registration started at ... Read more...
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Gurudwara Kotha Sahib promoting brotherhood among all near Amritsar
February 20th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Savinder Singh Vallah (Amritsar), Feb.20 (ANI): In Sikhism, the places visited by Sikh gurus during their lifetimes, have been developed into pilgrimage spots. One such place happens to be Village ... Read more...
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