Devotees converge on Puri for Jagannath festival
June 29th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 29 (IANS) Lakhs of devotees converged on Odisha's temple town of Puri Friday to witness the homecoming festival of Lord Jagannath and two other deities in the Bahuda ... Read more...
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Orissa town celebrates return festival of deities
July 11th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 11 (IANS) More than half a million devotees witnessed the 'Bahuda Yatra', or the homecoming festival of Lord Jagannath and two other deities in Orissa's temple town of ... 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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Security up in Puri ahead of Rath Yatra
July 12th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) Security has been increased in Orissa's Puri city ahead of the annual nine-day chariot festival of Lord Jagannath beginning Tuesday that is expected to draw nearly a million ... Read more...
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Special trains for Rath Yatra in Orissa
July 10th, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) At least 63 special trains will be run for pilgrims during the Rath Yatra, the annual nine-day chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, in Orissa's temple city of Puri, ... Read more...
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Portrait of Tagore as a progressive artist
May 8th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Art for Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was the final extension of his literature, beginning at a point when he wanted to express himself in a ... Read more...
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Thousands throng Lingaraj temple on Mahashivratri
February 12th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) Thousands of devotees observed a fast and stood in snaking queues early Friday to offer prayers at the famed Lingaraj temple here on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.
They thronged ... Read more...
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Dense fog in the capital disrupts flights, trains (Second Lead)
January 20th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Air and rail traffic was disrupted in the capital Wednesday by what appeared to be the season's worst fog. Poor visibility led to delays in road, rail ... Read more...
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India celebrates harvest festival in many ways
January 14th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) India welcomed the new harvest Thursday in myriad cultural forms of Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Bhogali Bihu while thousands took a holy dip in the Ganga from ... Read more...
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Hindu devotees perform ‘pinda daan’ despite cold
January 12th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Gaya, Jan 12 (IANS) Ignoring the biting cold sweeping Bihar, hundreds of Hindu devotees have come to this holy town to perform the 'pinda daan' ritual to ensure salvation for the souls ... Read more...
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Oz’s Parramatta set for Bollywood touch in November
January 7th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 7 (ANI): Parramatta, a suburb in the west of Sydney, is set to hold a weeklong festival, known as Parramasala, in November, and will feature all things Indian.The Australian Festival ... Read more...
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Water palace loses sheen sans water (With Images)
September 9th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Deeg (Rajasthan), Sep 9 (IANS) The jewel of a palace whose walls reflected sunlight off the waters all around it and brought this little town to the international tourist map ... Read more...
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Brothers and sisters gear up to celebrate the Rakhi bond
August 4th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) It is a festival that tugs at the hearts of brothers and sisters alike. No matter where they are, how far apart, but on Raksha Bandhan day ... Read more...
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Late with sending rakhi? Don’t sweat, log on
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) If you haven't had time to buy something for your sister even though the festival of Rakhi is just two days away, don't worry. Just ... Read more...
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‘Pinda daan’ online? Never, say Hindu priests in Gaya
July 3rd, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Gaya (Bihar), July 3 (IANS) Priests in this Hindu holy town, where thousands of Indians go every year to perform the last rites of their ancestors - called 'pinda ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh To Fly Down With His Team From South Africa To Vote
April 28th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K Jha
The Elections never seemed more special, what with the whole Bollywood fraternity pitching their vote bank with abundant accountability.While many of the A-Listers like Akshay Kumar and Salman ... Read more...
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Orissa protests ‘Rath Yatra’ by ISKCON in Delhi
November 23rd, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) Orissa Sunday opposed the 'Rath Yatra' (car festival) organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Delhi as it violates the Jagannath cult and hurts religious ... Read more...
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800,000 devotees witness return of deities at Puri
July 12th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) At least 800,000 devotees witnessed the return of Lord Jagannath and two other deities at Orissa's Puri city Saturday, an official said. "The weather was cloudy and conducive ... Read more...
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No spring, it’s heat and dust in north India
March 1st, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by admin
(All India weather report)New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Summer heat poured down on north India Saturday afternoon, pushing back to distant memory the need for woollens even a couple days earlier. It ... Read more...
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