Festivals
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Festival rush: Railways to ferry around 16 cr passengers in the next 30 days
India | Oct 16, 2018, 09:52 PM ISTEleven special trains will be run from Bihar, six trains from Uttar Pradesh, one from Jharkhand and three from Bengal. On top of this, railways will also run half a dozen special trains from Delhi to UP, Bihar and Bengal on a daily basis, the official said.
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Eid-al-Adha 2017: Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher wishes fans on ‘Festival of Sacrifice’.
Bollywood | Sep 02, 2017, 10:53 AM ISTEid-al-Adha 2017- Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher wish 'Eid Mubarak' on Twitter.
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Madras HC: No explicit dance or vulgar dialogues allowed during Temple Festivals
India | May 10, 2017, 07:14 PM ISTAll songs and dances are allowed during temple festivals but all performances must be shorn of obscenity, vulgarity and political overtones, says the Madras High Court.
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Stop songs and dances sans rituals during festivals in public places: Bombay HC
India | Oct 23, 2015, 11:09 PM ISTMumbai: Songs and dances instead of rituals during festivals in public places should be stopped, the Bombay High Court said today while refusing permission to a cultural organisation to hold Chhat Puja on suburban Juhu
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Railway to run special trains between Kamakhya and Bangalore cantonment on festivals
India | Sep 09, 2014, 10:01 PM ISTBangalore: Lakhs of people commute by trains on a regular basis and the railway ritually witnesses excessive rush during festive seasons. In order to manage the crowd and to allow passengers a comfortable journey, the
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Lip-smacking collection of chocolates for this festive season
Lifestyle | Oct 18, 2013, 03:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Add sweetness to the festive fervour by indulging in a lip-smacking collection of chocolates wrapped in colours like orange and gold.The Patchi Chocolates' collection consists of Capricio, milk chocolates with cream of hazelnut
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'Mehndi mania' during festivals
India | Nov 03, 2012, 06:47 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 2: The allure of ‘henna art' used traditionally for skin decoration continues to remain popular in modern times and sees an upsurge during festivals like Karva Chauth, Diwali and Eid.Way past business
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Chhath Celebrated With Traditional Fervour In Bihar
India | Nov 02, 2011, 12:06 PM ISTPatna, Nov 2: ‘Chhath' was celebrated across Bihar today with lakhs of devotees thronging banks of several rivers and ponds besides rooftops to offer prayers and offerings to the rising Sun for the welfare of