Ghats
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India celebrates Chhath Puja as vratis, devotees offer 'Usha Arghya' to rising sun on Day 4 | VIDEO
India | Nov 08, 2024, 07:32 AM ISTChhath Puja 2024 Day 4: The Chhath Puja festival begins with Nahay-Khay on the Chaturthi Tithi of Kartik Shukla Paksha, a day of purification, followed by Kharna on Panchami Tithi, Chhath Puja on Shashti, and concludes with Usha Arghya on Saptami Tithi.
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Chhath Puja 2022: Patna administration identifies 16 Ganga ghats as dangerous | Check list
India | Oct 26, 2022, 09:15 PM ISTChhath Puja 2022: Know the list of ghats that have been declared dangerous by the Patna administration to perform rituals.
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Amid mounting Covid deaths Manikarnika ghat in Varanasi set to expand
India | Jun 11, 2021, 12:05 PM ISTThe Manikarnika Ghat is being expanded with 18 more pyre frames on three platforms as death counts due to Covid refuses to subside.
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No 'Ganga Aarti' without permission now
India | Feb 21, 2021, 04:48 PM ISTSocial organisations and even individuals, performing 'Ganga Aarti' at various ghats will now have to get registered with the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC).
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Long queues to cremate their loved ones as Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat flooded
News | Sep 03, 2020, 01:02 PM ISTGhats on the bank of river Ganga have submerged due to increase in water level of the river. People coming to Manikarnika Ghat to perform last rites are facing problems due to the rise in water level.
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COVID-19: Boatmen at Varanasi Ghats face hardships
News | Jun 08, 2020, 08:34 AM ISTThe boatmen at Varanasi's Ganga Ghats are facing hardships following the absence of devotees.
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Chhath Puja: Devotees throng ghats in Delhi to offer prayers to Sun god
India | Oct 26, 2017, 12:10 PM ISTGhats in Delhi have been decked up for devotees for the Chhath Puja which is celebrated from the sixth day after Diwali.
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Two ghats in Varanasi, now wi-fi enabled
India | Feb 09, 2015, 10:36 AM ISTVaranasi: The ancient ghats of Varanasi along the river Ganga - Sheetla and Dashvashmegh - were linked to wi-fi internet connectivity Sunday.The first-of-its-kind initiative was inaugurated by the Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad, officials