Holy City
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Char Dham Yatra 2024: Rudraprayag Police appeals devotees to maintain decency on holy pilgrimage
India | May 15, 2024, 01:23 PM ISTChar Dham Yatra 2024: The Char Dham Yatra, steeped in profound spiritual significance in Hinduism, unfolds a journey of devotion and introspection, traversing the sacred realms of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, culminating in spiritual rejuvenation and divine communion.
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Sammed Shikharji UPDATE: Centre directs Jharkhand govt to protect sanctity of holy Jain site | DEETS
India | Jan 06, 2023, 07:52 AM ISTSammed Shikharji updates: Sammed Shikharji, located on the Parasnath Hill in Giridih district of Jharkhand, is the biggest pilgrimage centre of the Jain community. Members of the community had been protesting against the state government's move to promote religious tourism at Parasnath Hill.
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Now, coats for cows in Ayodhya!
India | Nov 24, 2019, 12:54 PM ISTWith winter setting in, the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation has decided to buy jute coats for the cows staying in different shelters of the holy city.
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Eight-fold increase in respiratory diseases among children in Varanasi in past decade: Study
India | Dec 15, 2016, 04:25 PM ISTThe air quality in the holy city and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi is “the most toxic in the country”, says a new report. The city, which the government intends to develop
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14-kosi Parikrama begins in Ayodhya
India | Nov 01, 2014, 09:23 AM ISTAyodhya: The 14-kosi Parikrama started yesterday with lakhs of pilgrims undertaking a round of the periphery of the holy city to worship Lord Rama, even as tight security arrangements were made for the occasion. Around
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AAP Varanasi manifesto promises 'Holy City' status to city
National | May 01, 2014, 09:45 PM ISTVaranasi: Aam Aadmi party today released manifesto for its most important contest - Varanasi Lok Sabha seat where party chief Arvind Kejriwal is taking on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. The document's cover page
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Know more about the holy city of India, Varanasi
India | Aug 23, 2014, 08:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: India has many holy places like Varanasi, Haridwar, Ujjain, Kancheepuram, Somnath, Puri, Badrinath and Kedarnath, but among them Varanasi is considered the Eternal City, older than Rome. Varanasi is said to be the