Navratri
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Gear Up! Do these 'five things' before the Navratri begins!
Life | Mar 20, 2015, 07:33 PM ISTWith the arrival of the spring season, here comes the time of Navratri! Besides fasting, which is considered very significant, Navratri comes with certain restrictions which might or might not be liked by the younger
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Navratri special food item: Sabudana khichadi in 6 easy steps
Lifestyle | Mar 26, 2015, 05:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Navratri fasting takes a lot of courage to imply and effectively challenges your patience level. While you make sure that the time handles of your clock look briskly moving, you keep on thinking
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Get adventurous with 'fast' food this Navratri
Lifestyle | Mar 23, 2015, 05:32 PM ISTNew Delhi:Get set for gastronomical adventures galore with the onset of Navratri from Saturday. Various restaurants across Delhi-NCR are ready with revamped menus to cater to the appetite of food patrons during the the nine-day
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Durga pujas: Breaking new ground in celebrating tradition
India | Sep 28, 2014, 12:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Innovation is quite the USP for Durga Pujas this year as organisers look to reinvent the celebration of a festival steeped in tradition and age-old lore with everything contemporary, ranging from eco-friendly pavilions
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Navratri, Day 3: Jai Maa Chandraghanta (see pics)
Lifestyle | Sep 27, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Goddess Parvati after getting married to Lord Shiva started adorning her forehead with half-moon sharing the other with Lord Shiva, hence this married form of Goddess Parvati with 'half-chandra' is known as Maa
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Godhra Muslims earn living by crafting dandiyas for Navratri
India | Sep 25, 2014, 04:54 PM ISTVadodara: A large number of Muslim craftsmen in Godhra city, which was the epicenter of the 2002 riots, earn livelihood by making ‘dandiyas' (wooden sticks) for Navratri, Gujarat's most popular festival of the Hindus. Several
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Navratri on, excited Bollywood celebs wish fans!
Bollywood | Sep 25, 2014, 04:26 PM ISTMumbai: The nine-day Navratri festival began Thursday. Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat are excited and say it is time for revelry.The celebs took to Twitter to share their thoughts. This
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Navratri special: 5 simple yet delicious recipes (see pics)
Lifestyle | Sep 26, 2014, 08:44 AM ISTNavratri celebrations are on and fasting for long can give you tummy troubles and can make you feel weak.If you are running out of ideas for the occasion on what to eat while fasting, then
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PM Narendra Modi greets nation on the beginning of 'Navratri' festival
India | Sep 25, 2014, 11:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning greeted nation on the beginning of the auspicious nine-day 'Navratri' festival.In his message to the countrymen, the Prime Minister said, "As the auspicious festival of Navratri
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'Navratri' celebrations begin from today
India | Sep 25, 2014, 08:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: The auspicious nine-day 'Navratri' festival dedicated to the nine manifestations of Goddess Durga has begun from today.Since early morning, devotees flocked to temples to offer prayers to Shailputri (Daughter of Mountain). Goddess Shailputri
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Navratri starts Thursday, TV actors look forward to merry-making
Bollywood | Sep 25, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: TV stars like Tina Dutta and Himmanshoo Malhotra are looking forward to Navratri and say that the nine-day festival is all about merry-making, dancing, relishing food and being with family.The festival, which starts
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Cleric who called Navratri 'festival of demons', slapped by stranger
India | Sep 24, 2014, 08:42 PM ISTAnand (Gujarat): As a Muslim cleric was being taken to a court after he allegedly hurt religious sentiments of the Hindu community by making objectionable comments about Navratri, was slapped Wednesday by a stranger.According to
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VHP seeks Muslim cleric Maulana Mehdi Hasan arrest for comments on Navratri
India | Sep 22, 2014, 08:48 AM ISTAhmedabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad yesterday took strong objection to what it termed as “provocative” remarks on Navratri festival by Maulana Mehdi Hasan, saying it is a deliberate attempt to “malign” Hinduism and demanded his arrest.VHP
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Ahmedabad dancer wears metal costume decorated with 1,261 oil lamps during Navratri
India | Oct 09, 2013, 10:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ushaben Dave, 66, performed Aarti wearing a metal structure consisting of 1,261 oil lamps at the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. She has been performing this oil lamp dances for the last
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Navratri Special Day 2: Jai Maa Brahmacharini!
Lifestyle | Oct 14, 2015, 07:39 AM ISTGoddess Parvati did a very strict penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband for this she spent 1000 years eating just flowers and fruits and the next 100 years eating leafy vegetables and sleeping
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Navratri Special: Try Indian, European, Oriental flavours (view pics)
Lifestyle | Sep 28, 2014, 06:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Move over special 'saatvik' thali servings during the Navratri festival, when several people observe a nine-day fast.Indian cuisine still tops the list during this time, but restaurants are giving foodies delectable options in
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Modi inaugurates Garba festival in Gujarat
India | Oct 06, 2013, 06:42 AM ISTAhmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi yesterday said that festivals in the country should be encouraged because they showcase Indian's culture to the world.The BJP leader, who inaugurated the longest
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Know the significance of Navratri and Kanya Pujan
India | Apr 10, 2013, 06:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Like any other Hindu festival, Navratri has a spiritual message for its observers. The festival signifies power, wealth, prosperity and knowledge. Nava means “nine” and “ratri” means night.During the nine-night long festival of
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Mysore ex-ruler worships weapons on Dussehra festival
India | Oct 24, 2012, 09:51 AM ISTMysore, (Karnataka), Oct 24: As part of the Dussehra festival, Mysore royal family scion Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Tuesday worshipped weapons and treasures of the 700-year-old dynasty at the palace in this heritage city."The scion conducted
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Significance of Kanya Puja during Navratri
India | Oct 09, 2013, 06:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: Kanya puja is celebrated on the eighth and ninth day of Navaratri. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped and it is a custom to wash the feet