Pilgrimage
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Over 1 lakh pilgrims perform Amarnath Yatra in 8 days
India | Jul 09, 2019, 08:14 AM ISTAmarnath Yatra: Over one lakh pilgrims have performed the Amarnath Yatra during the last eight days as another batch of 5,964 yatris on Tuesday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley, officials said.
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Over 81,000 perform Amarnath Yatra in six days
India | Jul 07, 2019, 08:30 AM ISTThe 45-day long Amarnath Yatra started this year on July 1 and will conclude on August 15 coinciding with the Shravan Purnima festival.
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Kejriwal to flag off first fully sponsored pilgrimage for senior citizens. Complete details
India | Jul 03, 2019, 11:33 PM ISTThe paid pilgrimage from Delhi will be flagged off on July 12. Announcing the plan, Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot said the 'Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana' will include travel, stay, and food for the senior citizens. The pilgrims will be back to the national capital on July 16.
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Interesting things to know about the Gangasagar pilgrimage
News | Dec 23, 2018, 09:17 PM ISTInteresting things to know about the Gangasagar pilgrimage
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Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal launches free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens
India | Jul 09, 2018, 10:26 PM ISTUnder the 'Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana', any resident of Delhi above the age of 60 will be eligible to undertake pilgrimage, accompanied by an attendant above the age of 18, whose expenditure will also be borne by the government.
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Nepal: More than 340 stranded Indian Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims evacuated from Simikot
India | Jul 06, 2018, 06:18 PM ISTThose rescued have been moved to Nepalgunj and Surkhet, the two towns close to the Indian border and having better health care and infrastructure facilities.
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First batch of Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims cross over to Tibet
India | Jun 20, 2018, 04:26 PM ISTThe first batch had reached Gunji Base camp by trekking 33 km from Mangti, in two days.
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25-year-old youth from Punjab goes missing in Pakistan, mother seek help from govt
News | Apr 22, 2018, 09:12 AM IST25-year-old youth from Punjab goes missing in Pakistan, mother seek help from govt
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These 5 pilgrimage spots in India record highest travellers
Travel | Feb 22, 2018, 06:08 PM ISTHere is the list of top 5 pilgrimage tours that are a must visit for travellers.
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Lord Ayyappa shrine nets Rs 168.84 cr in first phase of pilgrimage season
India | Dec 27, 2017, 05:30 PM ISTThe first phase of three-month long Mandala-Makaravillaku festival at the hill shrine that began on November 15 ended with the "mandala pooja" rituals yesterday.
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Rajnath singh reviews Amaranth yatra preparedness
India | Jul 01, 2015, 07:15 PM ISTSrinagar : A day ahead of the start of Amarnath Yatra, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the arrangements made for the annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. Soon
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Jashodaben fast, undertakes pilgrimage for her husband Narendera Modi's success
India | Apr 11, 2014, 11:06 AM ISTUnjha: She has spent major portion of her life without Narendera Modi but seems that she has loved only Modi in her life.She didn't remarry,neither had any complaints from her husband and now when Narendera
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Kedarnath-Badrinath pilgrimage to restart Oct 5
India | Oct 01, 2013, 10:50 AM ISTDehradun/Lucknow: Almost four months after flash floods and heavy rains led to the halt of the annual "Char Dham Yatra" in Uttarakhand, the religious trip to Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines is scheduled to open for
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Amarnath Yatra: Shiv Lingam melts more than a month before the end of the pilgrimage
India | Jul 15, 2013, 07:27 PM ISTNew Delhi/Srinagar , Jul 15: The unprecedented rush of pilgrims to Amarnath this year has contributed to the ice Shivlingam in the holy mountain cave completely melting away more than a month before the end
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Pak PM prays for peace at Ajmer shrine, meets Khurshid over lunch
India | Mar 09, 2013, 11:16 PM ISTJaipur, Mar 9: Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, on a private visit to the Ajmer shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti, Saturday met Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid over lunch here, but no official
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Hajis can avail of govt subsidy only once: Haj panel
India | Jan 26, 2013, 07:00 AM ISTMuzaffarnagar, UP, Jan 26 : The Haj Committee of India has imposed new norms of once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage via subsidy following central government's decision in this regard, as against the earlier policy of once in five
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Amarnath yatra ends
India | Aug 02, 2012, 03:43 PM ISTSrinagar, Aug 2: The 39-day Amarnath Yatra concluded today as the ‘Charri Mubarak', the mace of Lord Shiva, reached the 3880-metre high Himalayan cave shrine amidst Vedic chants.Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of the holy
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Haj pilgrimage air fare hiked up by Rs 4,000
India | Jul 20, 2012, 03:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 20: Around 1.25 lakh Haj pilgrims will be covered this year under the subsidy scheme of the government, which also decided to go for competitive bidding for airlines to negotiate fares.The pilgrims
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Four pilgrims die during Amarnath yatra, toll 37
India | Jul 06, 2012, 06:56 PM ISTSrinagar, July 6 : Four pilgrims and an army jawan died of cardiac arrest enroute to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to 37, officials said today.The
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Amarnath Yatra crosses two lakh pilgrim mark
India | Jul 05, 2012, 05:56 PM ISTJammu, Jul 5: The number of pilgrims who have paid obeisance at the Amarnath shrine this year has crossed the two lakh mark.“As many as 2,10,524 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the Ice Lingam of