Pilgrims
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Pilgrims to go on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
India | Apr 21, 2015, 08:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: A total of 1,330 pilgrims will be able to undertake the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra this year, including 250 Yatris via the Nathula Pass in Sikkim and 1,080 via Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand, following
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Sabarimala season to get five million pilgrims
India | Nov 14, 2014, 02:53 PM ISTSabarimala (Kerala): Nearly five million pilgrims are expected to visit the revered Ayyappa temple here when it opens Monday for a two-month pilgrimage season, officials said.Located on the mountain ranges of the Western Ghats 914
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This year, pilgrims will get more time with relics of St Xavier
India | Nov 05, 2014, 12:44 PM ISTPanaji: With just two weeks left for the 17th decennial exposition of relics of St Francis Xavier in Goa, organisers have decided to ensure that each of the pilgrims arriving here is able to spend
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Hemkund Sahib opens for pilgrims
India | May 25, 2014, 09:17 PM ISTGopeshwar (Ukd): The portals of the famous Hemkund Sahib Gurdwara located in snow-capped Garhwal Himalayas were thrown open to pilgrims today. Hemkunt Sahib, where Guru Gobind Singh meditated before his incarnation as the 10th Sikh
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Kedarnath shrine reopens for pilgrims
India | May 04, 2014, 11:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: After a year long wait, Kedarnath shrine reopened its ‘kapat' for the devotees today. Kedarnath shrine was devastated a year ago in flash flood which claimed many lives and scores went missing. Chief
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Pak summons Indian diplomat over visa denial to 500 pilgrims
World | May 02, 2014, 11:55 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gopal Baghlay to lodge a protest over denial of visas to some 500 Pakistani pilgrims to visit the famed shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer.
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Kedarnath pilgrimage from May 4; 1,000 pilgrims to visit daily
India | Apr 08, 2014, 06:54 PM ISTDehradun: 1,000 devotees will be allowed to visit Kedarnath shrine daily when its portals are opened on May 4, Chief Minister Harish Rawat said and sought to allay safety concerns of pilgrims.The number of visitors
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Amarnath yatra resumed, 255 pilgrims leave from Jammu
India | Aug 17, 2013, 03:50 PM ISTJammu: After remaining suspended for the last two days, the Amarnath yatra today resumed with a batch of 255 pilgrims leaving from here to the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.The yatra was suspended due
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Amarnath Yatra: 209 pilgrims leave from Jammu
India | Aug 01, 2013, 01:02 PM ISTJammu, Aug 1: A batch of 209 devotees today left the Jammu base camp for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir.A convoy of seven vehicles, carrying the 35th batch, left the Yatri Niwas
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Amarnath Yatra: Batch of over 400 pilgrims leave from Jammu
India | Jul 27, 2013, 01:59 PM ISTJammu, Jul 27: A batch of 440 devotees today left the Jammu base camp for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir, police said.A convoy of 16 vehicles, carrying the 30th batch of 440 devotees,
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Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of 659 pilgrims leave from Jammu
India | Jul 24, 2013, 01:38 PM ISTJammu, July 24: A batch of 659 pilgrims today left Jammu base camp for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.A convoy of 21 vehicles, carrying 659 devotees, left from Bhagwati Nagar base camp
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Chaos among pilgrims as Rio metro breaks down amid Pope visit
World | Jul 24, 2013, 11:21 AM ISTRio de Janeiro, Jul 24: Rio de Janeiro's subway broke down, causing chaos for throngs of pilgrims in town for a huge Catholic gathering and a papal visit already marked by security lapses.Crowds of people
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Heavy rain forecast, Shrikhand Mahadev pilgrims in Himachal warned
India | Jul 15, 2013, 06:13 PM ISTShimla, July 15: Moderate to heavy rain may occur across Himachal Pradesh this week and authorities Monday advised devotees to avoid the Shrikhand Mahadev pilgrimage, considered a tougher journey than the climb to the Amarnath
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Amarnath Yatra: Batch of 1,871 pilgrims leave from Jammu
India | Jul 12, 2013, 04:27 PM ISTJammu, Jul 12: A batch of 1,871 pilgrims today left the Jammu base camp for Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.A convoy of 61 vehicles, carrying 1,871 devotees, left from Bhagwati Nagar base camp
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Amarnath Yatra: 1957 pilgrims leave for the holy cave
India | Jul 05, 2013, 12:25 PM ISTJammu, July 5: A batch of 1,957 devotees today left Jammu base camp to pay obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.A convoy of 69 vehicles, carrying 1,957 devotees, left from Bhagwati
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Amarnath Yatra: 66,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at shrine
India | Jul 03, 2013, 01:46 PM ISTJammu, July 3 : Over 66,000 devotees have paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas so far even as another batch of 2,176 pilgrims left here for their upward journey.Over 66,000
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Small batch of 1,785 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath
India | Jul 02, 2013, 01:18 PM ISTJammu, July 2 : A small batch of 1,785 devotees today left Jammu base camp for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.A convoy of 70 vehicles carrying 1,785 devotees left from Bhagwati Nagar
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Uttarakhand: Nearly 500 pilgrims from Rajasthan still untraced, 91 pilgrims return
India | Jun 30, 2013, 10:10 PM ISTJaipur, Jun 30: Ninety one pilgrims including women and children from Rajasthan, who were stranded in disaster-hit Uttarakhand, were today brought here safely by a special flight from Dehradun even as whereabouts of 500 more
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J&K govt issues on-the-spot-permits to unregistered pilgrims
India | Jun 30, 2013, 12:07 PM ISTSrinagar, Jun 30: With heavy rush of unregistered Amarnath yatris making way to Pahalgam and Baltal base camps, Jammu and Kashmir tourism department has started issuing on-the-spot-permissions to tourists and pilgrims."In order to facilitate the
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Pilgrims from WB might be evacuated from Uttarakhand on Friday
India | Jun 27, 2013, 08:33 AM ISTKolkata, June 27: As many as 42 pilgrims from the state stranded in Uttarakhand are likely to be evacuated by the West Bengal government on Friday or Saturday. State disaster management department sources said today