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It Happens: Devotees participate in seven-day long Hindu festival

Tripura, July 11 (ANI): Thousands of devotees gathered in India's northeastern province of Tripura to celebrate the festival of fourteen gods, 'Kharchi Puja'. The festival, celebrated annually during the months of June-July, claims to be the pride of Tripura, a state also known as the 'Land of Fourteen Gods'. A unique feature of the festival is the worship of heads of the fourteen gods. Unlike traditional methods of Hindus worshipping the entire body of a god, people here offer prayers only to the heads of the fourteen deities, which were carved from an alloy of eight metals during King Kalyan Manikya's reign. Another important feature of Kharchi Puja is that the deities worshiped are all Hindu gods and goddesses and both, the tribal priest 'Chantai' and the Hindu priest, perform the rituals together. An essential trait of the festival is the deities are locked in a room throughout the year and are brought to open for the devotees to see only during the seven-day period. Visitors who witnessed this unique festival said Tripura has its own communal conflicts between the tribals and non-tribals in the past, but now it's a very peaceful state and such festival helps in restoring peace in this state. Jul 11, 2014
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BJP, TMC come on verge of clash in LS

New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday alleged that some Bhartiya Janta Party MPs threatened to beat them in Lok Sabha. The TMC also alleged that one of the BJP MPs was drunk but they cannot say who it was. A heated exchange of words ensued and the members from the two sides came on the verge of a clash. Jul 8, 2014
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Congress, BSP attack Sadananda Gowda over Railway Budget

Chandigarh/ New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Speaking on Railway Budget, Former Railway Minister, Pawan Bansal targeted BJP saying that they spoke nothing new. Further, BSP chief, Mayawati asked how will proposed modernization take place when Rail minister has said that ministry is in losses. Jul 8, 2014
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Kalyan Ram Sher First Look

First look of the Kalyan Ram's upcoming movie "Sher" has been revealed today on the occasiion of Nandamuri Hero's 36th Birthday. The expression of the lead actor's face and the tone of the poster indicates that this film will have a high voltage of action in it. The movie is being directed by Mallikarjun, who earlier directed Kalyanram Kathi. The combination has been repeated again and this time the duo wish to score a bigger sucess. Kalyan Ram is not part of the production this time. That's a lesson he learnt from a series of failures as a producer! its better late than never!! Isn't it? Komara Venkatesh is producing the film under Vijaya Lakshmi pictures banner while Sai Niharika presenting it. Jul 5, 2014
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Manju Warrier to Endorse Organic Farming

After getting inspired by the success of her latest film "How Old Are you", Kerala government is all set to make Manju Warrier as the brand ambassador of Organic Farming in Kerala. Jun 26, 2014