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Explore the Snow Laden Horizons of Nepal

The Himalayas 'Abode of the Snow'are on every travel enthusiast's ultimate check list. Every year hundreds of trekkers, mountaineers, pilgrims visit the vast expanse to explore and experience nature's wonders. Mar 26, 2014
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It happens: India Celebrates Colorful Holi Festival

New Delhi, March 21 (ANI): India's Holi festival, known as the Festival of Colors, unites people of all ages, religions and castes and marks the advent of spring. Revelers douse each other with colored powder and water, hand out sweets, and dance in the streets. The event also honors Hindu legends and Gods and devotees attend temple to present offerings and to pray. And even though its roots lie in Hindu beliefs, Holi is celebrated throughout the country by a wide range of communities. Mar 21, 2014
Nayantara, who acted as Sita in Bapu's Sriramarajyam, took a spiritual visit to Himalayas

Nayantara's spiritual visit to Himalayas

Kollywoods glam girl Nayanthara, recently visited holy shrines in Rishikesh and Haridwar. The buzz is that she found her spiritual guru in Simbu while working on sets in director Pandiraj's film. Both Simbu and Nayanthara are good friends now and working as co stars. Recently she was shooting in Dehradun with Jayam Ravi and right after the schedule she went on to visit the shrines in Haridwar and Rishikesh. Simbu also have been to Rishikesh and Haridwar last year on a spiritual quest! and so the industry sources say that she got the idea from Simbu! Mar 20, 2014
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Look-alike of Modi starts campaign for BJP

Varanasi, March 18 (ANI): BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s look-alike, Abhinandan Pathak, started election campaign for the party on Tuesday in the temple town of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Pathak said he will campaign and back Modi for the post of prime minister. People surrounded Pathak and also garlanded him during the campaign. Mar 18, 2014
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Sikhs mark 'Hola Mohalla' in Amritsar, India

Worshippers and Indian Sikh holy men, known as Punj Pyara, worship and take part in a procession to mark 'Hola Mohalla' at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. Duration: 00:33 Mar 18, 2014
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People celebrate holi with religious fervour in India

Ujjain, Mar 17 (ANI): The festival of colours, Holi, was celebrated with religious fervor and grandeur at the famous Hindu Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlingatemple in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh. Devotees from various parts of the country thronged to the temple to witness the rituals and drench with others in the spirit of Holi. Mar 17, 2014
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People across faith converge at Shiv Khori Mela

Kashmir, March 10 (ANI): The socio-cultural ethos of Kashmir is steeped in a tradition of religious tolerance and this is reflected at the annual Shiv Khori Mela held in Reasi district of Jammu. A three-day fair is organized annually in the temple of Mahadev or Lord Shiva. It attracts people of different faiths in large numbers from far and near. Every year the fair is organised by the State Tourism Department, Shiv Khori Shrine Board (SKSB) and the Reasi district administration. Hindus and Muslims come here to pay their respect to lord Shiva and seek his blessings. The entire area has a festive look as devotees gather at the temple in huge numbers to seek blessings lord Shiva Mar 10, 2014
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Devout Hindus celebrate Mahashivratri across India with fervour

Uttar Pradesh/ Madhya Pradesh, Feb 27 (ANI): Devout Hindus revelled in the festive spirit as thousands of them thronged temples and congregated at the banks of holy rivers across India on Thursday to celebrate festival of Mahashivratri, also known as Lord Shiva's wedding anniversary, with religious fervour. The pilgrims and devout Hindus chanted holy words as they took holy bathe in the sacred Triveni Sangam, in Allahabad city of Uttar Pradesh. The magnificently decorated temples in the holy town of Ayodhya also witnessed crowd of devotees. The Mahakaleshwar Temple of Ujjain city in Madhya Pradesh immersed into devotional spirit of prayer and worship on the occasion. Feb 27, 2014