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India gears up to celebrate Christmas

Visakhapatnam/Mumbai, Dec 22 (ANI): People across India have begun preparations for Christmas which is just round the corner. Locals in the port city of Visakhapatnam were seen buying various decorative pieces to deck up Christmas trees. They also attended special prayers in churches ahead of the festival. This is the first major festival that the residents of Visakhapatnam are celebrating after the devastating cyclone Hudhud. Meanwhile, people in Mumbai were seen thronging local markets making special Christmas purchases. Christmas is celebrated with much pomp, gaiety and devotion across India. Dec 22, 2014
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Indian Navy's globe-trotting vessel docks at Vishakhapatnam port

Visakhapatnam, Dec 20 (ANI): The Indian Navy vessel, INSV Mhadei lowered its anchor at port city of Visakhapatnam after circumnavigating the world twice. Mhadei was part of a pioneer project 'Sagar Parikrama' (Sea Navigation), aimed at undertaking a solo world trip on an Indian built vessel. It uses its sails and does not operate on fuel. The vessel has now completed over 100,000 nautical miles since it left Indian shores in 2009. Mhadei's Skipper, Commander Dilip Donde, completed his first solo navigation across the world on the vessel between August 2009 and May 2010 sailing for 157 days, and became the first Indian to complete the feat. Dec 20, 2014