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It Happens: Devotees throng temples as month-long Hindu festival nears end

New Delhi, August 8 (ANI): Devotees carrying religious offerings, thronged Hindu temples on last Monday of auspicious month- long Shravan (monsoon) festival.Thousands of devout Hindus thronged temples dedicated to Lord Shiva on Monday to offer special prayers. According to the Hindu calendar, Shravan is the fifth holy month which ends on ‘Shravan purnima’, or full moon day. Devotees seek blessings of Lord Shiva for peace and prosperity and also take holy baths. Devotees gathered to offer milk, curd, ghee, honey and holy water to Shiva Lingam, a representation of Hindu Lord Shiva. A priest, Ramesh Yadav, in Madhya Pradesh wished peace for devotees and the nation. The saffron-clad devotees also known as ‘kanwarias’ undertake journey of foot to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. A devotee, Vinod Shankar Patel, said that on this occasion Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati had met. The auspicious Shravan festival started on July 14 and will conclude on August 10. Aug 8, 2014
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Grand premiere of 'Anjaan' at Kuala Lumpur

Anjaan, the much awaited, big-budget film, will hit the screens on Aug 15th in India. Dhananjayan of UTV Motion Pictures has revealed that Anjaan will premiere at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on the night of August 14th, 2014. The SIIMA Awards are scheduled to happen on Sep 12 & 13 in Kuala Lumpur & the SIIMA team is instrumental in arranging for this premiere. Aug 8, 2014
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Jayaram joins Suriya for Mass

Director Venkat Prabhu's Mass is a huge film with Suriya, Nayantara and Amy Jackson in the lead roles and latest inclusion to the film's cast is Malayalam actor Jayaram. Aug 7, 2014