Navratras begin, devotees throng Himachal temples 16 March 2010, 16-1 Hrs
Shimla, March 16 Thousands of devotees thronged temples in Himachal Pradesh early Tuesday to mark the start of the nine-day long Navratra festival, the holy period of Hindus.
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Curfew relaxed for 90 minutes in riot-hit Karnataka town 03 March 2010, 03-1 Hrs
Bangalore, March 3 The three-day-old curfew in violence-hit Shimoga town of Karnataka was relaxed for 90 minutes Wednesday morning. People thronged shops to buy essential goods.
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Thousands gather in Himachal to celebrate Buddhist fair 25 February 2010, 25-1 Hrs
Shimla, Feb 25 Thousands of Buddhists from India and abroad have thronged to the Rewalsar lake in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district for the two-day Tsechu fair to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Padma Sambhava.
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Trinamool activists cheer didi's railway budget 24 February 2010, 24-1 Hrs
Kolkata, Feb 24 Ushering in early Holi by smearing each other with colours, Trinamool Congress workers thronged Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence here and cheered as their leader presented the railway budget Wednesday.
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Vindaloo Against Violence, as Aussies throng Indian restaurants 24 February 2010, 24-1 Hrs
Melbourne/New Delhi, Feb 24 Their plates overflowing with solidarity, many Australians tucked into Indian cuisine Wednesday. From Victoria Premier John Brumby to commoners, crowds thronged Indian restaurants as part of the `Vindaloo Against Violence' initiative.
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Amid Shiv Sena shadow, 'MNIK' gets rousing opening 12 February 2010, 12-1 Hrs
New Delhi, Feb 12 Hundreds of thousands thronged cinema halls across India Friday to see Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name is Khan', with Mumbai too giving the thumbs down to the Shiv Sena that called for its boycott to protest the Bollywood megastar's advocacy of Pakistani cricketers.
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Thousands throng Lingaraj temple on Mahashivratri 12 February 2010, 12-1 Hrs
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 Thousands of devotees observed a fast and stood in snaking queues early Friday to offer prayers at the famed Lingaraj temple here on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.
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1.7 million throng Hindu shrine in Malaysia 01 February 2010, 01-1 Hrs
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 1 Over 1.7 million Hindu devotees Monday thronged Lord Subramaniam's temple at the Batu Caves near the national capital to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival.
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Hindu devotees, tourists throng to Malaysian cave temple 30 January 2010, 30-1 Hrs
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 30 (DPA) Hundreds of thousands of devotees celebrated the Hindu festival of Thaipusam Saturday, climbing steep steps to seek divine blessings at a cave temple near Kuala Lumpur.
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Thousands throng Andhra for Asia's biggest tribal fair 27 January 2010, 27-1 Hrs
Hyderabad, Jan 27 Thousands of tribals from different parts of India arrived in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district for the historic 'Sammakka Saralamma Jatara', claimed to be Asia's largest tribal religious fair.
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