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Devotees brave the rain and fog at Maa Barahi Devi Temple in Devidhura. Worshippers climb the steps of the temple after removing their footwear. Thousands come to see and take part in the festival on Rakshabandhan.

Uttarakhand·festival

Former Minister of State for Textiles and current MP from Almora Constituency of Uttarakhand arrives at the Maa Barahi Devi temple for Bagwal Mela.

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Boisterous men in yellow turbans shouting and jumping as they celebrate the Bagwal Mela at the Maa Barahi Devi Temple in India. The chants are accompanied by drums as they prepare to participate in the Bagwal game.

festival · dance

It is quite a crowd at the Maa Barahii Devi Mandir in Devidhura, India. The celebration of Bagwal Mela is a unique affair in this Himalayan town. Devotees and tourists alike throng the temple premises for the game of Bagwal.

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Priests and religious leaders chant from religious texts as part of the Bagwal Mela at Maa Bahari Devi Mandir in Uttarakhand. The mela is held annually in Devidhura on the day of Raksha Bandhan.

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Devotees with pink turbans chant slogans and beat drums as they march into the venue of Bagwal Mela celebrations in Devidhura, Uttarakhand. They sport wooden shields decorated in flowers.

festival · temple

Temple bells toll as people in yellow turbans shout and jump with great spirit and gusto just before the beginning of the stone pelting. The Bagwal Mela is an unusual affair at the Maa Barahi Devi Temple in Uttarakhand.

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A man holds up a boulder as visibly impressed onlookers surround him at the Bagwal Mela in Devidhura. He holds up the boulder and walks around. The Bagwal Mela is held annually and is characterised by the unique game of pelting stones.

festival · music

A musical band leads a horse-drawn lorry on the streets of Delhi as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. The festival celebrates the birthday of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity of the Hindus.

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Shaadi bands walk past traffic and onlookers in Yusuf Sarai, Delhi as they play devotional tunes during the procession for the immersion Ganesha idols on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

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Shaadi bands walk past traffic and onlookers in Yusuf Sarai, Delhi as they play devotional tunes during the procession for the immersion of Ganapati idols on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

festival · politics

Arun Jaitley on being asked a question replies 'There is no justification for this. Earlier also we have said this, that for the time the Gujarat Gawdav Yatra has been stopped, it is a political rights organ of the party and the community.

festival · village

Saras event Indian International Trade Fair in Hall number 7 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Over 7,000 companies from India and abroad participated in the event.

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Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi seeks attention as it hosted the 2nd Asian Film Festival. For the next 8 days, there will be a lot of footfall from cinema artists and enthusiasts.

Maharashtra·festival · music

Participants and artists enter the Pune Festival 1993 with various performing troupes in their best traditional attires and showcasing musical instruments of their regions. Artists also perform dances and music.

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Lyuva Khutla, the most important and biggest cultural as well as thanksgiving festival of the Mara tribes of Mizoram, celebrated in southern Mizoram’s Siaha town.

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Lyuva Khutla, the most important and biggest cultural as well as thanksgiving festival of the Mara tribes of Mizoram, celebrated in southern Mizoram’s Siaha town.

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Costume parade by the Mara tribals of Mizoram at the Lyuva Khutla festival in 2018. Lyuva Khutla, the most important and biggest cultural as well as thanksgiving festival of the Mara tribes of Mizoram, celebrated in southern Mizoram’s Siaha…

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Lyuva Khutla, the most important and biggest cultural as well as thanksgiving festival of the Mara tribes of Mizoram, celebrated in southern Mizoram’s Siaha town.

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Lyuva Khutla, the most important and biggest cultural as well as thanksgiving festival of the Mara tribes of Mizoram, celebrated in southern Mizoram’s Siaha town.

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Lyuva Khutla (festival) is celebrated after the completion of the arduous jhumming task (slash and burn). It is celebrated as thanksgiving to the almighty for his help and blessings.

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Lyuva Khutla, the most important and biggest cultural as well as thanksgiving festival of the Mara tribes of Mizoram, was celebrated in southern Mizoram’s Siaha town.

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Lyuva Khutla, the most important and biggest cultural as well as thanksgiving festival of the Mara tribes of Mizoram, celebrated in southern Mizoram’s Siaha town.