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Goda Devi Kalyanam held grandly at Dokiparru Mahakshetram

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Ex-Waqf Board chief in U.P. Wasim Rizvi converts to Hinduism

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SC seeks reply of Tirupathi Tirumala Devasthanam on plea alleging observance of ‘irregular’ rituals

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A cattle trader stands amidst bulls while selling them at a market, ahead of the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues, in Karachi, Pakistan.

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‘Jalajapam’ on the banks of the Padmatheertham Pond in connection with the Murajapam ritual

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