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Monday, March 15th, 2010
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March 15, 2010 (Hyderabad) - Ugadi (Telugu: ఉగాది) is the New Year's Day for the people of Andhra Pradesh. The Word Ugadi (Yugadi) came from yuga + aadi, yuga means era, aadi means start, The start of an era. This year 2010 Ugadi marks the beginning ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Dimapur (Nagaland), March 14 (ANI): Over 380 artistes from different parts of the country participated in a five-day spring festival in Nagaland recently. The even brought alive the different folk forms.
The North East Spring festival enabled artistes to present different folk forms of north-eastern States at the North ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
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March 08, 2010 - International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on the 8th of March every year. It is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Goa farmers, through a colourful parade, celebrated the ancient Shigmo Festival that markes the onset on spring.
The celebrations included colourful street floats, folk music and dances, sword dances and lively spraying of dry colours, while the procession passed through the streets of Goa.
The five-day festival began ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole has announced that she will be performing at the V Festival this summer.
It will be 26-year-old Cheryl’s first solo performance at a festival, following appearances at the Brit Awards and on The X Factor, reports the Telegraph.
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Mar 2 (ANI): Communal tension continues to prevail in Aurangabad following the collapse of a minaret.
During Holi, mosques are covered by canvas as a precautionary measure to prevent the structure from being spoilt by artificial colours.
Muslims agitated on seeing one of two minarets in a collapsed state. They ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
New Delhi, Mar 1 (ANI): People across the country are celebrating the festival of colours ''Holi'' today with enthusiasm and gaiety.
Holi colours are symbolic of our diverse and multicultural society and country.
The festival, which marks the onset of spring, brings together people from all classes and age groups as they ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Mathura, Mar 1 (ANI): Songs, dances and bright colours filled the streets of Mathura as foreign devotees took part in the festival of colours, beating drums and dancing to songs in praise of Lord Krishna.
Devotees offered their prayers to Bal Krishna, the childhood incarnation of Hindu god Lord Krishna.
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Jaipur, Mar 1 (ANI): On the eve of ''Holi'', the city of Jaipur played host to a special elephant carnival with dozens of colourfully caparisoned jumbos thrilled hundreds of tourists during the event.
The Elephant Carnival is an annual fare dating back to royal times.
Ten beautifully decorated elephants formed part of ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Bikaner (Rajasthan), Mar 1 (ANI): Bikaner locals dressed up in different garbs and played a unique soccer match on the occasion of ''''Holi'''', the festival of colours.
''''Phalgunya Football Match'''' at the Pushkarna stadium is organized every year in the city.
Manoj Sharma, a participant, said, "We have been organizing this ''''Phalgunya ...
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