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Singapore, Nov 12 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Wallace Woon) .- Singapore is preparing for Diwali, the Hindu festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil, known for firecrackers and decorations. FOOTAGE OF THE PREPARATIONS OF DIWALI AMID PANDEMIC.
Kolkata, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal were gearing up on Friday to celebrate Durga Puja festival, amid the coronavirus pandemic.The five-day-long celebration marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, one of the major deities in the Indian pantheon of gods and goddesses, and her victory over the forces of evil. The festival this year falls between Oct. 11 and Oct. 15. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Mumbai (India), Sept 11 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Divyakant Solanki) Ganesha Chaturthi is one of the biggest Hindu festivals which is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is a ten-day-long event, which is celebrated all over India. The idols of the Hindu deity are worshipped at hundreds of pandals or makeshift tents as well as at home before they are immersed into water bodies.FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATIONS IN MUMBAI.
Mumbai, Sep 10 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees began Friday with the celebrations of the Ganesha Chaturthi festival, which commemorates the birth of the Hindu elephant-headed god.This festival lasts for 10 days and according to tradition, devotees immerse Ganeshas in rivers and seas, especially in the southern and western states of the country.(Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI)SHOT LIST: GANESHA CHATURTHI FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Mumbai, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of people were seen in a market Wednesday in Mumbai despite the restrictions imposed to prevent the increase of Covid-19 infections.The Indian state of Maharashtra is one of the most affected by Covid-19.According to the latest data from the Indian Ministry of Health, the country has become the third nation in the world to overcome the barrier of 400,000 deaths, only behind the United States and Brazil.(Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI)SHOT LIST: A CROWDED MARKET IN MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.
Kathmandu, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Nepalese gathered Thursday to celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival despite the government's request of no gatherings of more than 25 persons due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bisket festival is celebrated to mark the Nepali New Year 2076, especially among the Newar communities in Bhaktapur. During the festival, devotees will carry a chariot of Hindu gods and goddesses and smear vermilion-color powder on each other's faces. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE PEOPLE SING AND DANCE TO TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHILE SMEARING VERMILION COLOUR POWDER DURING THE 'SINDOOR JATRA' FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL IN THIMI, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
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