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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.
Madrid, May 15 (EFE). (Camera: Ángel Herrera / Santiago Castro) .- The Minister of Defense of Spain, Margarita Robles, has presided this Saturday together with the mayor of Madrid and national spokesman of the PP, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, the solemn raising of the flag in the Jardines del Descubrimiento (Gardens of Discovery) of Madrid, a ceremony that the councilor attends for the first time in his mandate, given that last year it was not held due to the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE SOLEMN FLAG RISING IN THE GARDENS OF DISCOVERY OF MADRID, WHICH HAVE BEEN CHAIRED BY THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF SPAIN, MARGARITA ROBLES AND THE MAYOR OF MADRID AND NATIONAL SPOKESMAN OF THE PP, JOSÉ LUIS MARTÍNEZ-ALMEIDA.
Madrid, May 15 (EFE) (Camera: Lucía Fonseca mobile phone) .- For the second year in a row, the coronavirus has clouded the festivities of San Isidro, the patron saint of Madrid, as no great celebrations were held, but the people of Madrid have not been able to resist the temptation to dress in their best chulapo finery to dance the chotis in the streets of the center of MadridFOOTAGE OF COUPLES FROM MADRILEÑOS DANCING A CHOTIS IN ONE OF THE STREETS IN THE CENTER OF MADRID, SPAIN.
Cairo, May 13 (EFE/EPA).- Millions of Muslims across Egypt on Thursday celebrated Eid al-Fitr amd coronavirus pandemic with early morning prayers and family festivities after fasting from dawn till dusk during the holy month of Ramadan.Known as a time of forgiveness and rebirth, Eid comes with the sighting of the new moon and can last three days, depending on the country. (Camera: KHALED ELFIQI). SHOT LIST: EID AL-FITR MORNING PRAYER AT AL-AZHAR MOSQUE IN CAIRO, EGYPT.
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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