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Jammu, Oct 16 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees celebrated on Saturday the Navratri festival, which is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Durga and is celebrated twice a year, during the spring and the autumn season.Navaratri is celebrated throughout India in different ways according to local traditions. (Camera: JAIPAL SINGH).SHOT LIST: HINDU DEVOTEES PRAY AT THE HISTORICAL GODDESS KALI TEMPLE DURING THE NAVRATRI FESTIVAL IN JAMMU, INDIA.
Jammu, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA).- Indian devotees in the city of Jammu on Wednesday marked the birthday of Lord Krishna, one of the most popular Hindu deities, with prayer, drama illustrating his life, and a day-long fast broken at midnight. (Camera: JAIPAL SINGH).SHOT LIST: INDIAN DEVOTEES SHOPPING GOODS TO CELEBRATE THE SRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI FESTIVAL IN JAMMU, INDIA.
Jammu, Feb 20 (EFE/EPA).- Indian Hindu devotees on Thursdat took part in the Maha Shivratri procession during the Maha Shivratri festival celebrations in Jammu.Martand Singh, the great-grandson of the last king of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh, also attended the celebration, during which he congratulated the people of the Hindu community all over the world on the occasion of Mahashivratri festival.Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Shiva, is celebrated on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month when Hindus offer special prayer to the lord of destruction. (Camera: JAIPAI SINGH).FOOTGE SHOWS THE MAHA SHIVRATRI FESTIVAL CELEBRATION AND PROCESSION IN JAMMU, INDIA.SOUNDBITES: MARTAND SINGH, THE GREAT-GRANDSON OF THE LAST KING OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, MAHARAJA HARI SINGH (IN ENGLISH).
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Jan 28 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Linh Luong Thai).- Tamil Hindus from Sri Lanka celebrated the Thaipoosam festivity, which commemorates the victory of the god of combat. FOOTAGE OF THE THAIPOOSAM FESTIVAL IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Kolkata, Oct 23 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Hindu devotees on Friday took a dip in the river Ganges, considered holy in the religion, to mark the second day of the festival to worship the goddess Durga, especially popular in eastern India.In Bengal this ritual - known as Mahalaya - has a special importance as it marks the beginning of their biggest festival Durga Puja, set to continue until Oct. 26.The Durga Puja festival celebrates the legend of the goddess descending from paradise, situated in the Himalayas, to come to Earth among her devotees. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: DEVOTEES STAND IN THE RIVER GANGES AS THEY PERFORM RITUALS ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, EASTERN INDIA.