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People across India celebrate the harvest festival of Lohri, drumming and dancing around bonfires. Tara Cleary reports.
Thousands of people in India's northeastern state of Manipur have taken refuge in military camps after being evacuated by soldiers following deadly unrest that kicked off after a protest march by a tribal group last week sparked clashes, with vehicles and houses set on fire. Authorities have not given an official death toll but hospital morgues in the state capital Imphal and Churachandpur had reported a combined total of 54 dead, according to local media. IMAGES
Indians in the Gulf emirate of Dubai decorate buildings to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. IMAGES
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, 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.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).