Tag: Rakhis
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Bihar CM, Deputy CM tie rakhis to trees
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday tied rakhis to trees here and urged people to protect the state's green cover. Clad in his usual white cotton kurta-pyjama, Nitish Kumar said: "It is a symbolism to protect trees to increase the green cover. It is important for the environment." …
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August 7, 2017 -
Widows, manual scavengers tie Rakhis to priests in Vrindavan
In a one-of-its-kind event, hundreds of widows from Vrindavan and liberated manual scavenger women on Wednesday publicly tied Rakhi to 50 upper caste sages, Sanskrit scholars and priests at the century-old Gopinath temple in Vrindavan. Defying tradition, the women were in the temple town at the initiative of NGO Sulabh International. Around 100 widows, mostly …
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August 17, 2016