Indians dancing during the Holi celebrations are reflected on the sun glass of a man who has his face smeared in colors in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 13, 2017. The festival also heralds the arrival or Indians dance as colors are sprayed during the Holi celebrations in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 13, 2017.
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UP polls: 61 pct voters’ turnout recorded in fourth phase
Raebareli, Feb 23 : About 61 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Thursday in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections, media reports said. Voting was held in 53 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts.
UP elections 2017: High-decibel campaigning for fourth phase ends, polling on Thursday
Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi address rallies in Uttar Pradesh during the current election season. The high-decibel campaigning for the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections came to an end today.
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A novice Indian Sadhu smokes in a tent with other Sadhus during the Magh Mela festival Allahabad, India Sanjay Kanojia/Getty At this year’s Kumbh Mela religious festival in Allahabad, Sadhus sit and smoke. Magh Mela is a mass Hindu sacred pilgrimage, where Hindus bathe in a holy river to cleanse themselves of all sins.
Uttar Pradesh MLC Election Result 2017: BJP wins all three graduate…
Uttar Pradesh, February 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to secure a victory in all three graduate MLC seats from Kanpur, Gorakhpur and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. The polling for the same was held on February 6, 2017.
Mauni Amawasya begins at Sangam in Allahabad
Allahabad , Jan. 27 : In Uttar Pradesh, the most auspicious bathing of Mauni Amawasya has begun at Sangam in Allahabad amid strict security arrangements. Devotees started taking holy dips at Sangam and 18 other ghats early this morning.