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Now playing Next People The colourful stage is set for 9 nights of celebration across India Starting tonight, over 1 billion people will begin celebrations for Navaratri, one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar. 07/10/2021
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Now playing Next no comment Hindu festival season scaled down due to coronavirus The colourful Hindu festivals of Durga Puja and Dussehra have been scaled down this year in India due to the coronavirus pandemic. 25/10/2020
Now playing Next no comment Thaipusam — a colourful Hindu festival in Malaysia Crowds trekked for hours to reach the the Batu Caves complex before the final arduous climb up 272 steps to reach the temples. 08/02/2020
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Now playing Next India Mobile operators say mobile coverage suspended in parts of Delhi Airtel and Vodafone India say they were told to shut down mobile and internet coverage in parts of capital in a bid to quell protests 19/12/2019
Now playing Next India India deploys troops to curb violent protests over citizenship law As India's upper house of parliament passed a bill making it easier for non-Muslim minorities from some neighbouring countries to seek Indian citizenship, protests took place in the state of Assam. 12/12/2019
Now playing Next India India's top court hands disputed religious site to Hindus The verdict comes amid a long-running battle over a centuries-old religious site also claimed by Muslims and could inflame tensions between the two communities. 09/11/2019
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