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“Rakhi with khaki” initiative of Bilaspur Police station of Chhattisgarh holds Guinness World Records
The Bilaspur Police in Chhattisgarh now holds the Guinness World Records for its ‘Rakhi with Khakhi’ as part of which girls and women tied rakhis to 50,033 police officials rakhis over a span of ten hours and then uploaded selfies with hashtags #rakhiwithkhaki and #HappyRakshaBandhan. The initiative was the brainchild of Bilaspur Superintendent of Police ..
Topics: Bilaspur • Events • Festivals • Rakhi • Raksha Bandhan
Nepal celebrates Janai Purnima festival
Nepal celebrated Janai Purnima festival. People celebrate this festival by getting their sacred thread –Janai sanctified by the Brahmin priests. People from different communities also tie yellow-red threads blessed by priests. The festival is celebrated in different ways by various communities. For the Newar Community the day is the beginning of the 9-day festival Gunhu ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Topics: Calendars • Hinduism in Nepal • Months • Nepalese culture • Nepali calendar • Newar • Newar people • Purnima • Raksha Bandhan • Time • Units of time