Priests perform 'abhishek' of Ram Lalla on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
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BJP leader Arun Govil performs 'Kanya Puja' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' during 'Navratri' festival, in Meerut.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, Congress Ghaziabad candidate Dolly Sharma and other leaders during a joint press conference, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Ghaziabad.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav during a meeting on the sidelines of their joint press conference, in Ghaziabad.
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Artists perform during a public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Nalbari district, Assam.
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Devotees perform 'hawan' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival at Vindhyavasini temple, in Mirzapur.
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Devotees arrive to offer prayers at the Ram Temple on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, in Ayodhya.
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Girls being worshipped during 'Kumari Puja' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, at the Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath, in Kolkata.
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Polling parties leave for election duty after collecting EVMs and other election material ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Nanital.
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti with supporters during an election rally ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Kulgam.
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Winner of the 'Bihu Samragi 2024' title Shiroshri Shaikia with runners up of the event during the Guwahati Bihu Sammelan, in Latasil, Guwahati.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami performs 'Kanya Puja' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' during 'Navratri' festival.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs 'Kanya Puja' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, at Gorakhnath Mandir, in Gorakhpur.
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Congress North East Delhi candidate Jai Prakash Agarwal performs 'aarti' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, at the Gauri Shankar temple, in New Delhi.
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Priests give a holy bath to the idols of Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, Lord Lakshman and Lord Hanuman with a ‘shankh’ at ISKCON temple on the occasion of the Ram Navami festival, in Patna.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayers at a Ram temple on the occasion of 'Ram Navami', in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.
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DMDK leader Premalatha Vijayakanth during a roadshow while campaigning in support of AIADMK candidate from Madurai constituency P Saravanan, in Madurai.
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Supporters cheer during a public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Nalbari district.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi watches the live telecast of 'Surya Tilak' on idol of 'Ram Lalla' at Ayodhya's Ram temple on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival.
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TMC leaders Amit Mitra and Derek O'Brien release the party's election manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata.
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Kashmiri Pandits participate in a religious procession on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, in Srinagar.
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra waves at supporters during a roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Saharanpur.
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Devotees during celebrations of 'Ram Navami' festival at Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, in Tirupati district.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with journalist Swathi Chandrashekar after the latter joined the Congress party at KPCC office, in Bengaluru.
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Congress supporters gather for party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Saharanpur.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses an election campaign rally in support of the party’s candidate from Mandya constituency Venkataramane Gowda (Star Chandru) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Mandya district.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during an election campaign rally in support of the party’s candidate from Mandya constituency Venkataramane Gowda (Star Chandru) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Mandya district.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated during a public rally ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Agartala. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha is also seen.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha wave at supporters during a public rally ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Agartala.
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Malda: BJP South Malda candidate Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury participates in a 'Shobha Yatra' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, in Malda.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and BJP candidate Biplab Kumar Deb wave at supporters during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Agartala.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by BJP candidate and former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb during a public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Agartala. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha is also seen.
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A senior citizen casts his vote through postal ballot for the Lok Sabha elections, in Nagaon.50B)
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BJP supporters during a public meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Agartala.
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A BJP supporter during a public meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Agartala.
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Ritual of 'Surya Tilak' being performed on the idol of 'Ram Lalla' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami', at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath poses for photos with young girls during 'Kanya Puja' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, at Gorakhnath Mandir, in Gorakhpur.