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  Varanasi widows break tradition, play Holi on the banks of Ganga

  India | February 21, 2015 13:56 IST

  Varanasi: It turned out to be a different and memorable on Friday for hundreds of widows in this temple town as their white attire was smeared in different hues when they, for the first time,

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  Widows of Varanasi preparing 'rakhis' for 'brother' Modi

  India | August 03, 2014 16:06 IST

  Varanasi: This ‘Rakshabandhan' festival will be special for hundreds of elderly widows of Varanasi as they plan to send 1,000 ‘rakhis' along with sweets to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who made his parliamentary debut in