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  • Rita Kumari, an officer-in-charge of the industrial area police station in Hajipur, the district headquarters of Vaishali, about 30 km from here, organised the 'yagna' to check the rising crime graph in the state.

    India eNews 2009

  • Similarly, a special 'yagna' (fire ritual) was organised by the police near here in

    India eNews 2009

  • Protests erupted in cities across India, with some demonstrators burning effigies of Singh, while others held yagna ceremonies — purification rituals using fire — to symbolically clean the government.

    Indian protester agrees to 15-day fast 2011

  • Protests erupted in cities across India, with some demonstrators burning effigies of Singh, while others held yagna ceremonies – purification rituals using fire – to symbolically clean the government.

    Indian activist Anna Hazare allowed 15 day hunger strike 2011

  • Protests erupted in cities across India, with some demonstrators burning effigies of Singh, while others held yagna ceremonies — purification rituals using fire — to symbolically clean the government.

    Indian protester agrees to 15-day fast 2011

  • A little time later, Daksha arranged a `yagna` where everyone except Lord Shiva was invited.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • The idols of Ganga and King Sagar flank Kapil Muni and the horse of the sacrificial yagna stands at a distance.

    Road Map #3 « Climate Audit 2006

  • Protests erupted in cities across India, with some demonstrators burning effigies of Singh, while others held yagna ceremonies - purification rituals using fire - to symbolically clean the government.

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2011

  • Nevertheless, thousands protested for a second day in cities across India, some burning effigies of Singh, others holding yagna ceremonies - purification rituals using fire - to symbolically clean the government.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • Protests erupted in cities across India, with some demonstrators burning effigies of Singh, while others held yagna ceremonies - purification rituals using fire - to symbolically clean the government.

    The Seattle Times 2011

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