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Shivratri in Raha

By Sanjoy K Kakati |

Shiv temples in Raha area in Nagaon district are also teeming with many devotees along with many other places on Friday on the occasion of Shivratri. From early in the morning the devotees started making huge queues at the Shiv temple premises to offer puja to the Lord Shiva, the god of death and destruction. Cultural functions are also lined up on the occasion. The puja us set to end on Saturday.

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