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Day In Pics: March 13, 2025

Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for March 13, 2025

Holika Dahan in Dehradun
Holika Dahan in Dehradun | Photo: PTI

Women perform rituals during 'Holika Dahan' on the eve of Holi festival, in Dehradun.

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Rekha Gupta visits Asha Kiran orphanage
Rekha Gupta visits Asha Kiran orphanage | Photo: @gupta_rekha via PTI

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a visit to inspect facilities at Asha Kiran orphanage, in New Delhi.

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Rourkela Steel Plant
Rourkela Steel Plant | Photo: PTI/Abhishek Sonkar

A hot rolled coil produced at SAIL-owned Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), in Rourkela, Odisha

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Preps for Holi in Aligarh
Preps for Holi in Aligarh | Photo: PTI

Police personnel check a motorcyclist on the eve of in Aligarh.

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Holi celebrations in Patna
Holi celebrations in Patna | Photo: PTI

People board an overcrowded train amid heavy rush due to the Holi festival at the Patna railway station.

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Holi festival in Shimla
Holi festival in Shimla | Photo: PTI

Students celebrate Holi in Shimla.

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Akhilesh Yadav addresses media
Akhilesh Yadav addresses media | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav being garlanded at a press conference at the party office in Lucknow.

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Vijender Gupta meets Rajnath Singh
Vijender Gupta meets Rajnath Singh | Photo: @Gupta_vijender via PTI

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta during a meeting.

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Tushar Gandhi in Kottayam
Tushar Gandhi in Kottayam | Photo: PTI

Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, speaks to the media, in Kottayam, Kerala. A group of RSS-BJP workers has raised slogans against Tushar Gandhi, urging him to withdraw a statement he had made against the RSS.

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Delhi CM celebrates Holi
Delhi CM celebrates Holi | Photo: PTI

Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta celebrates Holi with children at 'Asha Kiran Home' at Rohini, in New Delhi.

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Temasek acquires 10 pc stake in Haldiram Snacks Food
Temasek acquires 10 pc stake in Haldiram Snacks Food | Photo: PTI/Kamal Singh

A Haldiram's outlet in New Delhi. Temasek, Singapore's sovereign investment firm, is acquiring a minority 10 per cent stake in Haldiram Snacks Food -- India's largest packed snack and sweets company and restaurant operator -- at a valuation of USD 10 billion, according to industry sources.

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Secuirty in Prayagraj
Secuirty in Prayagraj | Photo: PTI

Police conduct a flag march on the eve of Hioli festival, in Prayagraj.

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Holi rituals in Noida
Holi rituals in Noida | Photo: PTI

Devotees perform Holika Dahan rituals in Noida. Holika Dahan, observed on the eve of Holi, symbolizes the victory of good over evil.

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Attukal Pongala celebrations in Chennai
Attukal Pongala celebrations in Chennai | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar

Women perform rituals and cook 'pongala' during the 'Attukal Pongala Mahotsavam', in Chenna. During this festival women prepare Pongala (rice cooked with jaggery, ghee, coconut as well as other ingredients) in the open as an offering to Goddess Attukal Devi who is believed to fulfill the wishes of her devotees and provide prosperity.

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