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Temples, pilgrimages, festivals and faith.
Jaipur, 06 November – Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma extended heartfelt congratulations and wishes to Rajasthan residents on the auspicious occasions of Diwali, Govardhan, Dhanteras and Bhai Dooj.
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Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani unveiled the statue of Saint Kanwar Ram Sahib at the Shivala in the Sindhi colony of Kishangarh on Sunday, and also participated in the martyrdom day programme in Ajmer, offering Aarti.
On 31 October, under the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Travel Scheme 2026, a special train departed from Bikaner via Pali to Rameshwaram‑Madurai. The journey began with 400 passengers, 26 attendants and a medical team.
Live viewing will be available at the state’s major temples
At the shrine of Khwaja Garib Nawaz in Ajmer, 50 pilgrims from Hoshiarpur, Punjab laid a velvet sheet and prayed for Amitabh Bachchan’s speedy recovery and for peace in the country
Performed puja‑archana, wishing state prosperity
Revenue Intelligence Directorate (DRI) continued its crackdown on illegal trade, seizing more than 55,000 smuggled e‑cigarettes at Kolkata’s Shyam Prasad Mukherjee Port on 24 October 2026
Rajasthan government set a budget of about ₹1.25 lakh for Diwali but it has not been released yet, which could affect preparations at 460 temples
Forest State Minister Sanjay Sharma lit the lamp at Mahashri Valmiki Temple on Swarg Road, Alwar, and honoured senior citizens and talented children
Bollywood actor Ritesh Deshmukh and his wife Jenelia Deshmukh, with their children, arrived on Friday at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer for ziyarat.
Assembly Speaker visited and performed worship at nine goddess temples in Ajmer city and nearby on Navami
A proverb, a word and a district from the land of dunes — every day
PROVERB OF THE DAY
“पाणी पीजे छाण कर, गुरु कीजे जाण कर”
Strain water before you drink it; know a teacher before you follow one.
MARWARI WORD
मनवार
Lovingly insisting a guest eats and drinks a little more
DISTRICT OF THE DAY
Chittorgarh
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