'Bhai Dooj', festival for brothers
Mathura/
Allahabad,
Nov
11
:
Hindus
in
northern
India
celebrated
“Bhai
Dooj",
a
festival
for
brothers,
today.
In
northern
Mathura
town
in
the
state
of
Uttar
Pradesh,
women
and
young
girls
flocked
to
the
banks
of
holy
river
Yamuna
with
their
brothers
to
take
a
dip
in
the
river
and
perform
rituals.
Rituals also took place in the state"s Allahabad city were women applied vermilion on their brother"s foreheads and prayed for their long life.
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Story first published: Monday, November 12, 2007, 14:56 [IST]