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Special Report: Survivors battle for helicopters near Nepal village that vanished

Edit Reuters 08 May 2015
DHUNCHE, Nepal It was three foreign trekkers who used their satellite telephone to call the rescue helicopter that landed in Nepal's Langtang Valley around midday on Tuesday, April 28 ... But villagers clung to the chopper's landing skids, preventing it from taking off, witnesses said ... U.S ... When the avalanche passed, Rijal fell to his knees clutching his upanayana, the sacred thread devout Hindus wear around their neck, and wept ... A U.S ... X. ....

Mysore royal family gears up for adoption

Edit The Times of India 22 Feb 2015
MYSURU. Celebration is in the air at the Amba Vilas Palace as it marks the transition in the Wadiyar dynasty which has ruled the kingdom of Mysuru for over five centuries ... He'll stay in the city and attend the pujas and other rituals associated with the adoption on Monday. Sources said he may attend a puja at his grandfather Madan Gopal Raj Urs' residence in Lakshmipuram on Sunday before the Upanayana at the palace ... ....

Palace to be lit up for Yaduveer’s adoption

Edit The Times of India 19 Feb 2015
Mysuru. A series of pujas, a royal procession with elephants, a ride on a silver chariot and a palace all lit up. Mysuru Palace is readying for another grand historical event that will begin with rituals on Saturday and culminate with the formal adoption of the royal family's heir-apparent on Monday ... A part of the hall is open for tourists ... Adoption on Monday afternoon ... Upanayana, the sacred thread ceremony, will be held on February 22 ... ....

Mysore Palace to be lit up for Yaduveer’s adoption

Edit The Times of India 19 Feb 2015
MYSURU. A series of pujas, a royal procession with elephants, a ride on a silver chariot and a palace all lit up. Mysuru Palace is readying for another grand historical event that will begin with rituals on Saturday and culminate with the formal adoption of the royal family's heir-apparent on Monday ... A part of the hall is open for tourists ... Adoption on Monday afternoon ... Upanayana, the sacred thread ceremony, will be held on February 22 ... ....
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