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1.25 lakh devotees take holy dip in Yamuna on Bhai Dooj in Mathura

Mathura, Oct 23: A wave of devotion swept through Mathura on the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj, celebrated two days after Diwali. The festival, observed on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya and also known as Yama Dwitiya, drew massive crowds to the ghats of the Yamuna River. Around 1.25 lakh devotees gathered at Vishram Ghat to take the holy dip, marking the spiritual highlight of the day.

Prices of vegetables, fish and meat skyrocket in Kolkata ahead of 'Bhai Dooj'

Kolkata, Oct 22: Prices of food items like fish, mutton, chicken and vegetables, required for popular Bengali dishes have skyrocketed in the retail market of Kolkata a day before the auspicious occasion of 'Bhai Dooj', popularly known as 'Bhai Phota' in the state, thus leaving the sisters in fix on how to arrange for the favourite fish, mutton, and chicken items for their brothers on that special occasion.