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No fireworks, lights: Curse that keeps Himachal village from Diwali

Headline via The Siasat Daily · first report 8 Nov, 17:58 IST, latest 8 Nov, 20:01 IST

The Taj Mahal, Agra
Representational image · The Taj Mahal, Agra · Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

What we know

4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 8 Nov, 17:58 IST; the latest is from The Siasat Daily at 8 Nov, 20:01 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by4 news organisations
First report8 Nov, 17:58 IST
Latest report8 Nov, 20:01 IST
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About Himachal Pradesh IndiaAsiaCulture 8 Nov 2026

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