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Dr Kapadia and his wife Seema Kapadia (Picasa)
Praful Shah, Mahen Patel, and Bharat Thakkar with members of Gujarati Seniors of Chicago (Picasa)
Dr. Mehboob Kapadia addressing audiences (Picasa)
Chicago IL: Gujarati Seniors of Chicago was established in 2019 under the Presidentship of Praful Shah. Due to the recent Pandemic, it had curtailed its activities. They have approximately 250 members. On Saturday, May 01, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Gujarati Seniors of Chicago had organized an entertainment cum social program to recognize Dr. Kapadia s community service to help seniors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was held at Swaminarayan Temple, 1020 Bapa Road, Streamwood, IL.
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Asian shares skid.
New Delhi: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Forex, Money Market, Bullion and Oilseeds will remain closed on Wednesday on account of Ram Navmi.
Earlier on Tuesday, market benchmark Sensex slipped 243.62 points or 0.51 per cent to close the session at 47,705.80, an over two-month low. Intra-day, the BSE gauge rose as much as 529 points to touch the day s peak of 48,478.34. Likewise, the NSE Nifty climbed over 167 points to reclaim the key 14,500-level during the day, but surrendered all its gains to end at 14,296.40, showing a drop of 63.05 points or 0.44 per cent.
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday. MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.6%. Australian stocks dropped 1.25% and shares in China were down 0.46%. Stocks in Tokyo slumped by 1.79% due the growing likelihood that Tokyo, Osaka and surrounding areas will be put on lockdown due to a new wave of coronavirus infections. S&P 500
Ram Navami celebrations cancelled in Ayodhya due to hike in COVID-19 cases
Times of IndiaTIMESOFINDIA.COM|TRAVEL NEWS, AYODHYA Created : Apr 20, 2021, 19:00 IST
In a bid to control the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the district, the Ayodhya administration has cancelled the Ram Navmi Mela on April 21. The Ram Navmi fair or mela is one of the major crowd pullers in the country. It attracts devotees from across the country on the last day of Navratri.
But now the celebrations have been called off due to a sudden rise in the Coronavirus cases. The administration has ordered to shut down Ayodhya s borders. No one including seers from Haridwar Kumbh will be allowed to enter Ayodhya. The religious fair was supposed to be attended by myriad seers to offer their prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple.
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Ram Navami is special as it celebrates the birth of the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, Lord Rama. He was born in Ayodhya as the son of King Dasharath and Queen Kaushalya. Since he was born on the ninth day of Chaitra month in the noon, his birthday coincides with the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri, on which is the day when the fasting concludes. As per the Hindu calendar, the festival falls in the month of March or April. Ram Navami is celebrated across the county with devotion and joy. The houses are decorated and Rama idols are decorated with pomp and people share sweets and wish each other. On this pious occasion, we bring to you choicest of wishes and messages to share with your family and friends.