Lucknow dispatch
This week in Lucknow
Hand-picked stories from across the city, bhandaras, temples, civic notes, and Bada Mangal coverage worth bookmarking.
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IndiaMix
IndiaMix ·
Gas-cylinder shortage dims the rauq of Lucknow's first Bada Mangal
IndiaMix reports that rising LPG prices and supply gaps forced several pandals to swap puri-sabzi for simpler, less-fuel-hungry prasad on the season's opening Tuesday.
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AajTak
AajTak ·
The Muslim ruler behind Lucknow's Bada Mangal bhandara tradition
AajTak retells the founding story: a Nawab's son, a vow at the Aliganj Hanuman temple, and a community-feast tradition the city has kept for two centuries.
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Patrika
Patrika ·
Jyeshtha begins: a city gears up for eight Bada Mangals
Patrika reports the first weekend of pandal-building across Aliganj, Hanuman Setu and Hazratganj as Lucknow prepares for its rare 8-Tuesday season.
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Lucknow Pulse
Lucknow Pulse ·
Bada Mangal celebrations in Lucknow: a community-feast guide
Lucknow Pulse's overview of why the city's Tuesday-of-Jyeshtha festival is one of the country's clearest expressions of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.
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DevDiscourse
DevDiscourse ·
Bada Mangal festivities unite devotees across Lucknow
DevDiscourse reports more than 400 community feasts across Lucknow on a single Bada Mangal, interfaith participation woven through the city's biggest meal.
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Amar Ujala
Amar Ujala ·
How the Nawabs of Lucknow started the Bada Mangal bhandara tradition
Amar Ujala's photo essay on the two Aliganj Hanuman temples and the Nawabi-era origins of the city's Tuesday-feast tradition.
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