India’s slowing economy hits Hindu festival celebrations | Video
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A major religious festival in India has seen a tightening of purse strings this year. Durga Puja, a Hindu festival marking the victory of the goddess Durga over a demon king, is observed in many parts of India. And while celebrations are often grand, budgets this year have been low on the back of a slowing economy. Radhika Bajaj reports from New Delhi.
10 Oct 2019 12:22am
A major religious festival in India has seen a tightening of purse strings this year. Durga Puja, a Hindu festival marking the victory of the goddess Durga over a demon king, is observed in many parts of India. And while celebrations are often grand, budgets this year have been low on the back of a slowing economy. Radhika Bajaj reports from New Delhi.
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