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When Damon went unrecognised

When Damon went unrecognised
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Matt Damon has revealed that he once posed for a pair of tourists... but they actually only wanted him to take their photo. The Hollywood superstar was asked on The Graham Norton Show, which returns tonight, about being recognised in public. "I was in a London park with just my wife and daughter. We were alone in the park when a young Spanish couple came along, saw me, had an exchange and then pulled out a camera," Damon said. "I said to my wife, 'Here we go'. It was only after I put my arm around the woman to pose for a picture and the husband gave me an odd look that I realised they had no idea who I was and just wanted a photographer to take their picture!"

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A 70 year tradition, still on

From the time of the first ever community Ganesh celebration 70 years ago till date, the Varad Siddhivinayak temple at Parra continues to foster unity at all levels

BHARATI PAWASKAR
Published Sep 27, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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A 70 year tradition, still on

Photo Credit: Samrat Bandodkar Photo Caption: Shri Varad Siddhi Vinayak Mandir, Parra Famous for its watermelons, Mahadev Mandir and St Anne Church, Parra is a historic place in Goa. It was here that the birth of lord Ganesh was celebrated publicly for the first time in the state way back in 1946. “This has been a living tradition for the last seventy years. This is the 70th year of the Sarvajanik Ganesh Chaturthi at Parra,” informs Anand Naroji, the vice president of the…

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