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A group of 23 Odia pilgrims stranded in Nepal due to ongoing violent protests returned safely to Jajpur on Sunday evening. The pilgrims, belonging to ten families from the Malanandapur area of Jajpur Sadar block, had travelled to Kathmandu to visit the Pashupatinath temple but were caught in the midst of escalating unrest.

Sources reported that the group arrived at Jajpur Road railway station by the Howrah-Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express after entering India through road routes with the help of their travel agency. Relatives gathered at the station to receive them as the families expressed relief on stepping back onto their ho...