{"id":7768,"date":"2026-03-19T08:12:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:37:58","slug":"celebration-of-gudhi-padwa-showcases-the-vibrancy-of-marathi-culture-in-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7768","title":{"rendered":"Celebration of Gudhi Padwa Showcases the Vibrancy of Marathi Culture in Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7768\" class=\"elementor elementor-7768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accb25a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"accb25a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a2bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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