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Devotees in India offer prayers for recovery of Indian Flydubai pilot Machchhar

Published on 2 Oct 2026 6:35:13 PM

Hindu priests in India offered special prayers on Thursday (Oct 1), for the speedy recovery of 'hero' pilot Smit Machchhar, who averted a crash of a flydubai jet bound for Israel.

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Hindu priests in India offered special prayers on Thursday (Oct 1), for the speedy recovery of 'hero' pilot Smit Machchhar, who averted a crash of a flydubai jet bound for Israel.

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