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Fifth day of the waxing moon of Bhadrapada (Hindu calendar) Nuakhai is celebrated to welcome the new rice of the season. This is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of western Odisha . Navaratri: Garba dance in Ahmedabad: First nine nights of the waxing moon of Ashvin: Navarathri is the Hindu festival of worship and dance. In ...
Hindu festival as a tribute to Lord Ganesha, celebrated on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada in the Hindu calendar [19] January: Makar Sankranti / Pongal: Floating Hindu festival marking the transition of the sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn and dedicated to the solar deity Surya. [20] June – July: Rath Yatra: Floating
Kolam drawing on Mattu Pongal day. Observance of Mattu Pongal is part of the Pongal festival. Pongal is generally a four-day festival of fervent celebrations (during 2010, it will be held from 13 to 16 January) marking the officially declared Tamil New Year day, the beginning of the month of Thai starting with 14 January every year, as per Tamil Calendar.
Every year Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the month of January. This festival is dedicated to the Hindu religious sun god Surya. [3] [26] This significance of Surya is traceable to the Vedic texts, particularly the Gayatri Mantra, a sacred hymn of Hinduism found in its scripture named the Rigveda. Makara Sankranti is also associated with the ...
The Hindu calendars have been in use in the Indian subcontinent since Vedic times, and remain in use by the Hindus all over the world, particularly to set Hindu festival dates. Early Buddhist communities of India adopted the ancient Vedic calendar,later Vikrami calendar and then local Buddhist calendars .
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Major Hindu Punjabi Festival Date Observed (from year to year dates vary) Description Maghi: January 14: This festival commemorates Uttarayan and is the Punjabi name for Makara Sankranti. [2] Holi: March/Phalgun Purnima: Spring festival of colours. [3] [4] Rama Navami: Chaitra: Celebrates birth of Lord Rama. [4] [5] Hanuman Jayanti: March ...
An idol of Goddess Saraswati prepared for Vasanta Panchami in the streets of Kolkata. Vasanta, also referred to as Basant, refers to the Indian spring. One of the main festivals of the Vasanta season is celebrated on Vasanta Panchami, which in Indian society is a cultural and religious festival, celebrated annually on the first day of spring, the fifth day (Panchami) of the Hindu month Magha ...