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  2. Ganesh Chaturthi - Wikipedia

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    In Tamil Nadu, the festival, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Pillayar Chaturthi, falls on the fourth day after the new moon in the month of Āvaṇi in the Tamil calendar. The idols are usually made of clay or papier-mâché , [ 63 ] since Plaster of Paris idols have been banned by the state government, [ 64 ] [ 65 ] but violations of this ...

  3. List of Ganesha temples - Wikipedia

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    Lord Ganesh Temple Boha Pahar: Mayong: Assam: Ganpatyar Temple: Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) Shri Ganesh Mandir: Rafiabad, Baramulla district: Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) Trinetra Ganesha Temple: Ranthambhore Fort: Rajasthan: Bohra Ganesh Temple: Udaipur: Rajasthan: Shri Vinayaka Temple: Anegudde: Karnataka: Budha ...

  4. Ganesha - Wikipedia

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    Ganesha (/gəɳeɕᵊ/, Sanskrit: गणेश, IAST: Gaṇeśa), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Lambodara, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon [4] and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect.

  5. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Ganesh Chaturthi. or Vinayaka Chavithi. Ganesh Visarjan in Mumbai: Fourth day of the waxing moon of Bhadrapada (Hindu calendar) Vinayaka Chavithi or Ganesh Chaturthi is the celebrated as the arrival of Ganesh on the earth. It is very important festival in Maharashta. Ganesh Festival celebrated in Pune in very traditional way. Nuakhai

  6. Pongal (festival) - Wikipedia

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    Pongal (IPA: / ˈ θ aɪ ˈ p oʊ ŋ ʌ l /) is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils.The festival is celebrated over three or four days with Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kanum Pongal, beginning on the last day of the Tamil calendar month of Margazhi, and observed on consecutive days.

  7. Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort - Wikipedia

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    Ucchi Pillayar Temple is a 7th-century-CE Hindu temple, one dedicated to Lord Ganesha located a top of Rock Fort, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.According to legend, this rock is the place where Lord Ganesha ran from King Vibishana, after establishing the Ranganathaswamy deity in Srirangam.

  8. Public holidays in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has 23 public holidays for staff working in government offices and banks. [1] They are declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881. [2] [3] Three of them are national holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanthi. [4] State-specific holidays include Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, and Tamil New ...

  9. Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple - Wikipedia

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    In the 1850s, a statue of Lord Vinayagar was discovered by the side of a pond. A Chempaka tree, Senpaga in Tamil, stood on the bank of the pond. As the Vinayagar statue was found besides the Chempaka tree, the temple came to be known as "Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple". [1]