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  2. Govardhan Puja - Wikipedia

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    Govardhan Puja is a principal ritual performed during Annakut. Although some texts treat Govardhan Puja and Annakut as synonymous, the Govardhan Puja is one segment of the day-long Annakut festival. [17] [18] There are many variants of how Govardhan Puja is performed. In one variant of the ritual Krishna is made out of cow dung in horizontal ...

  3. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    In some parts of India, the day after Lakshmi Puja is marked with the Govardhan Puja and Balipratipada (Padwa). Some Hindu communities mark the last day as Bhai Dooj or the regional equivalent, which is dedicated to the bond between sister and brother, [ 114 ] while other Hindu and Sikh craftsmen communities mark this day as Vishvakarma Puja ...

  4. Tihar (festival) - Wikipedia

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    The fourth day of Tihar is known as Goru Puja, where the ox is worshipped and celebrated. The ox is seen as an analogue to the cow in Hinduism, as the ox provides manual labour, especially important for an agricultural country like Nepal. [28] Vaishnav Hindus also perform Govardhan Puja, which is worship towards the holy Govardhan mountain. A ...

  5. Govardhan - Wikipedia

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    Govardhan is located about 150 kilometres (93 miles) from Delhi, where the airport is located. A railway station is located at Mathura , where taxis can be hired to reach the town, [ 5 ] which is about 23 kilometres (14 mi) away.

  6. Sadar (festival) - Wikipedia

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    Sadar (సదర్‌) is a buffalo carnival celebrated annually by the Yadav community of Hyderabad, Telangana, India as a part of Diwali. [1] [2] It is also known as Dunnapothula panduga (దున్నపోతుల పండుగ) ('Festival of the Buffalo Cattle' in Telugu) and it occurs on the second day after Diwali.

  7. Sohrai - Wikipedia

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    Sohrai is a harvest festival of the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Bihar.It also called cattle festival. It is celebrated after harvest and coincide with Govardhan Puja of Diwali festival.

  8. Govatsa Dwadashi - Wikipedia

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    2024 date: 28 October (Monday) [1] Related to: Govardhan Puja, Diwali: Krishna depicted with cows, Ravi Varma Press. Part of a series on: Hinduism; Hindus; Mythology;

  9. Vishvakarma Puja - Wikipedia

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    Vishvakarma is considered to be the divine architect of the universe and the personification of divine creativity in the Rigveda.He is credited with the construction of the city of Dvaraka for Krishna, the palace of Indraprastha for the Pandavas, and many fabulous weapons for the gods, such as the Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu, the trishula of Shiva, and the lance of Kartikeya.