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Through, Lokmanya Tilak's efforts Ganeshotsav became a public celebration a century ago. However, families install their own clay (called shadu in Marathi) Ganpati in their house on Ganesh Chaturthi for family observation of the festival. The private celebration can go on for 1½ days to full 10 days according to each family's tradition.
The actual celebration of Janmashtami takes place during the midnight as Sri Krishna is believed to be born on a dark, stormy and windy night to end the rule and violence of his uncle, Kamsa. All over India this day is celebrated with devotional songs and dances, pujas, arti, blowing of the Conch and rocking the cradle of baby Sri Krishna.
Vijayadashami (Sanskrit: विजयादशमी, romanized: Vijayadaśamī), more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi-Urdu, [a] and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navarahtri.
Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna [10] Dolyatra [11] Ratha Yatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra. [1] Kali Puja in Diwali [12] Saraswati Puja [13] Ashtami Snan on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Ashtami (ninth day during the waxing phase of moon in Chaitra Month) as per Hindu Lunar Calendar [14]
'special occasion'), [1] also referred to as Utsavam, generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion, mostly associated with Hinduism. [2] [3] It also carries the meaning of delight, merriment and pleasure. [4] The Sanskrit word utsava comes from the word "ut" meaning "removal" and "sava" which means "worldly sorrows" or ...
The public celebration of the festival, which includes a public procession, was promoted by Bal Gangadhar Tilak as a means of asserting and celebrating a Hindu nationalist identity and to provide a sense of Hindu solidarity during the British Raj. [30]: 237–238, 698 [32]
It is considered a big festival in the northern districts of Odisha, such as Kendujhar. [4] In particularly kendujhar district a week long mela goes on during Kali Puja . After the week is over the idol of Goddess Kali is taken on a grand procession and then submerged in a holy river or any water body nearby.
Samadhi is also the Hindi word for a structure commemorating the dead. Samkhya A school of philosophy emphasising a dualism between Purusha and Prakrti. Samsara Refers to the concept of reincarnation or rebirth in Indian philosophical traditions. Samudra Manthana The legend of the churning of the ocean. Sanatana Dharma