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In Maharashtra, the day is celebrated by giving and receiving sweets made of jaggery and sesame seeds called tilgool and halwa. During the exchanging of the sweets, people say to each other in Marathi "Til-gool Ghya aani God Bola" (rough translation Please accept my til-gool & be friendly to me or Take sweet, talk sweet").
Sivamani, acclaimed percussionist at the Kala Ghoda festival, 2007 'Literature Discussions' at David Sassoon Library during 'Kala Ghoda Festival', 2008. The festival sections are visual arts, dance, music, theatre, cinema, literature including children's literature as a sub section, workshops, heritage walks, urban design and architecture (2014), food, a dedicated section for children, and a ...
Janmashtami (popularly known as "Dahi Handii" in Maharashtra) is celebrated in cities such as Mumbai, Latur, Nagpur and Pune. [6] It is a celebration of joy and facilitator of social oneness. [ 6 ] Dahi Handi is an enactment of how Krishna, during his childhood, would steal butter. [ 31 ]
Kshitij is a realm where the sky meets the sea. ‘Soaring Beyond the Horizon’ is the thought behind the festival. Mithibai Kshitij in the year 2020 was conducted online with a viewership of 5,00,000+ digital footprints. It was also the only college festival in Mumbai to conduct a hybrid festival in 2021.
[2] [3] The festival ends on the tenth day after start, when the murti is carried in a public procession with music and group chanting, then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or sea, called visarjana on the day of Ananta Chaturdashi. In Mumbai alone, around 150,000 murtis are immersed annually. [1] [4] [5]
Mumbai International Film Festival; Mumbai Women's International Film Festival This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 17:28 (UTC). Text ...
Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.
Thus, the festival's name is derived from the Sanskrit words "Holika Dahanam", which literally means "Holika's slaying". The festival is called Shigmo and Shimga in Goa and rural Maharashtra, respectively. In Odisha and West Bengal, it is also celebrated as Dol Purnima. Shigmo: Young boy at the Shimgo holding aarat