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Shashtipurti (Sanskrit: षष्ठीपूर्ति, romanized: Ṣaṣṭipūrti) or Shashtiabdapurti (Sanskrit: षष्ट्यब्दपूर्ति ...
Shashthiabdapurti is a Sanskrit name for a special ceremony on a person's sixtieth birthday. [1] It has a special place in the Hindu tradition since the Hindu calendar follows a 60-year cycle. On this day, all the celestial bodies are said to align in exactly the same way they were during the birth of the individual concerned. The entire family ...
President Washington's birthday is observed on the third Monday of February each year. However, his actual birth date was either February 11 , or February 22 . In India, every year, October 2, which marks the Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, is declared a holiday. All liquor shops are closed across the country in honor of Gandhi, who did not consume ...
Maharashtra Day is commonly associated with parades and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history and traditions of Maharashtra. It is celebrated to commemorate the creation of a Marathi-speaking state of Maharashtra.
A Jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew Bible (see, "Old Testament"), initially concerning a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years, that notably involved freeing of debt slaves.
Wynonna Judd is marking her milestone birthday surrounded by friends and loved ones.. The country superstar, who turned 60 on Thursday, May 30, celebrated her special day with the help of Jelly ...
Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee service, 22 June 1897 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Monument in Krumau am Kamp remembering the 60th anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph I's enthronement in 1908. A diamond jubilee celebrates the 60th anniversary of a significant event related to a person (e.g. accession to the throne or wedding, among ...
Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans gathered in India’s hillside town of Dharamshala to celebrate the birthday of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, who turned 89 on Saturday.