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The Janmashtami celebration of Mathura and Vrindavan, the places where Sri Krishna had spent his life, are very special. On this day temples and homes are wonderfully decorated and illuminated. Night long prayers are offered and religious mantras are sung in the temples. [16] Radhashtami: Goddess Radha Radhashtami celebration at Iskcon Vrindavan
Mela (Sanskrit: मेला) is a Sanskrit word meaning "gathering" or "to meet" or a "fair". It is used in the Indian subcontinent for all sizes of gatherings and can be religious, commercial, cultural or sport-related. In rural traditions melas or village fairs were (and in some cases still are) of great importance.
'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 ...
Celebrations include placing Durga's image in a specially-decorated colourful silver swing, known as Makhar, and for each of the nine nights, swinging Her to the tune of temple music (called as ranavadya). This is locally called Makharotsav. [68] [69] The last night of the Goa Navaratri festival is a major celebration called the makhar arti. [70]
Shashtipurti is a portmanteau derived from Sanskrit words shashti, meaning sixty, [3] and abdapurti, meaning cycle of sixty years. [4] Description
Raksha Bandhan [3] is a popular and traditionally Hindu annual rite or ceremony that is central to a festival of the same name celebrated in South Asia.It is also celebrated in other parts of the world significantly influenced by Hindu culture.
Pratap Jayanti is a public holiday in Rajasthan, where the day is celebrated with special Pujas and celebrations in Udaipur and Chittorgarh with processions and rallies in honor of Maharana Pratap. The day is also a public holiday in Haryana , [ 8 ] Madhya Pradesh , [ 9 ] Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh .
Ugadi or Yugadi, also known as Samvatsarādi (meaning "beginning of the year"), is New Year's Day according to the Hindu calendar and is celebrated in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. [1] [2] The cycle actually consists of 60 years, each year individually named. The first day of each year is called 'Ugadi'.