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  2. List of Hindu festivals in Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Khandoba Festival/Champa Shashthi: Margashirsh: December: Khandoba: Six: A six-day festival, from the first to sixth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Margashirsh, in honour of Khandoba is celebrated by many deshastha families. Ghatasthapana, similar to navaratri, also takes place in Deshastha households during this festival.

  3. Gudi Padwa - Wikipedia

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    It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra, Goa & Damaon at the start of Chaitra, the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. The festival is characterised by colourful floor decorations called rangoli, a special gudi dvaja; which is a saari or dhoti or other piece of cloth garlanded with flowers, mango & neem leaves; a sugar crystal ...

  4. Shravana (month) - Wikipedia

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    Pola is a festival respecting bulls and oxen which is celebrated by farmers in Maharashtra. Pola is a thanksgiving festival of farmers and their families for their bulls. It is celebrated in Maharashtra to acknowledge the importance of bulls and oxen, who are a crucial part of agriculture and farming activities.

  5. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    This festival is celebrated for nine days and is recognised as the identity of Telangana. [14] Rath Yatra: Rath Jatra in Puri: Second to tenth day of waxing moon phase of month Ashadha (Hindu Calendar) Rath Yatra is the festival associated with Jagannath.It is the most important festival of Bengalis and Odias . Raja Parba: Raja Doli khela ...

  6. Ranga Panchami - Wikipedia

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    The festival is believed to have originated in Maharashtra and is also known as Shimga. [3] In some places, people make small processions carrying an image of a deity, and the procession ends with the immersion of the deity in a nearby river or pond. Ranga Panchami is a popular festival in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.

  7. Category:Festivals in Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "Festivals in Maharashtra" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.

  8. Bhogi - Wikipedia

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    Bhogi [a] is the first day of the four-day Sankranti festival. It falls on the last day of Agrahāyaṇa or Mārgaśīrṣa month of Hindu Solar Calendar, which is 13 January by the Gregorian calendar. It is the day before Makar Sankranti, celebrated widely in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. [2] [3]

  9. Ahoi Ashtami - Wikipedia

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    Ahoi Ashtami is a Hindu festival celebrated about 8 days before Diwali on Krishna Paksha Ashtami. According to Purnimant calendar followed in North India, it falls during the month of Kartik and according to Amanta calendar followed in Gujarat, Maharashtra and other southern states, it falls during the month of Ashvin. However, it is just the ...