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The Raksha Bandhan-like brother sister festival is observed by other Hindus of Nepal during one of the days of the Tihar (or Diwali) festival. [48] The festival is observed by the Shaiva Hindus, and is popularly known in Newar community as Gunhu Punhi. [49] In Odisha, Raksha Bandhan is also called Rakhi Purnima / Gamha Purnima. A sister ties ...
Raksha Bandhan. or Rakhi Purnima. Rakhis: Full moon of Shravana (Hindu calendar) Rakhi Purnima or Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrated mainly in northern Indian states. Rakhi is a special occasion to celebrate the chaste bond of love between a brother and a sister. Teejdi or Kajri Teej. Third day after Raksha Bandhan "Teejdi" is a festival ...
Turning his Sikhs away from watching plays depicting demons such as Ravan, Meghnaad, Kumbhkaran getting defeated, Guru Sahib instead uttered all these feats inspiring warrior spirit in his Bani ‘Raam Avtar’, and instructed Sikhs to recite it during the period of Dasehra. September – November: Diwali: Floating Hindu festival of lights.
Raksha Bandhan, also Rakshabandhan, or Rakhi, [17] [18] is a popular, traditionally Hindu, annual rite, or ceremony, which is central to a festival of the same name, celebrated in India, Nepal and other parts of the Indian subcontinent, and among people around the world influenced by Hindu culture.
The day of partition (16 October 1905) also coincided with Raksha Bandhan day, which celebrates sibling relationships. In protest, Federation Hall society was founded by nationalist leaders like, Surendranath Banerjee, Tarak Nath Palit, Ananda Mohan Bose. [12]
Akshay Tritiya; Bhadu; Bera Bhasan Festival; Gandheswari Puja; Guptipara Rathayatra; Nabanna; Shakta Rash; Buddha Purnima; Jamai Shasthi; Death Anniversary of Lokenath Brahmachari
Bandna (spelt as Bāndnā, Hindi: बांदना) is an agriculture-oriented festival in which domestic cattle and agriculture appliances are worshiped. [1] The festival mostly observed in the state of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam, and celebrated annually as per Hindu calendar in the month of Amavashya of Kartik. [2] [3]
Bhai Dooj (Hindi: भाई दूज) in the entire Northern part of India, observed during the Diwali festival. In Awadh and Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it is also known as Bhaiya Dooj. It is widely celebrated by Maithils in Nepal and Bihar as Bhardutiya and people from various other ethnic groups.