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  2. Maha Shivaratri - Wikipedia

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    Maha Shivaratri is the main Hindu festival among the Shaiva Hindu diaspora from Nepal and India. In Indo-Caribbean communities, thousands of Hindus spend the beautiful night in over four hundred temples across multiple countries, offering special jhalls (an offering of milk and curd, flowers, sugarcane and sweets) to Shiva. [ 38 ]

  3. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Maha Shivaratri: Statue of Shiva meditating: Thirteenth night of the waning moon of Magh / Phalguna Maha Shivaratri is the great night of Shiva, during which followers of Shiva observe religious fasting and the offering of Bael (Bilva) leaves to Shiva. Mahashivaratri Festival or ‘The Night of Shiva’ is celebrated with devotion and religious ...

  4. Kanwar Yatra - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Kānvar (or Kānwar/ Kāvaḍ) Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (कावड़िया) or "Bhole" (भोले), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Ajgaibinath, Sultanganj in Bhagalpur, Bihar to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. Millions of ...

  5. Kashmiri Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    The religious festivals of the Kashmiri Pandits have Rigvedic roots. Some festivals of Kashmiri Pandits are unique to Kashmir. Some Kashmiri Pandit festivals are Herath (), Navreh, Zyeath-Atham (Jyeshtha Ashtami), Huri-Atham (Har Ashtami), Zarmae-Satam (Janmashtami), Dussehra, Diwali, Pan (Roth Puza / Vinayaka Tsoram / Ganesha Chaturthi), Gaad Batt, Khetsimavas (Yakshamavasya), Kava Punim ...

  6. Rama Navami - Wikipedia

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    On April 17, 2024, the first Rama Navami after the consecration of Ayodhya's Ram Temple was celebrated by thousands of devotees across India. [22] On this occasion, the Ram Temple witnessed a unique event at noon as the forehead of the Ram Lalla murti was anointed with a ray of sunlight, known as Surya Tilak . [ 23 ]

  7. Shiva Puja - Wikipedia

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    Shiva Puja. A Shiva Lingam worshipped at Jambukesvara temple in Thiruvanaikaval (Thiruaanaikaa) Shiva Puja in Hinduism is the way by which one worships Shiva through traditional and ancient rites with the use of mantra, tantra, yantra, kriyas, mudras, and abhishekam. Part of a series on.

  8. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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    Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (IPA: [mahākāleśvara]) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is situated on the side of the holy river Shipra.

  9. Shankaracharya Temple - Wikipedia

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    On festivals such as Herath, as Maha Shivaratri is known as in the region, the temple is visited by Kashmiri Hindus. [1] The temple and adjacent land is a Monument of National Importance, centrally protected under the Archaeological Survey of India. [2] [3] Dharmarth Trust has managed the temple since the 19th century, along with others in the ...