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  2. Auspicious wedding dates - Wikipedia

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    Auspicious wedding dates refer to auspicious, or lucky, times to get married, and is a common belief among many cultures.. Although there are a few periods, such as the month of May, [1] which they agree on, a number of cultures, including Hindu, Chinese, Catholic, Scottish, Irish, Old English, Ancient Roman and Moroccan culture, favor and avoid particular months and dates for weddings.

  3. Vivaha Panchami - Wikipedia

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    Vivaha Panchami (Sanskrit: विवाहपञ्चमी, romanized: Vivāhapañcamī) is a Hindu festival celebrating the wedding of Rama and Sita in ...

  4. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    By the Special Marriage Act, 1954, a Hindu can marry a person who is not Hindu, employing any ceremony, provided specified legal conditions are fulfilled. By Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, and tradition, no Hindu marriage is binding and complete before the seventh step of the saptapadi ritual, in presence of fire, by the bride and the groom ...

  5. Tulasi Vivaha - Wikipedia

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    Here it is celebrated as three day festival in the Hindu month of Kartik from Ekadashi to Trayodashi. The festival starts with the Vedic chanting of Ramcharitmanas or Ramayana by the villagers. The second day is celebrated as Sobha Yatra which is of significant importance in which the special prasad is Pongal , and the third day is celebrated ...

  6. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The Svayamvara is a type of marriage mentioned in Hindu mythology where a woman chose a man as her husband from a group of suitors. The bride wishing to marry would select an auspicious time and venue and then broadcast her intentions. Kings typically sent messengers to outside lands, while commoners simply spread the news within the local ...

  7. Panchangam - Wikipedia

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    Panchaanga in Kannada Tamil Vakya Panchangam. A panchāngam (Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्गम्; IAST: pañcāṅgam) is a Hindu calendar and almanac, which follows traditional units of Hindu timekeeping, and presents important dates and their calculations in a tabulated form.

  8. Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu festivals typically are either on or the day after the full moon night or the darkest night (amavasya, अमावास्या), except for some associated with Krishna, Durga or Rama. The lunar months of the hot summer and the busy major cropping-related part of the monsoon season typically do not schedule major festivals. [43]

  9. Indian national calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Gazette of India is dated in both the Gregorian calendar and the Indian national calendar. The Indian national calendar, also called the Shaka calendar or Śaka calendar, is a solar calendar that is used alongside the Gregorian calendar by The Gazette of India, in news broadcasts by All India Radio, and in calendars and official communications issued by the Government of India. [1]