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Another trend in the northern urban areas is the spreading of the festival's observance to few women originating in communities and regions (such as immigrants in Mumbai, Kumaon Garhwal) that have not traditionally celebrated Karva Chauth or even been aware of the festival's existence. [26] The same is true for Gujarat. [36]
The festival has links to the Vedic era sura-asura Samudra Manthana that revealed goddess Lakshmi and where Bali was the king of the asuras. [9] The festivities find mention in the Mahabharata , [ 3 ] the Ramayana , [ 10 ] and several major Puranas , such as the Brahma Purana , Kurma Purana , Matsya Purana and others.
The celebration of this festival is founded in the epic Ramayana. It marks the day Rama is regarded to have slain the rakshasa king Ravana, who had abducted Rama's wife, Sita. [23] Ravana kidnaps Sita and takes her to his kingdom in Lanka (identified with present day Sri Lanka).
The festival celebrates three fundamental concepts that are closely connected: Gathering: Such as family and friends coming together, or harvesting crops for the festival. It is said that the Moon is the brightest and roundest on this day which means family reunion. Consequently, this is the main reason why the festival is thought to be important.
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Bathukamma is a hindu flower-festival celebrated by the women of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh. [1] [2] [3] Every year this festival is celebrated as per the Sathavahana calendar for nine days starting on Pitru Amavasya, which usually coincides with the months September–October of the Gregorian calendar.
The festival of Diwali, according to Ray Colledge, highlights three events in Sikh history: the founding of the city of Amritsar in 1577, the release of Guru Hargobind from the Mughal prison, and the day of Bhai Mani Singh's martyrdom in 1738 as a result of his failure to pay a fine for trying to celebrate Diwali and thereafter refusing to ...