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Sisters tie rakhi to brothers and wish immortality. Political parties, offices, friends, and educational institutions celebrate this day with a new hope for a good relationship. In Maharashtra, among the Koli community, the festival of Raksha Bandhan / Rakhi Pournima is celebrated along with Narali Pournima (coconut day festival). Kolis are the ...
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 of Sindhis.
In lunar religious calendars, Śrāvaṇa begins on the new moon (according to the amanta tradition) or the full moon (according to the purnimanta tradition) and is the fifth month of the year. Srabon (Bengali: শ্রাবণ; also spelt Sravan) is the fourth month of the solar Bengali calendar. It is also the fourth month of the Nepali ...
This year, the festival of lights will be celebrated on 31 October. The festival typically lasts for four to five days and coincides with the new moon on the Hindu lunisolar calendar, called amavasya.
Diwali, the festival of lights, represents the triumph of good over evil
The full moon closest to the fall equinox, the Harvest Moon may occur occasionally in October. It is during the helpful light of this moon that corn is often harvested. October 17, 2024 (7:26 a.m ...
Agera: celebrated by Bombay East Indians in Mumbai; falls on the first Sunday of October. Vishu is the harvest festival in Kerala and celebrated in April - usually 14 or 15 April Vaisakhi (or Baisakhi : celebrated by Punjabi people in Punjab , other parts of North India and elsewhere; falls on the first day of Vaisakh month (usually mid-April ...
The sixth tithi, especially in the waxing period (shuklapaksha), is important in several rituals including: Durga Puja (September–October, east India, Bengal); Sitalsasthi [2] (May–June, Orissa, neighbouring regions)