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  2. Govardhan Puja - Wikipedia

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    Govardhan Puja is a principal ritual performed during Annakut. Although some texts treat Govardhan Puja and Annakut as synonymous, the Govardhan Puja is one segment of the day-long Annakut festival. [17] [18] There are many variants of how Govardhan Puja is performed. In one variant of the ritual Krishna is made out of cow dung in horizontal ...

  3. Public holidays in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    The following is the list of holidays for the calendar year 2018 in Nepal. Date Holiday Name Holiday Type ... Mha Puja and Govardhan Puja: Religious: Nepal Sambat new ...

  4. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    National holidays [1] Date Name Type Details 26 January: Republic Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1950 adoption of the Constitution of India [2] ... Govardhan Puja: Hindu ...

  5. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    In some rural communities of the north, west and central regions, the fourth day is celebrated as Govardhan puja, honouring the legend of the Hindu god Krishna saving the cowherd and farming communities from incessant rains and floods triggered by Indra's anger, [149] which he accomplished by lifting the Govardhan mountain.

  6. Tihar (festival) - Wikipedia

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    The fourth day of Tihar is known as Goru Puja, where the ox is worshipped and celebrated. The ox is seen as an analogue to the cow in Hinduism, as the ox provides manual labour, especially important for an agricultural country like Nepal. [28] Vaishnav Hindus also perform Govardhan Puja, which is worship towards the holy Govardhan mountain. A ...

  7. Lists of holidays - Wikipedia

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    In Poland during holidays on 1 and 3 May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week lasts roughly a full week. Then, in 2007, the law was amended so that if any 2 public holidays occur both on a weekday and are separated by a day, then that intermediate day ...

  8. 2024 in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    4 Holidays. 5 Deaths. 6 References. ... 2022; 2021; 2024 in Nepal: ... 2 November – Govardhan Puja; 3 November – Bhai Tika; 7 November – Chhath Puja;

  9. Govardhan - Wikipedia

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    One of the main festivals celebrated at Govardhan is Govardhan Puja, that commemorates the lifting of Govardhan Hill (Giriraj Parvat) to protect the villagers of Braj from the flood caused by the Lord of thunder and rain, Indra. [5] [3] One of the most important day celebrated at Govardhan is Guru Poornima (also called "Mudia Poono").