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  2. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Rama Navami or Sri Rama Navami is the celebration of the birth of Rama. Rama Navami is the day on which Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, incarnated in human form in Ayodhya. He is the ardha ansh (partial incarnation) of Lord Vishnu, embodying half of Vishnu's definitive qualities. The name "Rama" translates to "one who is ...

  3. Utsava - Wikipedia

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    'special occasion'), [1] also referred to as Utsavam, generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion, mostly associated with Hinduism. [2] [3] It also carries the meaning of delight, merriment and pleasure. [4] The Sanskrit word utsava comes from the word "ut" meaning "removal" and "sava" which means "worldly sorrows" or ...

  4. List of Hindu festivals in Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Gudi Padwa, like Diwali Padwa and Dasara, is considered one of the three and half auspicious days of the Marathi calendar. Astrological charts need not be consulted for conducting important ceremonies, such as weddings, on these days. During Chaitra, women also hold a Haladi-kunku celebration. Chaitra is, however, considered inauspicious for ...

  5. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    Separating concepts in Hinduism from concepts specific to Indian culture, or from the language itself, can be difficult. Many Sanskrit concepts have an Indian secular meaning as well as a Hindu dharmic meaning. One example is the concept of Dharma. [4] Sanskrit, like all languages, contains words whose meanings differ across various contexts.

  6. Pratap Jayanti - Wikipedia

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    Pratap Jayanti (Hindi: प्रताप जयंती), also known as Maharana Pratap Jayanti, is a festival and a public holiday in Rajasthan, marking the birth anniversary of the Indian ruler Maharana Pratap. It is usually celebrated on 9 May, [1] but some also celebrate it on 22 May. [2]

  7. Hindi Day - Wikipedia

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    Hindi Day (Hindi: हिन्दी दिवस, romanized: hindī divas) is celebrated in some parts of India to commemorate the date 14 September 1949 on which a compromise was reached—during the drafting of the Constitution of India—on the languages that were to have official status in the Republic of India.

  8. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    The five-day celebration is observed every year sometime from the second half of October to the first half of November [45] coinciding with a new moon as per the Hindu lunisolar calendar. [ 46 ] The festivities begin two days before amāvasyā , on Dhanteras , and extend two days after, until the second (or 17th) day of the month of Kartik ...

  9. Raksha Bandhan - Wikipedia

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    Raksha Bandhan [3] is a popular and traditionally Hindu annual rite or ceremony that is central to a festival of the same name celebrated in South Asia.It is also celebrated in other parts of the world significantly influenced by Hindu culture.