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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 ...
It is also said to be a Hindi name meaning flow. [4] In Indonesia and Malaysia, the term refers to greatness. The phrase hari raya is used to refer to a big celebration. The word is also associated in that region with rajah, a term used for nobility in India and related cultures. [5]
The Janmashtami celebration of Mathura and Vrindavan, the places where Sri Krishna had spent his life, are very special. On this day temples and homes are wonderfully decorated and illuminated. Night long prayers are offered and religious mantras are sung in the temples. [16] Radhashtami: Goddess Radha Radhashtami celebration at Iskcon Vrindavan
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.
The celebration of Ugadi is marked by religious zeal and social merriment. [ 13 ] [ 6 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] According to Vasudha Narayanan, a professor of Religion at the University of Florida: [ 16 ] The pacchadi festive dish symbolically reminds the people that the following year – as all of life – will consist of not just sweet experiences ...
Through, Lokmanya Tilak's efforts Ganeshotsav became a public celebration a century ago. However, families install their own clay (called shadu in Marathi) Ganpati in their house on Ganesh Chaturthi for family observation of the festival. The private celebration can go on for 1½ days to full 10 days according to each family's tradition.
Vijayadashami (Sanskrit: विजयादशमी, romanized: Vijayadaśamī), more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi-Urdu, [a] and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navarahtri.
The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi also denotes the significance of the cycle of birth, life and death. It is believed that when the idol of the Ganesha is taken out for immersion, it also takes away with it the various obstacles of the house and these obstacles are destroyed along with the immersion.