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  2. Ganga Dussehra - Wikipedia

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    Ganga Dussehra. Ganga Dussehra, also known as Gangavataran, is a Hindu festival celebrating the avatarana (descent) of the Ganges. It is believed by Hindus that the holy river Ganges descended from heaven to earth on this day. [1] Ganga Dussehra takes place on Dashami (10th day) of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu calendar month ...

  3. Kartika Purnima - Wikipedia

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    It falls on November or December of the Gregorian calendar and is also known as Tripurari Purnima or Deva-Deepavali, the gods's festival of lights. Karthika Deepam is a related festival that is celebrated in South India and Sri Lanka on a different date. It follows Diwali by about 15 days.

  4. Snana Yatra - Wikipedia

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    4 June (Sunday) 2024 date. 22 June (Saturday) The Snana Yatra (Odia: ସ୍ନାନ ଯାତ୍ରା), also spelt Snana Jatra, is a bathing festival of deities celebrated on the purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. [1][2] It is the auspicious birthday of Jagannath. Elephant attire is put on the bodies of deities on the ...

  5. Makar Sankranti - Wikipedia

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    [14] [15] [16] At this event, they say a prayer to the Sun and bathe at the Prayagaraj confluence of the River Ganga and River Yamuna, [14] a tradition attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. [17] Makar Sankranti is a time of celebration and thanks giving, and is marked by a variety of rituals and tradition.

  6. Dev Deepavali (Varanasi) - Wikipedia

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    26 November [1] The Dev Deepavali (lit. 'the Diwali of the Gods', 'Festival of Lights of the Gods') [2] is the festival of Kartik Poornima celebrated in the city of Varanasi in Bhojpuri region of Uttar Pradesh, India. [3] It falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika (November - December) and takes place fifteen days after Diwali.

  7. Religion in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Hindu Goddess Durga at Ganga Talao.. Mauritius is a religiously diverse nation, with Hinduism being the most widely professed faith. [2] According to the 2022 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, 47.87% of the Mauritian population follows Hinduism, followed by Christianity (32.29%), out of which 24.94% are Catholic, Islam (18.24%) out of which 1.21% are Bangladeshi nationals [3 ...

  8. Ganga (goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Ganga (Sanskrit: गङ्गा, IAST: Gaṅgā) is the personification of the river Ganges, who is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness. Known by many names, Ganga is often depicted as a fair, beautiful woman, riding a divine crocodile-like creature called the makara. Some of the earliest mentions of Ganga are ...

  9. Maha Shivaratri - Wikipedia

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    Maha Shivaratri is a national holiday in Nepal and celebrated widely in temples all over the country, especially in the Pashupatinath temple. Thousands of devotees visit the famous Shiva Shakti Peetham nearby as well. Holy rituals are performed all over the nation.