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  2. Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    It is said that Karva Chauth festival evolved to include celebrating this special bond of friendship. [citation needed] A few days before Karva Chauth, married women would buy new karvas (spherical clay pots)—7-9" in diameter and 2–3 litres capacity—and paint them on the outside with beautiful designs. Inside, they would put bangles and ...

  3. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Women observing Karva Chauth Four days after purnima (a full moon ) in the month of Ashvin ( amanta ) Kartika ( purnimanta ). Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on the lunisolar calendar which accounts for all astronomical positions, especially positions of the moon which is used as a marker to calculate important dates.

  4. Atla Tadde - Wikipedia

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    Atla Tadde is a traditional festival celebrated by both unmarried and married Hindu women of Godavari and Krishna delta regions of Andhra Pradesh for getting a husband or for the health and long life of their husbands.

  5. Pativrata - Wikipedia

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    The Karva Chauth is a similar observance held in North India when women pray for the longevity of their husbands. [7] The Savitri Vrata is a fast undertaken by women to pray for the long lives of their husbands in certain regions.

  6. Puja (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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    History; Indus Valley Civilisation; ... Karva Chauth, Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami, and Navaratri, have rituals known as ... Tamil roots have also been suggested: ...

  7. Fenia (food) - Wikipedia

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    They have a ritualistic importance for the Karva Chauth festival (celebrated in parts of Northern & Western India) where, along with Lapsi and dry fruits, they are part of the sargi ensemble consumed just before the fast associated with the festival begins.

  8. Thiruvathira - Wikipedia

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    Thiruvathira or Thiruvathirai or Arudhra Darisanam is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. [2] [3] [4] Thiruvathirai (Arudhra) in Tamil means "sacred big wave". In Chidambaram [5] in Tamil Nadu, the Nataraja Temple's annual festival [6] is celebrated on this date. In the month of Makaram Thiruvathira Star ...

  9. Vasant Panchami - Wikipedia

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    It is celebrated by people in various ways depending on the region. Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which occur forty days later. For many, Vasant Panchami is the festival dedicated to goddess Saraswati who is their goddess of knowledge, language, music, and all arts. [8]