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World Hindi Day (10 January) Hindi Day (Hindi: हिन्दी दिवस, romanized: hindī divas) is celebrated in 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. [1][2] The ...
Hola Mohalla (Gurmukhi: ਹੋਲਾ-ਮਹੱਲਾ hōlā muhalā), also called Hola, is a three-day long Sikh festival which normally falls in March. [ 2 ][ 3 ] It takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chett, usually a day after the Hindu spring festival Holi, but sometimes coincides with it. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Hola Mohalla is a big ...
Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils. [1][9][6] It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls on 14 or 15 January and hence is also referred to as Thai Pongal. [3] It is dedicated to the Surya, the Sun God and corresponds to Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival under ...
The International Day of Yoga is a day in recognition of Yoga, that is celebrated around the world annually on 21 June, following its adoption by the United Nations in 2014. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As Yoga exercises have shown significant benefits for physical and mental well-being, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] it was considered important by the UN to globally promote this ...
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Hindi: प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस, Pravāsī Bhāratīya Divasa, English: Overseas Indian Day) is a celebratory day observed (starting in 2003) on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community towards the development of India. The day commemorates ...
At its potential cost of ₹300 crore (US$42 million), it is likely to be one of the most expensive temples in the world. [68] [69] 909,371: 20,000: Viraat Ramayan Mandir: est. 2025 Kesaria India: When completed, the Virat Ramayan Mandir will be the largest religious monument in the world. The Virat Ramayan Mandir will be almost double the ...
Umkhosi Wokweshwama: celebrated by the Zulu people of South Africa. Mokete wa Mokopu: celebrated by the Makgolokwe-a-Mafhleng of South Africa. Guetna (Juny) : date harvest festival in Mauritania. Afsay n tmuqqint (24 July) : fig harvest festival in Kabylia and Aures, Algeria. Timechret uzemur (7 December) : olive harvest festival in Kabylia and ...
National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery, Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.