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The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
This year, the holiday falls on Saturday, October 12, 2024, and invites communities around the world to unite in a vibrant celebration of traditions that honor this powerful narrative.
3 October 2024, Thursday to 16 October 2024, Wednesday Dashain or Bada'dashain , also referred as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit , is a major Hindu religious festival in Nepal and the Indian states of Sikkim , West Bengal , Assam , South India , and Sri Lanka . [ 2 ]
In addition to the three fixed national holidays, Union Government of India declares additional days as holidays which are largely followed by central government offices and affiliates. In addition to designated fixed holidays, few other days are designated optional from which select number of days can be chosen according to individual convenience.
Durga in her form of recovery. ॐ देवी महागौर्यै नम: She has four hands, three of which carried a trident, mini-drum, and a pink lotus while her one hand promised her devotees protection.
The two calendars most widely used today are the Vikrama calendar, which is in followed in western and northern India and Nepal, the Shalivahana Shaka calendar which is followed in the Deccan region of India (Comprising present day Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa).
Bathukamma is a hindu flower-festival celebrated by the women of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh. [1] [2] [3] Every year this festival is celebrated as per the Sathavahana calendar for nine days starting on Pitru Amavasya, which usually coincides with the months September–October of the Gregorian calendar.
November 8, 2023 at 10:16 AM. On Saturday, 11 November, ... From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1.