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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 ...
Ahoi Ashtmi; Also called: Karak Ashtami, Karāshatmi (), Avahi Aathein ()Observed by: Hindu Mothers: Type: Hindu festival day: Celebrations: 1 day: Observances ...
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.
Sankashti Chaturthi, [1] also known as Sankatahara Chaturthi and Sankashti, is a holy day in every lunar month of the Hindu calendar dedicated to the Hindu god Ganesha.This day falls on the fourth day of the Krishna Paksha (the dark fortnight). [2]
It is said that Mughal emperor Akbar became very impressed with Hemangad Thakur for his work Grahan Mala, so he returned tax free Mithila Kingdom to the King Hemangad Thakur. When Hemangad Thakur came to Mithila with tax free kingdom, Queen Hemalata said "Today the moon of Mithila has become free from stigma, we will see and worship it."
Chaturmasya (Sanskrit: चातुर्मास्य, lit. 'Cāturmāsya'; Pali: Catumāsa), [1] also rendered Chāturmāsa, is a holy period of four months ...
Karva Chauth is supposed to be a joyous occasion. It is another matter of course that it can border on the ludicrous on its silver screen version – Glitzy sets and huge, laden tables for a Hindu, vegetarian version of an Iftar party, and that curious, perfectly round water body specially created for the event.
It is acted out by numerous teams of amateur artists, cheered on by their local communities, and these drama-dance plays begin a few days before each Janmashtami. [19] [20] People decorate their houses with flowers and light. [21] On this day, people chant "Hare Krishna hare Krishna, Krishna- Krishna Hare Hare".