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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. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels.

  5. Chhath - Wikipedia

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    Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. [2] It is celebrated [3] especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh; [4] [5] and the Nepalese Autonomous provinces of Koshi, Lumbini, and Madhesh.

  6. Talk:Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    Urdu is more specific for Muslims. Using Urdu script may depict that Karva Chauth is a Muslim festival, which is definitely false. You clearly do not understand that *lots* of Hindus use Urdu, both in Pakistan and in J&K. There is a tonne of Karva Chauth materials in Urdu, including the entire recitation and all the materials in Urdu.

  7. Teej - Wikipedia

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    Teej (Sanskrit: तीज, romanized: Tīja), literally meaning the "third" denoting the third day after the new moon when the monsoon begins as per the Hindu calendar, is a combined name for 3 Hindu festivals primarily dedicated to Hindu deities - the mother goddess Parvati and her male consort Shiva, mainly celebrated by married women and unmarried girls mostly in Nepal and North India to ...

  8. Openclipart - Wikipedia

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    Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".

  9. Ahoi Ashtami - Wikipedia

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    Any image of Ahoi Mata used for the puja should have Ashtha Koshthak i.e. eight corners due to the festival being associated with Ashtami Tithi. The image includes along with Goddess Ahoi, the images of young children and a lion. [3] Prayers to Ahoi Mata. Then, the place of worship is sanctified with holy water and Alpana is drawn.