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  2. Jhalar - Wikipedia

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    A jhalar (pronounced 'jhaalar') (Hindi:झालर; Punjabi:ਝਾਲਰ) is a long thin strip of colorful fabric used for decoration, mostly in India. [1] On festivals such as Diwali and New Year and special occasions such as birthdays or anniversaries, jhalars are used as the main decorating material.

  3. Balipratipada - Wikipedia

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    Balipratipada (Bali-pratipadā), also called as Bali-Padyami, Padva, Virapratipada or Dyutapratipada, is the fourth day of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. [2] [3] It is celebrated in honour of the notional return of the daitya-king Bali (Mahabali) to earth. Balipratipada falls in the Gregorian calendar months of October or November.

  4. Kartika Purnima - Wikipedia

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    Also, it is believed that on this day, Vishnu returns to his abode after completing his stay with king Mahabali, another reason why the day is known as Deva-Diwali. [8] Pushkar Mela, 2006. In Pushkar, Rajasthan, the Pushkar Fair or Pushkar mela commences on Prabodhini Ekadashi and continues till Kartika Purnima, the latter being the most important.

  5. Naraka Chaturdashi - Wikipedia

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    Naraka Chaturdashi (also known as Kali Chaudas, Narak Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Choti Diwali, [1] Narak Nivaran Chaturdashi and Bhoot Chaturdashi) is an annual Hindu festival that falls on Chaturdashi (the 14th day) of the Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika (according to the ...

  6. Dev Deepavali (Varanasi) - Wikipedia

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    It falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika (November - December) and takes place fifteen days after Diwali. The steps of all the ghats on the riverfront of the Ganges River, from Ravidas Ghat at the southern end to Rajghat, are lit with more than a million earthen lamps ( diyas ) in honour of Ganga , the Ganges, and its presiding ...

  7. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    Diwali is not a festival for most Buddhists, with the exception of the Newar people of Nepal who revere various deities in Vajrayana Buddhism and celebrate Diwali by offering prayers to Lakshmi. [ 2 ] [ 22 ] Newar Buddhists in Nepalese valleys also celebrate the Diwali festival over five days, in much the same way, and on the same days, as the ...

  8. Bhavishya Malika Puran - Wikipedia

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    Bhavishya Malika Puran is a Hindi language book published in 2023 by Notion Press, written by Pandit Shri Kashinath Mishra. The book is about predictions of the future by Shri Achyutananda Dasa . The book is also available in other languages like English.

  9. Diwali (Jainism) - Wikipedia

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    Diwali in Jainism marks the anniversary of Nirvana (final release) or liberation of Mahavira's soul, the twenty-fourth and last Jain Tirthankara of the present cosmic age. It is celebrated at the same time as the Hindu festival of Diwali. Diwali marks the end of the year for Jains, and it likewise commemorates the passing of their twenty-fourth ...