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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. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
Vijayadashami ( Sanskrit: विजयादशमी, romanized : Vijayadaśamī ), more commonly known as Dussehra, [a] and also known as Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri. It is observed on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu lunisolar calendar.
The holiday is observed by a significant amount of the Bengali diaspora as well. Nepal Maghe Sankranti Food. Maghe Sankranti is a Nepalese festival observed on the first of Magha in the Vikram Sambat (B.S) calendar (about 14 January). Tharu people celebrate this particular day as new year.
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The Hindu calendar is based on a geocentric model of the Solar System. [1] A geocentric model describes the Solar System as seen by an observer on the surface of the Earth. The Hindu calendar defines nine measures of time ( Sanskrit: मान IAST: māna ): [2] brāhma māna. divya māna. pitraya māna.
The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950. Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India, and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950. The constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India ...
Features of the original Nanakshahi calendar (2003 Version): [28] [29] Uses the accurate Tropical year (365 Days, 5 Hours, 48 Minutes, 45 Seconds) rather than the Sidereal year. Called Nanakshahi after Guru Nanak (Founder of Sikhism) Year 1 is the Year of Guru Nanak's Birth (1469 CE). As an example, 29 June 2024 CE is Nanakshahi 556.
Puthandu ( Tamil: புத்தாண்டு, romanized: Puttāṇṭu, lit. 'new year'), also known as Tamil New Year, is the first day of year on the Tamil calendar that is traditionally celebrated as a festival by Tamils. The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the solar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the month of Chittirai.