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Tenth day of waxing moon of Ashvin (Hindu calendar) Vijayadashami is the Hindu celebration of good over evil. Govatsa Dwadashi: In a poster condemning the consumption of beef, the sacred cow Kamadhenu is depicted as containing various deities within her body. Twelfth day of the waning moon fortnight (Krishna Paksha) in the month of Kartik ...
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Tulasi Vivaha signifies the end of the monsoon, and the beginning of the wedding season in Hinduism. [4] [5] The ceremonial wedding is performed anytime between Prabodhini Ekadashi (the eleventh or twelfth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Kartika) and Kartika Purnima (the full moon of the month). The day varies regionally ...
Krishna Pushkaram is a holy festival in Hinduism to worship the Krishna River, which is one of the 12 sacred rivers in India. The holy festival is observed in the banks along it, usually held in the form of fairs, praying halls, or Hindu temples with ghats along the river. The festivity normally occurs once in every 12 years and is celebrated ...
Chaturmasya begins on the eleventh day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashadha or Devashayani Ekadashi.This is celebrated as the day that the deity Vishnu enters a yogic sleep [7] on his serpent, Shesha, for a period of four months and wakes up on Prabodhini Ekadashi.
It is also known as Mahashtami and is one of the most auspicious days according to Hinduism. It falls on bright lunar fortnight Ashtami tithi of Ashvina month according to the Hindu calendar. It is believed in some regions, the goddess Chamunda appeared on this day from the forehead of Durga and annihilated Chanda and Munda , and Raktabija (the ...
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Devotees fast on this day and gifts are offered to Brahmin priests praying for prosperity, wealth and health. [ 7 ] [ 6 ] [ 8 ] Devotees also listen to the vrata katha of Amalaka Ekadashi. [ 11 ] Offering of food and charity is prescribed on this day; the virtue is equated to the performance of a vajapeya , a soma yajna sacrifice.