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Some Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs will send Diwali greeting cards to family near and far during the festive season, occasionally with boxes of Indian confectionery. [27] Another aspect of the festival is remembering the ancestors. [28] Diwali is also a major cultural event for the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain diaspora.
Balipratipada (Sanskrit: बालि प्रतिपदा, Marathi: बळी-प्रतिपदा or Pāḍvā पाडवा, Kannada: ಬಲಿ ಪಾಡ್ಯಮಿ or Bali Pāḍyami) is a compound word consisting of "Bali" (a mythical daitya king, also known as Mahabali) [14] and "pratipada" (also called padva, means occasion ...
Marathi people in general have adopted the Raksha bandhan tradition of sisters tying a rakhee on the wrist of their brothers. A special sweetened rice with coconut, called Narali Bhat in Marathi, is the special dish of the day.Coastal communities worship the sea on this day and resume fishing. [2] [3] Bail Pola: New moon day of Shravan August
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 ...
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Marathi Hindu people are historically endogamous within their caste but exogamous with their clan. [citation needed] Cross-cousin alliances are allowed by most Marathi Hindu communities. [128] Hindu marriages, more often than not, take place by negotiation. The mangalasutra is the symbol of marriage for the woman.
Gudi Padwa is a spring festival marking the start of the lunisolar new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus. [1] It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra , Goa & Damaon at the start of Chaitra , the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar .