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The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
Krishnashtami bath at Radha Kund. Women who want children like Shri krishna can fast and perform all prayers and rituals of Ahoi Ashtami, also on Krishnashtami after God Krishna. On this day, such women who wish for a child, take bath in Radha Kund, in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, at Arunodaya, which is before sunrise.
Krishna Janmashtami or Gokul Ashtami is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu. [2]Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Bhaadra in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant.
Unlike the Gregorian calendar which adds additional days to the month to adjust for the mismatch between twelve lunar cycles (354 lunar days) [5] and approximately 365 solar days, the Hindu calendar maintains the integrity of the lunar month, but inserts an extra full month, once every 32–33 months, to ensure that the festivals and crop ...
In lunar religious calendars, Bhadra begins on the new moon or full moon in August or September and is the sixth month of the year. The festival of Ganesha Chaturthi , which celebrates the birthday of Ganesha , is observed from 4-10 Bhadrapada in the bright fortnight ( Shukla Paksha ) and is the main holiday of the year in Maharashtra .
Full moon of Shravana (Hindu calendar) Rakhi Purnima or Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrated mainly in northern Indian states. Rakhi is a special occasion to celebrate the chaste bond of love between a brother and a sister. Teejdi or Kajri Teej. Third day after Raksha Bandhan "Teejdi" is a festival of Sindhis.
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August -September: Krishna: one day: Birthday of Lord Krishna on Shravan Vadya ashtami is observed with a fast. Gopalkala, a recipe made with curd (yoghurt), pickle, jondhale (popped millet), chilli, salt etc. is popular, especially amongst kids. Ganeshotsav: 4th day of Bhaadrapada: August–September: Ganapati: 1.5 to 10 days: Festival of Lord ...