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Theppotsavam, or Theppothsava or float festival, is a Hindu religious festival carried out in Hindu temples in parts of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh during the month of Chitthirai or Aries. As a part of this festival, the principal idol of the temples is decorated and taken in procession through the tank of the temple.
Especially-large floats can be used as seats to float or sit on top of a pool for the user to stand on top in the manner of a raft. A variation known as the "pool noodle" is a long, thin cylinder, measuring 3–5 feet (90–150 cm) long and 3 inches (8 cm) in diameter, sometimes with a hollow core. It can be used to aid in floating or ...
The name of the festival is a genesis of two words: Boita and Bandana. Where Boita (Odia: ବୋଇତ Boita) refers to larger boats and ships that were built in the ancient Kalinga kingdom during their historic era of maritime trade, while Bandana (Odia: ବନ୍ଦାଣ bandāṇa) derived from Vandana (Sanskrit: वन्दन) refers to the worship with lighted lamp, hence referring to ...
Dhakto Shigmo begins some five days before the full-moon day of the Indian lunar month of Phalguna and ends on the full-moon day [3] in the Old Conquests areas of Goa (the areas that were under Portuguese colonial rule for a longer period of time, starting from the sixteenth century).
The stock float was a huge factor in the 2021 short squeeze of GameStop stock. GameStop had been repurchasing its own stock in the year prior to the squeeze, reducing the float.
Since the float chamber is located close to the engine, heat from the engine (including for several hours after the engine is shut off) can cause the fuel to heat up to the point of vaporization. This causes air bubbles in the fuel (similar to the air bubbles that necessitate brake bleeding ), which prevents the flow of fuel and is known as ...
Float, the act of moving a currency to a floating exchange rate; Cash float, the money in a cash register needed at the beginning of a business day in order to give change to customers; Public float, the total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading, after subtracting restricted shares from the total outstanding shares
The parade float got its name because the first floats were decorated barges that were towed along the canals with ropes held by parade marchers on the shore [citation needed]. Floats were occasionally propelled from within by concealed oarsmen , but the practice was abandoned because of the high incidence of drowning when the lightweight and ...