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Date - Hindu lunar calendar Date - Gregorian calendar Celebrating or Dieting worshiped Duration Description Gudi Padwa: 1st day of Chaitra: March–April: New Year: One day: The year starts on the first day of Chaitra known as Gudi Padwa] which falls around March or April of the Western calendar. A gudi or victory pole is erected outside the ...
It is published in nine languages – English, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Punjabi with Marathi accounting for the bulk of its readers. [7] In addition to dates and times of religious and cultural relevance, each issue also contains articles on topics such as health, food and beauty. [8]
Of the various regional calendars, the most studied and known Hindu calendars are the Shalivahana Shaka (Based on the King Shalivahana, also the Indian national calendar) found in the Deccan region of Southern India and the Vikram Samvat (Bikrami) found in Nepal and the North and Central regions of India – both of which emphasize the lunar ...
Margashirsha Guruvar Mahalakshmi Vrat, also known as Margashirsha Devi Vrat, is a sacred observance dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi. This fast is observed on all Thursdays of the Margashirsha month in the Hindu lunar calendar, totaling four days of devotion and prayer.
Mahalakshmi Temple (also known as Ambabai Mandir) is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Mahālakshmī, who resides here as Supreme Mother Mahālakshmī and is worshipped by locals as Ambabai. Goddess Mahālakshmī is the presiding goddess of Devi Mahatmya.It comes under three-and-a-half Shaktipeeth of Maharashtra.
The Mahalaxmi (also known as Ambabai) Temple situated in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, is one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas listed in skanda puran, and one of 52 Shaktipeeths according to various Puranas of Hinduism. According to these writings, a Shakti Peetha is a place associated with Shakti, the Goddess of power.
The legends dates back to a story in the age of Mahabharata. The childless king Asvapati and his consort Malavi wish to have a son. Finally, the God Savitr appears and tells him he will soon have a daughter. The king is overjoyed at the prospect of a child. She is born and named Savitri in honor of the god. [citation needed]
Navaratri, which falls in the month of Ashvin and Chaitra as per Hindu calendar every year, is celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion. In the month of Chaitra, a large Yatra takes place. [1] [4] [5] In 2020, a 115-year-old drama tradition of the temple was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions imposed by the government. [6]