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  2. Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    A tithi corresponds to the concept of a lunar day. Tithi have Sanskrit numbers according by their position in the pakṣa, i.e. prathama (first), dvitīya (second) etc. The fifteenth, that is, the last tithi of a kṛṣṇa pakṣa is called amāvāsya (new moon) and the fifteenth tithi of a śukla pakṣa is called pūrṇimā (full moon). [7]

  3. Ganesh Jayanti - Wikipedia

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    Ganesh Jayanti (literally "Ganesha's birthday", also known as Bhadra shukla chaturthi, Tilkund chaturthi, and Varad chaturthi, is a Hindu festival.This occasion celebrates the birth day of Ganesha, the lord of wisdom. [1]

  4. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    According to the Brahma Purana, this is the day on which Brahma created the world. Ugadi: Bobbatlu or Holigey or Bhakshalu prepared on Ugadi Ugadi Pachadi: Ugadi (meaning "the start of an era" in Telugu and Kannada) is New Year's Day for the Telugus and Kannadigas. It is called as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra. Mesha Sankranti. or Baisakhi

  5. Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    A karaṇa is half of a tithi. To be precise, a karaṇa is the time required for the angular distance between the Sun and the Moon to increase in steps of 6° starting from 0°. (Compare with the definition of a tithi.) Since the tithis are 30 in number, and since 1 tithi = 2 karaṇas, therefore one would logically expect there to be 60 ...

  6. Hanuman Jayanti - Wikipedia

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    In Telugu states Anjaneya Jayanthi celebrate on every Bahula (Shukla Paksha) Dashami in Vaishakha month according to Telugu calendar. In Karnataka , Hanuman Jayanti is observed on Shukla Paksha Trayodashi, during the Margashirsha month or in Vaishakha , while in a few states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu , it is celebrated during the month of ...

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    You probably think I forgot your birthday. I did. Good think Facebook reminded me. Here’s hoping it’s wonderful. If birthday wishes were ponies … you still wouldn’t get one.

  8. Krishna Janmashtami - Wikipedia

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    According to Christian Roy and other scholars, these Radha-Krishna love stories are Hindu symbolism for the longing and love of the human soul for the divine or Brahman. [ 26 ] [ 25 ] Poetry describing the feats of Krishna became popular in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries within the Braj region, and is written according to a vernacular ...

  9. The Most Common Birthday Might Surprise You - AOL

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