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This day is known as Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, to differentiate it from the other Putrada Ekadashi in Pausha (December–January), which is also called Pausha Putrada Ekadashi. [ 1 ] On this day, 24 hours fasting is observed and worship is offered to the god Vishnu (like other ekadashis) by both husband and wife in particular, who do not have ...
Tenth day of waxing moon of Ashvin (Hindu calendar) Vijayadashami is the Hindu celebration of good over evil. Govatsa Dwadashi: In a poster condemning the consumption of beef, the sacred cow Kamadhenu is depicted as containing various deities within her body. Twelfth day of the waning moon fortnight (Krishna Paksha) in the month of Kartik ...
Devotees fast on this day and gifts are offered to Brahmin priests praying for prosperity, wealth and health. [ 7 ] [ 6 ] [ 8 ] Devotees also listen to the vrata katha of Amalaka Ekadashi. [ 11 ] Offering of food and charity is prescribed on this day; the virtue is equated to the performance of a vajapeya , a soma yajna sacrifice.
Diwali is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the Hindu month of Kartika and, much like Easter, the date changes every year. In 2019, Diwali started on October 25 , in 2020, it fell on November 14 ...
Bhairava Ashtami (Sanskrit: भैरवाष्टमी, romanized: Bhairavāṣṭamī), also known as Bhairavashtami, Bhairava Jayanti, Kala-Bhairava Ashtami and Kala-Bhairava Jayanti is a Hindu holy day commemorating the manifestation of the deity Bhairava, a fearsome and wrathful manifestation of the god Shiva. [5]
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'The fourteenth day of Vaikuntha') [1] is a Hindu holy day, which is observed on chaturdashi, the 14th lunar day of the waxing moon fortnight (shukla paksha) of the Hindu month of Kartika (November–December). The day is sacred to the deities Vishnu and Shiva.
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