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  2. Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    Karva Chauth 2018 Date 27 October In certain regions of Bengal, Northeast India, and Bhutan, notably during the Karva Chauth celebrations, a distinctive tradition is observed where teenage boys actively participate in the festivities and join married women in the fasting rituals. The practice is believed to symbolize a collective aspiration for ...

  3. List of Hindu festivals in Punjab - Wikipedia

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    Karwa Chauth: Fourth day after Kartik full moon: Women fast for the well being of their husbands and pray to the moon. [4] [13] [page needed] Kartik Poornima: Full moon of Kartik: A Fair is held at Ram Tirath Mandir in Amritsar where the sons of Lord Rama, Luv and Kush are believed to have been born. [14]

  4. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Women observing Karva Chauth Four days after purnima (a full moon ) in the month of Ashvin ( amanta ) Kartika ( purnimanta ). Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on the lunisolar calendar which accounts for all astronomical positions, especially positions of the moon which is used as a marker to calculate important dates.

  5. List of festivals in West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Here is a list of the main festivals of West Bengal. Main festivals. 21 February ... This page was last edited on 7 November 2024, at 09:22 (UTC).

  6. Punjabi festivals - Wikipedia

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    Jharkri is a clay pot in which dry sweet dishes are kept. Mothers are required to eat something sweet in the morning and then fast all day. Jhakrya fast is observed four days after Karva Chauth and is related to Hoi Mata. A mother who keeps Jhakrya da varat for the first time will distribute the sweets kept in the Jhakri to her husband's clan.

  7. List of Sindhi Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Orthodox or strict Sindhi women do not even drink a sip of water until they break their fast. In the night after making an offering to the moon, they would break the fast. This is also referred to as the Sindhi version of Karwa Chauth [4] 6. Akhan Teej [5] In Sindh, Akshaya Tritiya is known as Akhandi which is celebrated in Vaisakha. On this ...

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  9. List of festivals in India - Wikipedia

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    List of festivals of Odisha; ... Karva Chauth; Kumbh Mela; Kojagiri Poornima; ... This page was last edited on 22 September 2024, at 07:18 ...