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Chandani Padva or Chandi Padvo is an occasion when Surtis (Gujarati people from Surat) enjoy a popular local variety of sweet Ghari, Bhushu (namkin). The festival falls on a day after Sharad Poornima, the last full moon day in the Hindu calendar. [1] People generally gather on the terrace with friends and family and enjoy delicious Gari and Bhushu.
Hindu religious festivals are based on Vikram Samvat. Not withstanding the Purnimanta scheme of months that is in use in North India, the New year in Vikram Samvat starts from the first day of Chaitra Shukla Paksha. [1] In Gujarat, the fourth day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar month of Kartik. [2]
The Blossom Kite Festival, also known as Smithsonian Kite Festival, at Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., US, 3 March 2012. Kites are a part of the culture in Asia, which is why most kite festivals take place there. Here are the most popular kite festivals of the world: [20] Japan Kite Festival in Uchinada, Ishikawa [21]
Dhanteras - Dhanteras (Hindi: धनतेरस), also known as Dhanatrayodashi (Sanskrit: धनत्रयोदशी), is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India. It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindi calendar month of Ashvin.
Uttarayana, as Makar Sankranti is called in Gujarati, is a major festival in the state of Gujarat [52] which lasts for two days. 14 January is Uttarayana; 15 January is Vasi-Uttarayana (Stale Uttarayana). [53] Gujarati people keenly await this festival to fly kites, called patang. Kites for Uttarayana are made of special light-weight paper and ...
Dangs Darbar is a fair organized during the Holi festival in Ahwa, the headquarters of Dangs district of Gujarat, India. Five old Dang Darbars are given shirpav by the government in Dangs Darbar. At the Dang Darbar, traditionally held in the Dang area, tribal people performed their dances and music and it was celebrated as a festival. [1]
Govatsa Dwadashi is a Hindu cultural and religious festival which marks the beginning of Diwali celebrations in some parts of India, especially in the state of Maharashtra, where it is known as Vasu Baras.
Dola Purnima, also popularly known as Dolo Jatra, Doul Utsav or Deul, is a Hindu swing festival celebrated during the Holi festival of Braj region, Rajasthan, Gujarat, [1] Odisha, Assam, Tripura and Bengal region. [2] [3] This festival is dedicated to the divine couple of Radha and Krishna.