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2. Santoshi Mata - Wikipedia

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   With the rising popularity of the film, Santoshi Mata entered the pan-Indian Hindu pantheon and her images and shrines were incorporated in Hindu temples. While the film portrayed the goddess to be the daughter of the popular Hindu god Ganesha and related her to the Raksha Bandhan festival, it had no basis in Sanatan ( Hindu ) scriptures. She ...

3. Raksha Bandhan - Wikipedia

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   The Raksha Bandhan-like brother sister festival is observed by other Hindus of Nepal during one of the days of the Tihar (or Diwali) festival. [48] The festival is observed by the Shaiva Hindus, and is popularly known in Newar community as Gunhu Punhi. [49] In Odisha, Raksha Bandhan is also called Rakhi Purnima / Gamha Purnima. A sister ties ...

4. Shravana (month) - Wikipedia

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   Raksha Bandhan also called Rakhi Purnima or simply Rakhi in many parts of India and Nepal, is a Hindu religious festival. [6] The festival signifies and celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on Shravana Purnima (Full Moon). In simple words, Raksha bandhan means "Bond of Protection". [7]

5. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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   Raksha Bandhan. or Rakhi Purnima. Rakhis: Full moon of Shravana (Hindu calendar) Rakhi Purnima or Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrated mainly in northern Indian states. Rakhi is a special occasion to celebrate the chaste bond of love between a brother and a sister. Teejdi or Kajri Teej. Third day after Raksha Bandhan "Teejdi" is a festival ...

6. Public holidays in Nepal - Wikipedia

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   Janai Purnima and Raksha Bandhan: Religious: Sacred thread festival, Janai Purnima marks the renewal of the sacred thread by Brahmins. Raksha Bandhan celebrates the holi bond between brothers and sisters. Gaijatra: Religious: A day of commemoration for those who died in the past year. Holiday in Kathmandu Valley only. September 2: Krishna ...

7. The 9 Best Grocery Items for Weight Loss, According to ... - AOL

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   Reviewed by Dietitian Maria Laura Haddad-Garcia. Diet culture can have us believe that in order to lose weight, we need to eat fancy "superfoods" and eliminate completely healthy foods, like ones ...

8. Jessica Alba and Cash Warren Struggled to 'Keep the ... - AOL

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   There's no "hateful drama" between Jessica Alba and Cash Warren as they reportedly call off their marriage.. According to a report from TMZ on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the pair, who married in 2008 and ...

9. Punjabi festivals - Wikipedia

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   Raksha Bandhan, also Rakshabandhan, or Rakhi, [17] [18] is a popular, traditionally Hindu, annual rite, or ceremony, which is central to a festival of the same name, celebrated in India, Nepal and other parts of the Indian subcontinent, and among people around the world influenced by Hindu culture.