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Sirimanu festival at Vizianagram, Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra Bagad (Marathi language: बगाड) in Andhra pradesh Sirimanu festival is a religious festive tradition, where a ceremonial pole from an auspicious tree is venerated. In some villages, jatras in honour of local deities in Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh are performed.
Festival name Date - Hindu lunar calendar Date - Gregorian calendar Description Krishna Pushkaralu: August It is a festival of River Krishna which normally occurs once in every 12 years Godavari Pushkaralu: Ashadam June–July It is a festival of Godavari River which normally occurs once in every 12 years Tungabhadra Pushkaralu: November–December
The festival also includes playing with colours made usually from flowers traditionally. In South India, the kirtan compositions of the 15th century poet, Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are sung in the evening. [13] Dolotsavam is celebrated on Holika Purnima at Suryanarayan Swamy temple at Arasavalli, Andhra Pradesh. [14]
Ugadi has been an important and historic festival of the Hindus, with medieval texts and inscriptions recording major charitable donations to Hindu temples and community centers on this day. [8] The same day is observed as a New Year by Hindus in many other parts of India, such as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra , Goa and is a national public holiday ...
As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam). In other parts of India, New Year celebrations begin in the spring.
Chetri Chandra (Sindhi: چيتي چند, Moon of Chaitra) is a festival that marks the beginning of the Lunar Hindu New Year for Sindhi Hindus. [ 3 ] [ 8 ] The date of the festival is based on the lunar cycle of the lunisolar Hindu calendar , falling on the first day of the year, in the Sindhi month of Chet ( Chaitra ). [ 3 ]
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 ...
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