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Gandhi Jayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It is celebrated annually on 2 October, and is one of the three national holidays in India. The United Nations celebrates the day as International Day of Non-Violence. Called the "Father of The Nation" by Subhas Chandra Bose, Gandhi espoused one of the most ...
September – October. Dussehra (Vijayadashami) Floating. Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is celebrated on the tenth day of Ashvin, the seventh month in the Hindu Calendar [ 8] October – November. Diwali. Floating. Hindu festival of lights.
June. 2 June – 2023 Odisha train collision: train number 12841 Coromandel Express running at 130 km/h (81 mph) collides with a freight train (Goods Train) in Odisha 's Balasore district. The accident happened around 19:30 IST near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central from Shalimar railway station near Kolkata.
It is an official holiday in a dozen countries, while the other festive days are regionally observed as either public or optional restricted holidays in India. [49] In Nepal, it is also a multiday festival, although the days and rituals are named differently, with the climax being called the Tihar festival by Hindus and Swanti festival by ...
Rama Navami. Sahil ( Sanskrit: राम नवमी, romanized : Rāmanavamī) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Rama, one of the most popularly revered deities in Hinduism, also known as the seventh avatar of Vishnu. [ 5][ 6][ 7] He is often held as an emblem within Hinduism for being an ideal king and human through his ...
Vijayādaśamī ( विजयादशमी) is a compound of the two words vijaya ( विजय, 'victory') [ 16] and daśamī ( दशमी, 'tenth day'), [ 17] connoting the festival on the tenth day celebrating the victory of good over evil. [ 1][ 9][ 18] The same Hindu festival-related term, however, takes different forms in different ...
October 25 in recent years 2023 (Wednesday) ... Earliest day on which October Holiday can fall, while October 31 is the latest; observed on last Monday in October.
In India, U.K., Canada, United States, and other Sikh populated areas, people come together for a public mela or parade. The main part of the mela is where a local Sikh Temple ( Gurdwara ) has a beautiful Sikh themed float on which the Guru Granth Sahib is located and every one offers their respect by bowing with much reverence and fervour.