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In Maharashtra as well as Goa, aarti is performed with friends and family, typically in the morning and evening. In preparation for the festival, artisans create clay models of Ganesha for sale. The images ( Murti s) range in size from 20 mm ( 3 ⁄ 4 in) for homes to over 20 m (70 ft) for large community celebrations.
Vijayadashami ( Sanskrit: विजयादशमी, romanized : Vijayadaśamī ), more commonly known as Dussehra, [ a] and also known as Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri.
Ram Navami. 9th day of Chaitra. March–April. Rama. One day. Ram navami and Hanuman jayanti, the birthdays of Shree Ramchandra and Hanuman respectively are also celebrated in the month of Chaitra. Sunthawada/dinkawada, a snack usually eaten by new mothers is the snack of the day for Ram navami. Hanuman Jayanti.
Gudi Padwa is a spring festival marking the start of the lunisolar new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus. [ 1] It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra, Goa & Damaon at the start of Chaitra, the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. The festival is characterised by colourful floor decorations called rangoli, a special gudi dvaja ...
Calendars used by Hindus worldwide. A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga(Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्ग), is one of various lunisolar calendarsthat are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinentand Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindureligious purposes.
Vikram Samvat ( ISO: Vikrama Saṁvata; abbreviated VS), also known as the Vikrami calendar is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent and still used in several states. [ 1][ 2] It is a solar calendar, using twelve to thirteen lunar months each solar sidereal years. The year count of the Vikram Samvat calendar is usually ...
The University of California ( UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, the system is composed of its ten campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz, along with numerous research centers and ...
Shiv Jayanti, also known as Shivaji festival, is a festival and public holiday of the Indian state of Maharashtra. This festival is celebrated on February 19, celebrating the birth anniversary of Shivaji I, the first Chhatrapati of the Marathas. He established Hindavi Swarajya (Hindavī Svarājya; "Self-Rule of the hindavi people").