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Chaiti Chhath (Spring Chhath Mahaparv)
Spring season observance of the strict four-day Chhath Mahaparv dedicated to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya.
Vedic Articles & Spiritual Wisdom ధార్మిక వ్యాసాలు & వేద విజ్ఞానం
Essays on Sanatana Dharma, astronomical science behind Hindu festivals, temple architecture, and practical Vedic philosophy.
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Jur Sital (Mithila New Year & Water Festival)
Mithila region New Year where elders sprinkle cool water on youngsters heads and water gardens for summer.
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Sonepur Mela (Harihar Kshetra Mahakumbh)
Asia largest cattle fair at confluence of sacred Ganga and Gandak where Lord Vishnu saved Gajendra from crocodile.
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Gaya Pitru Paksha Shraddha Mela
World holiest ancestral pind daan pilgrimage at Lord Vishnupad footprint on the banks of holy Phalgu river.
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Chhath Puja: Nahay Khay (Day 1)
First day of Mahaparv Chhath with ritual cleansing bath and pure bottle gourd rice feast (Kaddu Bhat).
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Chhath Puja: Kharna (Day 2)
Full-day nirjala fast broken after sunset with jaggery kheer and rotis on banana leaf; 36-hour fast begins.
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Chhath Puja: Sandhya Arghya (Day 3)
Standing knee-deep in holy water to offer evening twilight oblations to Setting Sun with bamboo Soop & Thekua.
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Chhath Puja: Usha Arghya (Day 4 / Paran)
Dawn oblations to Rising Sun concluding the 36-hour waterless fast with Prashad distribution.
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Jitiya Vrat (Jivitputrika)
Rigorous 24-hour waterless fast observed by mothers for long life and safety of their sons and children.