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Teeyan (Punjab Teej)
Monsoon women festival where daughters return to maternal homes to dance Giddha and swing under trees.
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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Kurukshetra International Gita Mahotsav
Global festival at Brahma Sarovar celebrating the battlefield where Sri Krishna spoke Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna.
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Karma Puja (Jharkhand Karam Festival)
Tribal and folk brother-sister festival planting Karam branches in courtyards singing Jhumur songs.
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Sarhul (Baha Parab / Sal Flower Festival)
Spring advent when blossoming Sal tree flowers are distributed by village priest (Pahan) for prosperity.
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Magh Mela (Prayagraj Sangam)
Annual 45-day ascetic tent city of Kalpavasis taking dawn dips at confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, & Saraswati.
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Barsana Radha Ashtami Mahotsav
Midnight birth anniversary celebration of Sri Radha Rani at hill-top Ladli Ji Temple in Barsana.
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Govardhan Annakut & 21km Parikrama
Circumambulation of 21km sacred Govardhan hill with offerings of 56 Bhog cooked food mountains.
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Hariyali Teej (Banke Bihari Hindola)
Lord Banke Bihari swings on a massive solid gold and silver swing (Jhula) on this solitary annual day.
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Budhwa Mangal (Varanasi)
First Tuesday after Holi where Ganga is filled with decorated bajra boats celebrating Hanuman and music.
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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.
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Lathmar Holi (Barsana & Nandgaon)
Playful celebration where women of Barsana beat men of Nandgaon with bamboo sticks amidst flowers & colors.
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Rangbhari Ekadashi (Kashi Vishwanath)
Day Lord Shiva brought Goddess Parvati to Kashi after wedding; devotees play Gulal with Baba Vishwanath.
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Ayodhya Deepotsav (Ram Janmabhoomi)
Historic record lighting of millions of earthen lamps along Saryu Ghats celebrating Sri Rama return to Ayodhya.
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Dev Deepawali (Varanasi Ghats)
Eighty-four ghats of Varanasi blaze with millions of earthen lamps as gods descend to bathe in holy Ganga.