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Champa Sashti festival is a six-day festival observed from the first to the sixth of the Hindu month of Margashirsha (November – early December). It is one of the most important festivals dedicated to Lord Khandoba .This festival celebrates the victory of Khandoba against the demons Mani-Malla. Prathamastami.
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.
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.
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 ...
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
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 ...
Diwali is a five-day religious festival. The main festival day falls on a different date each autumn, timed to the Hindu lunar calendar, but it usually falls in October or November. In 2023 ...
Anastasia of Sirmium feast day: 25 December. Twelve Days of Christmas: 25 December–6 January. Saint Stephen's Day: 26 December – In Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ireland a holiday celebrated as Second Day of Christmas. Saint John the Evangelist 's Day: 27 December.