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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.
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 ...
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. It is observed on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu lunisolar calendar.
Ugadi has been an important and historic festival of the Hindus, with medieval texts and inscriptions recording major charitable donations to Hindu temples and community centers on this day. [7] The same day is observed as a New Year by Hindus in many other parts of India, such as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and is a national public holiday in ...
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.
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 ...