Festivals

ganesh chaturthi

professor

Ganesha Chaturthi is the 10 day-long Hindu festival held on the birthday of the Lord Ganesha. [1] He is the son of Shiva and Parvati.[2] It is celebrated all over India.[2] The festival is held on shukla chaturthi in the Hindu month of Bhaadrapada and ends on Anant chaturdashi.[3] For example in 2020 it will be celebrated on August 22th.[3] It is celebrated widely in Maharashtra. On this occasion people make special "modaks" which are loved by Lord Ganesha. Lalbaug is a place that every year celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi on a large scale.

students

Ganesh Chaturthi is also called Vinayaka Chaturthi, it is a pure Hindu festival, during this festival people pray Lord Ganesha with great devotion. In this occasion people keep their clay idols privately in their homes, or publicly on big pandals (or temporary stages or altars). It starts with Vedic hymns, prayers, vrata and hindu texts such as Ganesha Upanishad. Offerings of prasada after the prayer and distributing amongst the community people, prasad include sweets, modaka (it is believed to be the favourite sweet of ganesha). This festival starts on the fourth day of Hindu luni-solar calendar month Bhadrapada, which normally falls in the month of August or September. The Ganesha chaturthi ends on the tenth day. Celebrations include four stages of rituals: Pranapratistha - It involves the positioning of the idol or deity of Lord Ganesha into the pandals. This calls for a big celebration. People pray and sing various folk songs while bringing the deity to the Pandals. They play with colours as well. Shodasopachara - It involves praying to the lord and offering him puja. Uttarpuja. It involves a ceremony after which the deity can be moved from his position. After this ritual, the idol is moved among the public so that they can take his blessings. Ganpati Visarjan. At this stage, the idol is immersed into the river, sea or ocean. He is believed to go back to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati after the immersion.

navratri

Navaratri[a] is a biannual and one of the most revered Hindu festivals observed in the honour of goddess Mahadevi. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar) and again in the month of Sharada. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Hindu Indian cultural sphere.[2][3] Theoretically, there are four seasonal Navaratri. However, in practice, it is the post-monsoon autumn festival called Sharada Navaratri. The festival is celebrated in the bright half of the Hindu calendar month Ashvin, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October.[2][

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Navaratri celebrates the victory of good over evil by goddess Durga Also called Navratri Nauratri Navarathri Navaratra Navratan Nauratan Observed byHindusTypeHinduCelebrations10 days (9 nights)Observances stage setting prayers plays dramas fasting puja murti immersion bonfires prayers are offered to goddess Durga and parvati Beginsāśvina māsa, śukla pakṣa, prathama tithiEndsāśvina māsa, śukla pakṣa, navamī tithiDatemulti-day2021 date7 Oct (Thu) – 15 Oct (Fri)2022 date26 Sep (Mon) – 5 Oct (Wed)2023 date15 Oct (Sun) – 24 Oct (Tue)FrequencyAnnualRelated toVijayadashami, Dashain

diwali

professor

Diwali (English: /dɪˈwɑːliː/; Deepavali[3] (IAST: dīpāvalī) or Divali; related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai and Bandna) is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists.[4] The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November).[5][6][7] One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".[8][9][10][11] The festival is widely associated with Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity and Ganesha, god of wisdom and the remover of obstacles, with many other regional traditions connecting the holiday to Sita and Rama, Vishnu, Krishna, Durga, Shiva, Kali, Hanuman, Kubera, Yama, Yami, Dhanvantari, or Vishvakarman. Furthermore, it is a celebration of the day Rama returned to his kingdom in Ayodhya with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana after defeating the demon Ravana in Lanka and serving 14 years of exile.

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