Fasts and Festivals of India |
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ablutions Ashadh Ashthami Ashvin auspicious day Ayodhya bath believed Bhadra August-September Bhishma birth Brahma Brahmins bright fortnight bright half celebrated ceremony Chaitra chariot charity coloured cows dark half Dattatreya decorated Deepawali deity demon Durga Dussehra earth Ekadashi fast is observed feasts fervour festival full moon day Ganesh Ganga Gangaur gifts Gita goddess gods Guru Hanuman happiness Hari held Hindu holy dip incarnated India Indra Jain Jayanti Jyaishtha Kartik October-November Karwa Chauth King Krishna Kumbha Lakshmi Lord Rama lunar day lunar fortnight Magha Mal-mas married meditation month morning Nag Panchami naivedya night Nirjala observe fast occasion offered Panchami Parva Parvati piety and devotion places Pongal Pradosha Prahlad prayers prosperity Puja Puran Purnima Ramayana Ravana read and recited Rishi ritual Satyanarayana season Shashthi Shiva Shraddh Shravan shrine Sita spiritual strict fast sweets temple Tulsi Vaisakh Valmiki Vasant Vasant Panchami Vishnu Vrata women worshipped Yama Yatra Zero Oil