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  2. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of Hindu festivals in Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Ram Navami. 9th day of Chaitra. March–April. Rama. One day. Ram navami and Hanuman jayanti, the birthdays of Shree Ramchandra and Hanuman respectively are also celebrated in the month of Chaitra. Sunthawada/dinkawada, a snack usually eaten by new mothers is the snack of the day for Ram navami. Hanuman Jayanti.

  4. Shiv Jayanti - Wikipedia

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    Shiv Jayanti, also known as Shivaji festival, is a festival and public holiday of the Indian state of Maharashtra. This festival is celebrated on February 19, celebrating the birth anniversary of Shivaji I, the first Chhatrapati of the Marathas. He established Hindavi Swarajya (Hindavī Svarājya; "Self-Rule of the hindavi people").

  5. Maharashtra Day - Wikipedia

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    1 May. Frequency. Annual. Maharashtra Day, commonly known as Maharashtra Din ( Marathi: महाराष्ट्र दिन) is a state holiday [1] in the Indian state of Maharashtra, commemorating the formation of the state of Maharashtra in India [2] [3] from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960. [1] Maharashtra Day is commonly ...

  6. Gudi Padwa - Wikipedia

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    Gudi Padwa is a spring festival marking the start of the lunisolar new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus. [1] It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra, Goa & Damaon at the start of Chaitra, the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. The festival is characterised by colourful floor decorations called rangoli, a special gudi dvaja ...

  7. 2024 Indian general election in Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Election schedule. On 16th March 2024, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the 2024 Indian general election, with Maharashtra scheduled to vote during the first five phases on 19, 26 April, 7, 13, and 20 May. Phase wise schedule of 2024 Indian general election in Maharashtra. Phase I. Phase II. Phase III. Phase IV. Phase V.

  8. India - Wikipedia

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    With an estimated 1,428,627,663 residents in 2023, India is the world's most populous country. 1,210,193,422 residents were reported in the 2011 provisional census report. Its population grew by 17.64% from 2001 to 2011, compared to 21.54% growth in the previous decade (1991–2001).

  9. 2023 Raigad landslide - Wikipedia

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    Location. Raigad district, Maharashtra, India. Deaths. 26 (reported as of 22 July 2023, 16:00 IST) Missing. 109. On 19 July 2023 at approximately 22:30 local time, [1] a landslide occurred in Raigad, Maharashtra, India. The landslide was caused by torrential rains, and resulted in at least 26 deaths, [2] with more than 100 estimated trapped ...