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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.
The Union of India is a federal union made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. India achieved independence from British rule on 15 August 1947 and became a republic on 26 January 1950. Many states celebrate a state day to mark its formation, statehood, reorganisation or other associated events while some like Assam and Bengal celebrate it ...
Tamil: Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, Pondicherry, Mumbai and Dubai: 7.379 Founded by S. P. Adithanar: 7 Lokmat: Marathi: Various cities in Maharashtra and Goa: 6.285 Lokmat Media Limited 8 Rajasthan Patrika: Hindi: Various cities in Rajasthan & Delhi: 5.863 Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. 9 The Times of India: English: Various cities and states 5.560 The ...
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.
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.
The Tamil festival of Pongal coincides with Makar Sankranti, and celebrates Surya. It is a four-day festival in South India: Day 1: Bhogi Pandigai; Day 2: Thai Pongal; Day 3: Maattu Pongal; Day 4: Kaanum Pongal; The festival is celebrated four days from the last day of the Tamil month Margazhi to the third day of the Tamil month Thai (Pausha ...
Puthandu ( Tamil: புத்தாண்டு, romanized: Puttāṇṭu, lit. 'new year'), also known as Tamil New Year, is the first day of year on the Tamil calendar that is traditionally celebrated as a festival by Tamils. The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the solar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the month of Chittirai.
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 ...