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Vrishabha Lagna is considered as Sthir and mostly overlaps with Pradosh Kaal during Diwali festivity. We provide exact window for Lakshmi Puja.

We provide Muhurat based on location, hence you should select your city first before noting down Shubh Lakshmi Puja timings. During Chopda Puja new account books are inaugurated in presence of Goddess Lakshmi to seek Her blessing for the next financial year.

The whole team of www. Diwali is the five days festivity period which begins on Dhanteras and ends on Bhaiya Dooj. Dhanteras, which is also known as Dhantrayodashi, is the first day of five days Diwali festivity. On this day Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped with God Kuber. Icons Facebook Pages. T This Year. Modern Theme. Jaipur, India. Lakshmi Puja on Sunday, November 10, The meaning of each festival varies from community to community, from street to street, even from person to person.

Some of these feasts are small affairs that involve a special prayer in front of the shrine at home. In a continuing series, Rediff on the NeT highlights the festivals that colour India. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated with commemorative events in the memory of the Father of the Nation. Durga Puja, October 12 to 20, In Bengal and parts of Bihar, the nine days leading upto Dasshera are devoted to the worship of Durga, an avatar of Parvati, Shiva's consort.

The festival rejoices her victory over the buffalo-headed demon, Mahishasura, after a nine day battle.

Every street corner or tiny village puts up their own clay idol of Durga riding a tiger. It is the most important festival of Bengal with much feasting and merriment. The beautiful idols put up in every neighbourhood of Calcutta are famous. The festival reaches its high point in Calcutta on the tenth day when the images are taken to the Hooghly river for immersion.

Navratri, October 13, In Gujarat and among Gujaratis in Bombay, this is the festival of nights. Beginning October 13, it is celebrated during the nine days preceding Dasshera and is the occasion for folk dances or dandiya raas or garba dances.

There are many variations of these dances, and today many are done in accompaniment to Hindi disco music and laser images. Navratri honours the goddess of strength, Amba among other goddesses. This festival is celebrated in south India, as well, with puja and fasting and night vigil.

It lasts for nine days during which puja devoted to the goddesses of strength, wealth and knowledge are conducted. Dasshera, October 21, This is a day of rejoicing the victory of good over evil, when Ram, hero of the mythological epic, Ramayan , defeated and killed the demon king Ravan with the aid of the monkey king, Hanuman. It is celebrated by burning paper and wood statues of Ravan. Ram Lila performances or plays depict the life of Ram.

At Ramnagar, Varanasi, the festivities are sponsored by the local maharaja. There is a unique Dasshera Mela in Kota, Rajasthan. Ganga Festival, October 21 to 25, This is a time for festivity along the banks of the Ganga in Banaras or Varanasi, the city said to be 'perched on the edge of time'.

It is a cultural event hosted by the Uttar Pradesh tourism office. However for further information contact the UP Tourism office in New Delhi at ; Bombay ; Madras and Calcutta at The revelry revolves around the mythological tales associated with Krishna and his homeland.

It is arranged by the Uttar Pradesh tourism office. However for further information also contact the UP Tourism office in New Delhi at ; Bombay ; Madras and Calcutta Arratu in the month of Thulam: This is a temple festival of Kerala. At the Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum the ceremony is particularly colourful and the Maharajah of Travancore, as the kshatriya or servant of god participates in the procession that carries the deity to sea.

Fireworks and gun salutes mark the occasion. Nongkrem Dances: This is a harvest festival. In western Meghalaya the harvest festival is called Wangala and is a drum festival by the local tribal people.

Eastern Meghalaya celebrates the harvest with special Laho dances. Peanuts are offered to Nandi, the bull god. A peanut eating contest is organised. Naini Devi: A handicrafts fair occurs at Kumaon, Uttar Pradesh, accompanied by plenty of singing and dancing.

November Lucknow Festival, November 1 to 10, A fortnight of cultural events, food festivals and handicraft bazaars that highlight the splendour of Lucknow and is organised by the Uttar Pradesh tourism office. However for further information also contact the UP Tourism office in New Delhi at ; Bombay Madras and Calcutta Kumaon Festival, November 4 to 6, at Almora : A folk song and dance celebration, it takes place in the hilly tiger country of Kumaon in the town of Almora.

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