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The document explains the significance and calculation of various Indian festivals, highlighting that while some festivals have fixed dates, many others vary each year yet maintain a consistent duration between them. It outlines key festivals such as Ugadi, Dussehra, and Diwali, along with their respective dates and origins. The timing is based on lunar cycles, with Ugadi serving as the benchmark for calculating subsequent festivals.
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- 1. Indian Festivals – Origin and Date Calculation Festivalsare anintegral partof India.Indiansare knownfordifferentcelebrations of differentfestivals. Our Festivalsare justnotcelebratedinIndia butinthe manyothercountriesaswell. Latestexampleis Barack Obama celebratingDiwali inwhite house. But have youevernoticedthatfestivalslike Christmasfall onthe same dayeveryyearbutmany of our festivalsfallondifferentdates! Yes,the datesof these festivalschange butthe durationbetweenone festival toanotherdoesn’t change. For example, DussehraandDiwali mightcome ondifferentdaysevertyearbutthe time gap betweenthe bothalwaysremainsconstantat20 days. How isit possible? Let’sfindout! To start off in Indiawe celebrate two typesof festivals 1. Birthday’s 2. EventsFestivals We call Birthday’sasJayanthi like KrishnaJayanthi,MahavirJayanthi etc.;andforthe events,festivalsare relatedtoeventslike RamakillingRavanacelebratedasDussehraandRama’s returnAyodhyacelebrated as Diwali. Now, let us understand the timing of these festivals 1. Ugadi isthe newyear whichistakenas benchmark tootherfestivals.Itcomesonthe nextdayof Newmoonbetweensecondweekof markto1st weekof April.Thisis the beginningof firstmonth of Chaitra. 2. 8 days afternewyear iscelebratedasRam Navami.Navami means9th Day and the gap between 1st dayand9th dayis8 days.RamNavami isbirthdayof LordRamathe greatestMythologicalruler. 3. AfterRam Navami, we have 3 monthsgap where full moonday of the fourth monthAshadamis celebratedasBonaluin Telangana.Bonaluisthe festival offeringharvesttothe goddesswishing and praying for prosperity and growth. 4. Exactlyone monthlaterfull moonday of 5th monthShravanais celebratedasRakshaBandhan.It is a festival symbolling the brother and sister relationship in India since ages and now it widely celebrated in other countries too. 5. Exactly7 days afterRaksha Bandhan we have KrishnaJanmasthami the birthof lordKrishna.We all know the pivotal role of Krishna in Kurushektra war who mentored Pandavas in defeating Kouravas. 6. 11 days after Janmasthami is Ganesh Chaturthi which falls on the fourth day of 6th month Bhadrapada. Ganesh Chaturthi is the Birthday of Lord Ganesh who is termed as God for Ridhi, Buddhi and Siddhi, which means Prosperity, Intellect and Spirituality. 7. After 36 days gap, on the 10th day of 7th month Ashweija is celebrated as Dussehra or Vijayadashami. This festival symbolizes win for good over evil. 8. 20 days after Dussehra on the last day of Ashweija we celebrate Diwali.It is celebrated as Lord Rama returns to native Ayodhya after his 14 years exile.
- 2. 9. 15 days afterDiwali inthe 8th monthof Karthikawe celebrateditas KarthikPournami.This isthe month when many Indian women fast and pray for prosperity of their families. 10. Thenthere is more than3monthsgapon29th dayof the 11th monthMaagha.Thisfestival isMaha Shivratri the birth day of Lord Shiva. 11. 17 days after this is Holi. Holi fallson the full moon day of the last month of the year Phalguna. Holi is the festival of spring and colors. 12. Apart from this there is one festival called Makara Sankranti which follows solar calendar and comeson 14th January evertyear.Makara Sankranti isharvestfestival andalsothe beginning of Uttarayan or the northern movement of sun. To summarize 1. Ugadi 1st day after new moon anytime between March 2nd and April 1st week 2. Ram Navami 8 days after Ugadi 3. Bonalu full moon day of the 4th month 4. Raksha Bandhan full moon day of the 5th month 5. Krishna Janmasthami 7 days Raksha Bandhan 6. Ganesh Chaturthi 11 days after Krishna Janmasthami 7. Dussehra is 36 days after Ganesh Chaturthi 8. Diwali is 20 days after Dussehra 9. Karthika Pournami is 16 days after Diwali 10. Maha Shivratri 100-101 days after Karthika Pournami 11. Holi 17 days after Maha Shivratri 12. Makara Sankranti is 14th of January every year Thus, if you can find the date of Ugadi you can easily find out the dates of all other festivals.