Vasant Panchami in 1992 was on Monday, February 3rd.
Yes, Marwaris do celebrate Dussehra festival. Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is a major Hindu festival celebrated across India. It symbolizes the victory of good over evil, and is marked by various rituals and traditions including the burning of effigies of the demon king Ravana. Marwaris, who are a business community from the region of Marwar in Rajasthan, actively participate in the festivities and observe Dussehra with great enthusiasm.
Here are some Hindu festivals that were celebrated in 1995:
Maha Shivaratri: Observed on February 21st, this festival is dedicated to Lord Shiva and marks the convergence of Shiva and Shakti.
Holi: Celebrated on March 9th, Holi is also known as the Festival of Colors and symbolizes the victory of good over evil. It involves playful throwing of colored powders and water.
Diwali: Popularly known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali fell on November 2nd in 1995. It signifies the triumph of light over darkness and is celebrated with prayers, feasts, and the lighting of lamps.
A paksha is a lunar fortnight in Hinduism, typically lasting for 15 days. It is divided into two halves known as the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) and Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight), based on the phases of the moon. The Shukla Paksha starts with the day after the New Moon and ends on the day of the Full Moon, while the Krishna Paksha starts with the day after the Full Moon and ends on the day of the New Moon.
We have a youtube channel where all diwali foods are shown.
/@sushilasfoodfactory/playlists
My mother has a youtube channel where we have all diwali foods.
/@sushilasfoodfactory/playlists
Gujarati people eat special sweets on Diwali. Special food items are cooked.
The Sinulog Festival in Cebu City is said to commemorate the first Christian Baptismal ceremony in the area, when Ferdinand Magellan paused there in 1521 during his circumnavigation of the globe.
Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha - 2004 was released on:
India: 10 September 2004
UK: 10 September 2004
USA: 10 September 2004
Kuwait: 15 September 2004
Diwali is the festival of lights, let us celebrate it with lights, NOT with NOISE or POLLUTION.
SAY NO TO CRACKERS, LIGHT DIYAS AND HAVE HARMONY PEACEFUL AND HAPPY DIWALI.
Diwali last for 5days on the fifth day known as Yama Dvitiya or Bhai Dooj sisters invite their brothers into their homes.
The festival has certain disadvantages:
The population of christians is more than hindus in UK. Easter is the festival of christians.
Onam is an important Hindu Festival. It is mainly celebrated in the state of Kerala in India.
Each year Deepavali / Diwali falls on different dates and sometimes different months (October - November).
Deepavali.net is a very useful site to know Diwali dates on different years.
Lord Ganesha is considered the god of wisdom and remover of obstacles. And Lord Ganesha is worshiped before worshiping any other god.
The story of why Ganesha is worshiped first:
Saint Narada once handed over a mango to Shiva and Parvati. He said that it was a special mango which would bestow eternal wisdom on whoever savours it. There was also a hitch that the mango should not be shared and had to be consumed by one person. Though Shiva and Parvati wanted to handover it over to either of their sons Ganesha and Karthikeya, they were perplexed as to whom they should give it.
Narada stepped in and suggested a solution to the issue. He said that the mango can be given to the one who first succeeds in going around the world thrice . Shiva and Parvati consented to Narada's suggestion. Karthikeya immediately mounted his peacock and set out to accomplish the mission. Lord Ganesha on the other hand simply circumambulated his parents thrice and requested the fruit to be given to him.
When demanded an explanation, Lord Ganesha humbly said that his parents were his world and that no other world existed apart from them. Respect for parents would be the moral of the story on the superficial level. However the very essence of the story stretches beyond the superficially portrayed moral.
It is a fact that eternal wisdom or self realization (the mango) can be cherished only when one is centred in the truth (Shiva and Parvati) and nothing exists apart from the truth. A mind (the act of Karthikeya) that is focused in the outer world is incapable of attaining the truth. An inward turned mind (Lord Ganesha) that is in constant communion with the truth is that which is capable of realising the truth or attaining wisdom.
Lord Ganesha in thus short story reveals the fact that self realization can be attained only with one's vision focused inwards.