Diwali 2023 Cows Run Over Villagers As Part Of Diwali Ritual In MP's Ujjain Watch
1 year, 2 months ago

Diwali 2023 Cows Run Over Villagers As Part Of Diwali Ritual In MP's Ujjain Watch

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The festival of Diwali is marked with various rituals and traditions across regions in the country with some very peculiar ones involving pelting of stones, lashing a whip, or hurling firecrackers. In a video shared by news agency ANI, some men could be seen laying flat on the ground while a dozen cows trample over them in village Bhidavad of Badnagar tehsil in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. #WATCH | Devotees let cows trample them as a part of a tradition in village Bhidavad of Badnagar tehsil, Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh The ritual is performed on the next day of Diwali. pic.twitter.com/evwikt8HJC — ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan November 13, 2023 In another ritual in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was seen getting whip-lashed on the arm as a part of a ritual on the day of 'Gaura-Gauri' pooja, a day after Diwali. #WATCH | Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel gets whip-lashed on the arm as a part of a ritual on the day of 'Gaura-Gauri' pooja, a day after Diwali, in Janjgir of Durg pic.twitter.com/l79SHF6aUQ — ANI November 13, 2023 Up in the north, the festival of Diwali is celebrated by observing a unique tradition at Pathar ka Mela, particularly in Halog village.

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In the many Diwalis, plural core of a faith
2 months, 2 weeks ago

In the many Diwalis, plural core of a faith

Hindustan Times  

Diwali is one festival that every corner of India celebrates, in some form or the other. Let us see how while much of India celebrates Lakshmi’s glittering festival of lights, Bengal and large parts of the East worship the fearsome, blood-drenched ebony Kali on this darkest, moonless night of Amavasya. On Diwali night, much of the East invokes Kali through …

Diwali 2023: How Diwali is celebrated in different parts of India
1 year, 2 months ago

Diwali 2023: How Diwali is celebrated in different parts of India

Hindustan Times  

It's that time of the year again when streets and houses of Hindu community are decorated with shining diyas, twinkling fairylights, glowing lamps and colourful rangoli while firecrackers light up the night sky as it is Diwali, the festival of lights. Diwali 2023: How Diwali is celebrated in different parts of India According to the Hindu calendar, Diwali or Deepawali …

Diwali 2023: 5 Best Places to Experience the Festival of Lights in India
1 year, 2 months ago

Diwali 2023: 5 Best Places to Experience the Festival of Lights in India

News 18  

DIWALI 2023: Even though Diwali is a popular festival across India, there are many regional variations with regard to how the festival is celebrated. Observing and participating in Diwali rituals that are different from your local celebrations can be a delightful and insightful experience. Landmarks and markets like Jal Mahal, Johri Bazar, and Chaura Rasta look surreal during Diwali. However, …

Diwali 2022: How the festival of lights is celebrated in different parts of India
2 years, 2 months ago

Diwali 2022: How the festival of lights is celebrated in different parts of India

Firstpost  

Diwali will be celebrated on 24 October this year. Several rituals are observed by different communities throughout the 5-day Diwali celebration. A day before Kali Puja, Bengalis eat ‘choddo shaak’, which is a seasonal healthy remedy consisting of a mix of 14 leafy vegetables and medicinal plants. Maharashtra During the Diwali celebration, Maharashtrians pray to Goddess Lakshmi, and also commemorate …

Firecrackers in Diwali: Why Hindus Don't Need Textual Sanction to Observe a Tradition - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Firecrackers in Diwali: Why Hindus Don't Need Textual Sanction to Observe a Tradition - News18

News 18  

The subject of whether firecrackers are part of the Indian tradition for Diwali or not has been debated for long. The conclusion was also supported by the fact that Hindus aren’t “the people of the book”, and hence not every tradition needs to be mentioned in some or the other text. One of the best authorities on interpretation, Vachaspatyam, mentions …

Diwali 2022: How Diwali is celebrated in different states of India
2 years, 2 months ago

Diwali 2022: How Diwali is celebrated in different states of India

India Today  

The divine celebration of Diwali is warmly welcomed by every Indian. Here's a list of different places where Diwali is celebrated in its unique way: NORTH INDIA: North Indians stick to the well-known myth that Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after being exiled. TAMIL NADU: Tamilians get up early on the auspicious day of Diwali to take a bath in …

Diwali 2022: Here's how Deepawali is celebrated in different parts of India
2 years, 2 months ago

Diwali 2022: Here's how Deepawali is celebrated in different parts of India

Hindustan Times  

According to the Hindu calendar, Diwali or Deepawali falls on the 15th day in the month of Kartik and this year the festival of lights will be celebrated in India on October 24. West Bengal celebrates Diwali as Kali Puja where late-night worshipping of Kali is done on Diwali night, there are Kali Puja pandals in various areas, rangoli is …

Indian village marks end of Diwali with massive cow poo fight
3 years, 2 months ago

Indian village marks end of Diwali with massive cow poo fight

ABC  

Joyful crowds have pelted each other with fistfuls of cow manure as part of one village's local ritual to mark the end of Diwali, India's most important Hindu festival. Key points: People visit the village each year to watch the poo-throwing event, Gorehabba Some Hindus believe cows and everything they produce is sacred and purifying The event is not only …

Cow dung fight - that's how this village in Tamil Nadu marks the end of Diwali | See pics
3 years, 2 months ago

Cow dung fight - that's how this village in Tamil Nadu marks the end of Diwali | See pics

India Today  

In Gumatapura village located on the border on Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the locals mark the end of Diwali every year with a cow dung fight. The cow dung is then brought to the temple in the village on tractors. Viewing the cow dung fight is said to have health benefits. Mahesh, a local farmer, was quoted in a report …

Bombay HC Allows Two Jain Temples To Open For 5 Days Of Diwali Festival With Fixed Timings [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

Bombay HC Allows Two Jain Temples To Open For 5 Days Of Diwali Festival With Fixed Timings [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed two jain temples in Mumbai, one in Dadar and the other one in Byculla during five days of Diwali Parva from November 13, 2020 to November 17, 2020 with fixed timings for not more than 8 persons at a time for 15 minutes in the temple hall. Petitioners sought urgent directions to the …

Diwali in India: How the Festival of Lights is celebrated
6 years, 2 months ago

Diwali in India: How the Festival of Lights is celebrated

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN — Diwali is one of the most important Hindu festivals in India, but the colorful customs and meanings associated with it can vary depending on where you travel in the country. New year, new accounts Diwali marks the start of the new Hindu financial year and many businesses open new accounts books. AFP/Getty Images Diwali also marks …

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