Festivals and Fairs Flashcards

1
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Gregorian month: hindi month
January

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Paush magh

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Gregorian month: hindi month
February

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Magh falgun

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3
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Gregorian month: hindi month
March

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Falgun chaitra

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4
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Gregorian month: hindi month
April

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Chaitra vaishakh

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5
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Gregorian month: hindi month
May

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Vaishakh jaisth

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Gregorian month: hindi month
June

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Jaisth ashad

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7
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Gregorian month: hindi month
July

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Ashad shravan

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Gregorian month: hindi month
August

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Shravan bhadrapad

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9
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Gregorian month: hindi month
September

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Bhadrapad ashwin

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10
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Gregorian month: hindi month
October

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Ashwin kartik

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11
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Gregorian month: hindi month
November

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Kartik margashish

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12
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Gregorian month: hindi month
December

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Margshish paush

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13
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Festival: hindi date
Nag panchami

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Shravan K5

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14
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Festival: hindi date
Nidra navmi

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Shravan K9

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15
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Festival: hindi date
Hariyali amavasya

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Shravan K15

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16
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Festival: hindi date
Chhoti teej

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Shravan S3

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17
Q

Festival: hindi date
Raksha bandhan

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Shravan S15

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18
Q

Festival: hindi date
Nariyal purnima

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Shravan S15

Aka rakshabandhan

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19
Q

Festival: hindi date
Badi teej

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Bhadrapad K3

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20
Q

Festival: hindi date
Budhi teej

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Bhadrapad K3
Aka badi teej

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21
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Festival: hindi date
Kajli teej

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Bhadrapad K3
Aka badi teej

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22
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Festival: hindi date
Satudi teej

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Bhadrapad K3
Aka badi teej

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23
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Festival: hindi date
Ub chhath

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Bhadrapad K6

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24
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Festival: hindi date
Hal chhath

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Bhadrapad K6

Aka Ub chhath

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25
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Festival: hindi date
Balram jayanti

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Bhadrapad K6

Ub chhath and hal chhath

Get it?
Hal

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26
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Festival: hindi date
Krishna janmashtami

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Bhadrapad K8

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27
Q

Festival: hindi date
Goga navmi

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Bhadrapad K9

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28
Q

Festival: hindi date
Bachh baras

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Bhadrapad K12

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29
Q

Festival: hindi date
Sati amavasya

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Bhadrapad K15

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30
Q

Festival: hindi date
Baba ri beej

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Bhadrapad S2

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31
Q

Festival: hindi date
Ganesh chaturthi

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Bhadrapad S4

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32
Q

Festival: hindi date
Shiv chaturthi

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Bhadrapad S4

Aka ganesg chaturthi

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33
Q

Festival: hindi date
Kalank chaturthi

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Bhadrapad S4

Aka ganesh chaturthi

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34
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Festival: hindi date
Chatra chauth

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Bhadrapad S4

Ganesh chaturthi

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35
Q

Festival: hindi date
Hartalika teej

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Bhadrapad S3

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36
Q

Festival: hindi date
Rishi Panchami

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Bhadrapad S5

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37
Q

Festival: hindi date
Maheshwari raksha bandhan

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Bhadrapad S5

Rishi panchami

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38
Q

Festival: hindi date
Radha ashtami

A

Bhadrapad S8

Krishna was on bhadrapad K8

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39
Q

Festival: hindi date
Teja dashmi

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Bhadrapad S10

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40
Q

Festival: hindi date
Khejrali tree festival

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Bhadrapad S10

Teja dashmi

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41
Q

Festival: hindi date
Jal jhulni ekadashi

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Bhadrapad S11

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42
Q

Festival: hindi date
Dev jhulni

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Bhadrapad S11

Aka jal jhulni ekadashi

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43
Q

Festival: hindi date
Parivartani ekadashi

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Bhadrapad S11

Aka jal jhulni ekadashi

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44
Q

Festival: hindi date
Dol gyaras

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Bhadrapad S11

Aka jal jhulni ekadashi

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45
Q

Festival: hindi date
Anant chaturdashi

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Bhadrapad S14

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46
Q

Festival: hindi date
Beginning of shradh

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Bhadrapad S15

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47
Q

Festival: hindi date
Shradh fortnite

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Ashwin K1-15

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48
Q

Festival: hindi date
Shardiya navratra beginning

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Ashwin S1

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49
Q

Festival: hindi date
Durgashtmi

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Ashwin S8

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50
Q

Festival: hindi date
Homashtmi

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Ashwin S8

Aka durgashtmi

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51
Q

Festival: hindi date
Dusshera

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Ashwin S10

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52
Q

Festival: hindi date
Sharad purnima

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Ashwin S15

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53
Q

Festival: hindi date
Karwa chauth

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Kartik K4

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54
Q

Festival: hindi date
Ahoi ashtami

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Kartik K8

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55
Q

Festival: hindi date
Dhanteras

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Kartik K13

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56
Q

Festival: hindi date
Roop chaudas

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Kartik K14

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57
Q

Festival: hindi date
Deepawali

A

Kartik K15

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58
Q

Festival: hindi date
Death anniversary of lord mahavir

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Kartik K15

Diwali

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59
Q

Festival: hindi date
Death anniversary of swami dayanand saraswati

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Kartik K15

Diwali

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60
Q

Festival: hindi date
Gowardhan pooja

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Kartik S1

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61
Q

Festival: hindi date
Bhai dooj

A

Kartik S2

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62
Q

Festival: hindi date
Yam dwitya

A

Kartik S2

Aka bhaidooj

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63
Q

Festival: hindi date
Gopashtami

A

Kartik S8

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64
Q

Festival: hindi date
Amla navmi

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Kartik S9

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65
Q

Festival: hindi date
Akshay navmi

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Kartik S9

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66
Q

Festival: hindi date
Dev uthni gyaras

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Kartik S11

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67
Q

Festival: hindi date
Prabhodini ekadashi

A

Kartik S11

Aka dev uthni gyaras

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68
Q

Festival: hindi date
Tulsi ekadashi

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Kartik S11

Aka dev uthni gyaras

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69
Q

Festival: hindi date
Satya narayan poornima

A

Kartik S15

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70
Q

Festival: hindi date
Til chaturthi

A

Magh K4

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71
Q

Festival: hindi date
Sankat haran chaturthi

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Magh K4

Aka til chaturthi

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72
Q

Festival: hindi date
Shattila ekadashi

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Magh K11

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73
Q

Festival: hindi date
Mouni amavasya

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Magh K15

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74
Q

Festival: hindi date
Gupt navratra

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Magh S1 and ashaad S1

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75
Q

Festival: hindi date
Basant panchami

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Magh S5

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76
Q

Festival: hindi date
Saraswati jayanti

A

Magh S5

On basant panchami

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77
Q

Festival: hindi date
Mahashivratri

A

Falgun K13

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78
Q

Festival: hindi date
Fulera dujh

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Falgun S2

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79
Q

Festival: hindi date
Holi

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Falgun S15

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80
Q

Festival: hindi date
Dhulandi

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Chaitra K1

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81
Q

Festival: hindi date
Sitla ashtami

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Chaitra K8

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82
Q

Festival: hindi date
Hindu new year

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Chaitra S1

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83
Q

Festival: hindi date
Gangaur

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Chaitra S3

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84
Q

Festival: hindi date
Gulabi gangaur

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Chaitra S5

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85
Q

Festival: hindi date
Chundi gangaur

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Chaitra S5

Aka gulabi gangaur

86
Q

Festival: hindi date
Ram navmi

A

Chaitra S9

87
Q

Festival: hindi date
Hanuman jayanti

A

Chaitra S15

88
Q

Festival: hindi date
Aakha teej/akshay tritya

A

Vaishakha S3

89
Q

Festival: hindi date
Budh poornima

A

Vaishakh S15

90
Q

Festival: hindi date
Peepal purnima

A

Vaishakh S15

Aka budh poornima

91
Q

Festival: hindi date
Vatvriksha amavasya

A

Jaishth K15

92
Q

Festival: hindi date
Ganga dashmi

A

Jaishth S10

93
Q

Festival: hindi date
Nirjala ekadashi

A

Jaishth S11

94
Q

Festival: hindi date
Bhadalya navmi

A

Aashad S9

95
Q

Festival: hindi date
Devshayani gyaras

A

Aashad S11

96
Q

Festival: hindi date
Guru poornima

A

Aashad S15

97
Q

Festival: hindi date
Vyas poornima

A

Aashad S15

Aka guru poornima

98
Q

Name of hindu calender?

A

Vikram samwant

99
Q

Time difference of vikram samwant and gregorian calender?

A

VS is 57 years ahead of gregorian

100
Q

Teej signifies which god?

A

Mata parvati

101
Q

What is adhik mas?

A

Every 3 years, a month is added to calender k/a adhik maas

102
Q

In which festival mongoose is worshipped?

A

Nidari navmi shravan K9

103
Q

Fair:location
Fateh sagar fair

A

Udaipur

104
Q

Fair:location
Kalpvrisksh fair

A

Magaliyawas (ajmer)

105
Q

Fair:location
Budha johad fair

A

Raisingnagar (sriganganagar)

106
Q

Festival of love of husband and wife?

A

Chhoti teej shravan S3

107
Q

What is sinjara?

A

Gifts sent by in laws for newly wedded bride

108
Q

In which festival women wear leheriya sarees?

A

Chhoti teej shravan S3

109
Q

Where is chhoti teej famous?

A

Jaipur

110
Q

Which festival is k/a hariyali poornima

A

Raksha bandhan shravan S15

111
Q

When is shravan kumar worshipped?

A

Raksha bandhan shravan K15

112
Q

Badi teej is famous of?

A

Bundi

113
Q

When is thidri?

A

Bhadrapad K7

114
Q

Goga navmi fair in?

A

Dadreva(churu)
And
Gogamedi (hanumangarh)

Bhadrapad K9

115
Q

When do farmers tie rakhi with 9 knots?

A

Goga navmi bhadrapad K9

116
Q

When is calf worshipped?

A

Bachh baras bhadrapad K12

117
Q

When is knife is not used?

A

Bhadrapad K12

118
Q

Fair:location
Rani sati fair

A

Jhunjhunu bhadrapad K15

119
Q

Fair:location
Baba ramdeo

A

Runicha/ramdevra (jaiselmer)

120
Q

When is ramdevra fair held?

A

Bhadrapad S2 to S11

121
Q

Which fair is known as kumbh of marwar?

A

Ramdevra

122
Q

Fair:location
Trinetra Ganesh

A

Ranthambore

123
Q

Fair:location
Chungi teerth

A

Jaiselmer
Ganesh chaturthi bhadrapad S4

124
Q

When are sapt rishi worshipped?

A

Bhadrapad S5

125
Q

Fair:location and date
Bhojan thali fair

A

Kama (bharatpur) on bhadrapad S5 rishi panchmi

126
Q

Fair:location and date
Hariram ji fair

A

Jhojra (nagore) on bhadrapad S5 rishi panchmi

127
Q

When is raksha bandhan of maheshwari community?

A

Bhadrapad S5 on rishi panchami

128
Q

Fair:location and date
Nimbark sect fair

A

Salemabad (ajmer) on bhadrapad S8 radha ashtami

129
Q

Fair:location and date
Tejaji fair

A

Parbatsar (nagore) on teja dashmi bhadrapad S10

130
Q

Fair:location and date
Khajrali tree festival

A

Khejrali (jodhpur) bhadrapad S10 teja dashmi

131
Q

Amrita devi vishnoi is related to?

A

Khejrali tree festival

132
Q

When are idols of lord krishna are bathed?

A

Dev jhulni ekadash i.e bhadrapad S11

133
Q

When is ganesh immersion?

A

Bhadrapad S14 anant chaturdashi

134
Q

When is sanjhi worshipped?

A

During shradh fortnight ashwin K1-15

135
Q

Where is banana sanjhi worshipped?

A

Nathdwara (rajsamand) during shradh ashwin K1-15

136
Q

Which temple is the temple of sanjhi?

A

Matsyendra nath temple

137
Q

Thambuda fast takes place on?

A

Last day of shradh i.e. ashwin K15

138
Q

Dussehra is famous of?

A

Kota and mysore

139
Q

On which festival weapons are worshipped?

A

Dusshera

140
Q

When is khejari worshipped?

A

Dussehra ashwin S10

141
Q

Kingfisher is considered auspicious on which festival?

A

Dussehra ashwin S10

142
Q

Who wrote leeltaans(kingfisher) poem?

A

Kanhaiyalal sethia

143
Q

Fair:location and date
Marwar festival

A

Jodhpur sharad purnima ashwin S15

144
Q

Fair:location and date
Mand mahotsav

A

Jodhpur sharad purnima ashwin S15

145
Q

Fair:location and date
Meera mahotsav

A

Chittor sharad poornima ashwin S15

146
Q

When is kheer eaten for good eyesight?

A

Sharad poornima ashwin S15

147
Q

Fair:location and date
Satyanarayan poornima

A

Pushkar(ajmer), kolayat(bikaner), chandrabhaga(jhalarapatan) and rameshwaram (SM)
On satyanarayan poornima kartik S15

148
Q

When do women fast for long lives of their children?

A

Ahoi ashtami kartik K8

149
Q

Fair:location and date
Annakoot festival

A

Nathdwara on govardhan pooja kartik S1

150
Q

Which tribe participates in annakoot festival

A

Bhil in nathdwara

151
Q

When are cow caretakers (gwale) worshipped?

A

Gopashtami Kartik S8

152
Q

Pushkar fair on?

A

Satyanarayan purnima kartik S15

153
Q

Kolayat (bikaner) fair on?

A

Satyanarayan purnima kartik S15

154
Q

Chandrabhaga fair on?

A

Satyanarayan purnima kartik S15

155
Q

Rameshwaram fair on?

A

Satyanarayan purnima kartik S15

156
Q

Malwa breed animals sold in which fair?

A

Cattle fair of chandrabhaga (jhalarapatan)

157
Q

What is k/a colorful fair of hadoti?

A

Chandrabhaga fair jhalarapatan

158
Q

What is k/a tirth raj?

A

Pushkar

159
Q

What is k/a konkan tirth?

A

Pushkar

160
Q

What is k/a tirtho ka mama

A

Pushkar

161
Q

Where is temple of brahma ji?

A

Pushkar

162
Q

Where is temple of savitri ji?

A

Pushkar

163
Q

Where is gayatri temple?

A

Pushkar

164
Q

Where is rangnath ji temple?

A

Pushkar

165
Q

How many ghats in pushkar?

A

52

166
Q

Tirtho ka bhanja is?

A

Machkund (dholpur)

167
Q

Tirtho ki rani is?

A

Devyani (sambhar, jaipur)

168
Q

Where is ashram of kapil muni?

A

Kolayat (bikaner)

169
Q

Who is k/a the father of sankhya philosophy?

A

Kapil muni

170
Q

Rameshwaram sees confluence of which rivers

A

Chambal, banas and seep

171
Q

Which months have no festivals?

A

Margashish and paush

172
Q

When does shahi snan on kumbh fair takes place?

A

Royal bath on mouni amavasya magh K15

173
Q

When is gargi award given?

A

Basant panchami/saraswati jayanti magh S5

174
Q

Where is veneshwar fair held?

A

Navatapura (dungarpur)

175
Q

What is k/a pushkar of wagad?

A

Veneshwar fair

176
Q

What is k/a adivasiyo ka kumbh?

A

Veneshwar fair

177
Q

Which rivers confluence in beneshwar dham?

A

Mahi som and jakham

178
Q

Where is broken shivling worshipped?

A

Baneshwar dham

179
Q

Fair: location and date
Ghushmeshwar mahadev

A

Shivad (SM) on mahashivratri falgun K13

180
Q

When and where was the first operator Society of Rajasthan established 

A

Bhinay (ajmer) in 1904

181
Q

Kodamar holi in?

A

Bhinay (ajmer)

182
Q

Lathmar holi in?

A

Mahaveerji (karauli)

183
Q

Pattharmar holi in?

A

Barmer

184
Q

Badshah todarmal ki sawari in?

A

Beawar (ajmer)

185
Q

Nhan (jhaanki of bhagwan) in?

A

Sangod (kota)

186
Q

Fair: location and date
Janam paran maran fest?

A

Jaipur holi falgun S15

187
Q

Iloji ki baarat where and when?

A

Barmer on holi falgun S15

188
Q

Who was iloji god of?

A

Chhedchhad ke devta

189
Q

Fair: location and date
Sitla ashtami fair?

A

Chaksu jaipur (donkey festival) sitla astami chaitra K8

190
Q

Fair: location and date
Jauhar fair

A

Chittor chaitra K11

191
Q

Basant navratra begins on?

A

New year chaitra S1

192
Q

Gangaur is famous of?

A

Jaipur and udaipur

193
Q

Which festival has the most folk songs?

A

Gangaur

194
Q

On which festival girls fast for a good husband and sister in law?

A

Gangaur chaitra S3

195
Q

Where do ganwar processions take place in and on?

A

Jaiselmer on day after gangaur chaitra S4

196
Q

Which state looted isar of jaiselmer which led to ganwar processions now on S4 chaitra?

A

Bikaner

197
Q

Fair: location and date
Hanuman jayanti

A

Salasar and mehendipur on hanuman jayanti chaitra S15

198
Q

Which hanuman ji is depicted with a beard and mustache?

A

Salasar balaji

199
Q

Fair: location and date
Ghinga ganwar fair

A

Jodhpur on vaishakh K3

200
Q

Maximum child marriages take place on?

A

Akshay tritiya vaishakh S3

201
Q

When do people of bikaner fly kites?

A

Vaishakh S3 akshay tritiya

202
Q

Fair: location and date
Banganga

A

Viratnagar (jaipur) on budh poornima vaishakh S15

203
Q

Fair: location and date
Gomati sagar fair

A

Jhalrapatan (jhalawar) on budh poornima vaishakh S15

204
Q

Cattle fair of jhalawar?

A

Gomati sagar fair on buddh poornima vaishakh S15

205
Q

Fair: location and date
Matrikund fair

A

Chittorgarh on buddh poornima vaishakh S15

206
Q

Fair: location and date
Nakki lake fair

A

Mt abu (sirohi) on buddh poornima vaishakh S15

207
Q

Fair: location and date
Gautamwshwar fair

A

Arnod (pratapgarh) on buddh poornima vaishakh S15

208
Q

When was pokaran nuclear test conducted?

A

Buddhar poornima vaishakh S15 18 may 1974

209
Q

When are banyan trees worshipped?

A

Vatvraksha amavasya jaishth K15

210
Q

Fair: location and date
Ganga dashmi fair

A

Kama (bharatpur) on ganga dashmi jaishth S10

211
Q

When are kites flown in udaipur?

A

Nirjala ekadashi jaishth S11