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SUMMARY:Veer Bal Diwas
DESCRIPTION:Veer Bal Diwas is to be observed on 26th December to pay tribute to the martyr sons of Guru Gobind Singh. 26th December martyrdom of Chhote Sahibzade\, Shaheedi Diwas shall be marked as ” Veer Bal Diwas”. The day pays tribute to the courage and pursuit of justice of the Sahibzadas. \nOn this day two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh\, ages 9 years and 6 years\, had attained martyrdom.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/veer-bal-diwas/
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SUMMARY:Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday\, celebrated generally on December 25 by billions of people around the world.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/christmas/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251222
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SUMMARY:Winter Solstice | December Solstice
DESCRIPTION:The Solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice\, once in summer and once in winter\, each year when the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky as seen from the North or South Pole. During Solstices the tilt of the axis of the Earth (with respect to the Sun) is the maximum at 23° 26′. \nSolstices occur on 20th or 21st June and 21st or 22nd December each year. During summer the day of the solstice is the longest day of the year and during winter the day of the solstice is the shortest day of the year. \nDuring June it is Summer Solstice in the Northern hemisphere and Winter Solstice in the Southern hemisphere. In other words\, on June Solstice it is summer time in the UK\, the USA\, Canada\, Russia\, India\, and China and it is the longest day of the year while it is winter time in Australia\, Argentina\, Chile\, New Zealand and South Africa and it is the shortest day of the year. \nSimilarly\, during December it is Winter Solstice in the Northern hemisphere and Summer Solstice in the Southern hemisphere. In other words\, during December Solstice it is winter time in the UK\, the USA\, Canada\, Russia\, India and China and it is the shortest day of the year while it is summer time in Australia\, Argentina\, Chile\, New Zealand and South Africa and it is the longest day of the year.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/winter-solstice-december-solstice/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251115
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SUMMARY:Jawaharlal Nehru Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964 C.E.) was the first Prime Minister of Independent India. He was born on November 14\, 1889 in Allahabad (currently Prayagraj)\, India. His father\, Motilal Nehru\, was a well-known eminent lawyer who belonged to Kashmiri Pundit’s community. In 1916\, Nehru married to Kamala Kaul. His only daughter Indira was born a year later in the 1917. \nPundit Jawaharlal Nehru was a great writer and the poet. The Discovery of India and Glimpses of World History are some of his well-known books. \nPundit Jawaharlal Nehru is also known for his affection for Children. Hence his birth date i.e. November 14 is celebrated as Children’s Day. Children’s Day is also known as Bal Divas.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/jawaharlal-nehru-jayanti/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251106
DTSTAMP:20260420T132537
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SUMMARY:Guru Nanak Gurpurab
DESCRIPTION:Guru Nanak Gurpurab\, also known as Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav\, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru\, Guru Nanak.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/our-event/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251022
DTSTAMP:20260420T132537
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SUMMARY:Govardhan Puja
DESCRIPTION:Govardhan Puja | Annakut Puja\nMost of the time Govardhan Puja day falls next day after Diwali Puja and it is celebrated as the day when Lord Krishna defeated God Indra. Sometimes there might be one day gap between Diwali and Govardhan Puja. \nIn religious texts\, Govardhan Puja celebrations are suggested during Pratipada Tithi of Kartik month. Depending on starting time of Pratipada\, Govardhan Puja day might fall one day before on Amavasya day on Hindu calendar. \nGowardhan Puja is also known as Annakut Puja. On this day food made of cereals like wheat\, rice\, curry made of gram flour and leafy vegetables is cooked and offered to Lord Krishna. \nIn Maharashtra the same day is celebrated as Bali Pratipada or Bali Padva. The day commemorates victory of Vamana\, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu\, over King Bali and subsequent pushing of Bali to Patal Lok (the underworld). It is believed that due to boon given by Lord Vamana\, Asura King Bali visits the Prithvi Lok from the Patala Lok on this day. \nMost of the time Govardhan Puja day coincides with Gujarati New Year day\, which is celebrated on Shukla Paksha Pratipada of Kartik month. Depending on starting time of Pratipada Tithi\, Govardhan Puja celebrations could be done one day before Gujarati New Year day.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/govardhan-puja/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251021
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SUMMARY:Diwali
DESCRIPTION:Lakshmi Puja Vrat and rituals\nOn the day of Diwali\, people should get up early in the morning and pay tribute to their ancestors and worship family gods. Being Amavasya day\, people also perform Shradh for their ancestors. Traditionally\, most Puja are performed after keeping a day long fast. Hence\, the devotees of Goddess Lakshmi observe a day long fast on the day of Lakshmi Puja. The fast is broken after Lakshmi Puja in the evening. \n\nLakshmi Puja Preparations\nMost Hindu families decorate their homes and offices with marigold flowers and Ashoka\, mango and banana leaves on the day of Lakshmi Puja. It is considered auspicious to keep Mangalik Kalash covered with unpeeled coconut at both side of the main entrance of the home. \nFor Lakshmi Puja preparations\, one should keep a red cloth at the right hand side on a raised platform and install idols of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha on it after adorning them with silk clothes and jewellery. After this\, one should keep a white cloth at the left hand side on a raised platform for installing Navgraha gods. One should prepare nine slots of Akshata (unbroken rice) for installing Navgraha on the white cloth and prepare sixteen slots of wheat or wheat flour on the red cloth. One should perform Lakshmi Puja with full rituals as described on Lakshmi Puja Vidhi.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/diwali/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251011
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SUMMARY:Karwa Chauth
DESCRIPTION:Karwa Chauth fasting is done during Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the Hindu month of Kartik and according to Amanta calendar followed in Gujarat\, Maharashtra and Southern India it is Ashwin month which is current during Karwa Chauth. However\, it is just the name of the month which differs and in all states Karwa Chauth is observed on the same day. \nKarwa Chauth coincides with Sankashti Chaturthi a fasting day observed for Lord Ganesha. The fasting of Karwa Chauth and its rituals are observed by married women for the long life of their husband. Married women worship Lord Shiva and His family including Lord Ganesha and break the fast only after sighting and making the offerings to the moon. The fasting of Karwa Chauth is strict and observed without taking any food or even a drop of water after sunrise till the sighting of the moon in the night. \nKarwa Chauth day is also known as Karak Chaturthi (करक चतुर्थी). Karwa or Karak refers to the earthen pot through which water offering\, known as Argha (अर्घ)\, is made to the moon. Karwa is very significant during Puja and it is also given as Dan to the Brahmin or any eligible woman. \nCompare to South Indian states\, Karwa Chauth is more popular in North Indian states. After four days of Karwa Chauth\, Ahoi Ashtami Vrat is observed for the wellbeing of sons.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/karwa-chauth/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251003
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SUMMARY:Gandhi Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:It is celebrated annually on 2 October\, and is one of the three national holidays in India.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/gandhi-jayanti/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250923
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SUMMARY:Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:Ashwina\, Shukla Pratipada
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/maharaja-agrasen-jayanti/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250915
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SUMMARY:Hindi Diwas
DESCRIPTION:Hindi Diwas\nIndia adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India in 1949. Hindi was adopted as the official language under the Article 343 of the Indian Constitution. The decision of Constituent assembly was authorized on January 26\, 1950\, the day when the Constitution of India came into effect. The first Hindi Diwas was celebrated in 1953. \nSince 1950\, Hindi has been used as the primary official language of communication of Union government of India. It is also the primary official language of communication between Union government and State governments. However\, State governments were given liberty to choose their own official languages for their respective states. Hence\, Indian Constitution recognizes 22 languages as official languages along with Hindi and English. \n\nHistory\nIndia being a nation of great diversities posed a huge dilemma in front of the drafting committee of the constitution regarding the language that could represent the whole nation. Many significant personalities of that time rallied for Hindi to be chosen as the national language because it was the single largest spoken language of India. Mahatma Gandhi also professed his wish for Hindustani to be adopted as the national language of India as it was spoken by both the Hindus and the Muslims of the northern part of India. \nHowever\, it was hard to ignore other significant languages of India and chose Hindi as the national language; consequently\, the drafting committee instead adopted Hindi as an official language of India. It is also imperative to apprise that Indian constitution recognizes no language as the national language of India and Hindi along with 21 others is an official language of India.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/hindi-diwas/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250907
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SUMMARY:Milad un-Nabi
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URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/milad-un-nabi/
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SUMMARY:Onam
DESCRIPTION:Thiruvonam | Onam\nOnam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala. Onam is Malayali festival which is celebrated by native speakers of Malayalam. Onam day is decided based on Solar Calendar. Onam is celebrated in Chingam month on Malayalam Solar Calendar. Chingam month is known as Simha month in other solar calendars and Avani month in Tamil Calendar. The day when Nakshatra Thiruvonam prevails in month of Chingam is considered for Onam celebrations. Thiruvonam Nakshatra is known as Shravana in other Hindu Calendars. \nThe festival commemorates the appearance of Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent home coming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. Onam celebrates the Asura King Mahabali’s annual visit from Patala (the underworld). On Thiruvonam day\, Asura King Mahabali is believed to visit every Malayali home and meet his people. \nThe celebrations of Onam start on Atham day (the day when Atham Nakshatra prevails) and continue for 10 days till Thiruvonam day. Atham Nakshatra is known as Hasta Nakshatra in other Hindu Calendars.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/onam/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250827
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SUMMARY:Ganesh Chaturthi
DESCRIPTION:Ganesh Chaturthi\nGanesh Chaturthi is celebrated as birth anniversary of Lord Ganesh. On Ganesh Chaturthi\, Lord Ganesh is worshipped as the god of wisdom\, prosperity and good fortune. It is believed that Lord Ganesh was born during Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. Currently Ganesh Chaturthi day falls in month of August or September in English calendar. \nThe Ganeshotsav\, the festivity of Ganesh Chaturthi\, ends after 10 days on Anant Chaturdashi which is also known as Ganesh Visarjan day. On Anant Chaturdashi\, devotees immerse idol of Lord Ganesh in water body after a gala street procession.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/ganesh-chaturthi/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250817
DTSTAMP:20260420T132537
CREATED:20240728T100912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T030451Z
UID:48722-1755302400-1755388799@sikh.com.au
SUMMARY:Krishna Janmashtami
DESCRIPTION:Krishna Janmashtami is observed as the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. Krishna Janmashtami is also known as Gokulashtami\, Shrikrishna Jayanti and just Janmashtami. In Gujarat Krishna Janmashtami is also known as Satam Atham and in South India especially in Kerala Krishna Janmashtami is observed as Ashtami Rohini.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/krishna-janmashtami/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250816
DTSTAMP:20260420T132537
CREATED:20240728T100514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T030607Z
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SUMMARY:Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:India got independence on August 15\, 1947. Independence Day is also known as Swatantrata Diwas.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/independence-day/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250809
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SUMMARY:Raksha Bandhan
DESCRIPTION:Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in Shravana month during full moon day or Purnima day. \nThe best time to tie Rakhi on Raksha Bandhan is during Aparahna which is late afternoon according to Hindu division of the day. If Aparahna time is not available then Pradosh time is also suitable to perform rituals related to Raksha Bandhan. \nRaksha Bandhan rituals should not be done during Bhadra. Bhadra is malicious time which should be avoided for all auspicious work. Most Hindu religious texts\, including Vratraj\, advise to avoid Bhadra time to tie Rakhi during Raksha Bandhan festival. \nIt should be noted that Bhadra prevails during first half of Purnima Tithi. Hence one should wait for Bhadra to get over before starting any auspicious work. In North India it is customary to tie Rakhi in the morning which might not be suitable time to do it. The DrikPanchang’s team believes that it might be due to ignorance. When such information is easily available one should avoid tying Rakhi during Bhadra. \nSome sources advise to avoid Bhadra Mukha and perform Rakhi ceremony during Bhadra Punchha if it has to be done during Bhadra in early morning. However our team was not able to find any authority to validate this belief. \nTo avoid doing Rakhi ceremony at an inauspicious time it is advisable to check some Panchang like DrikPanchang.com to find the right time to perform it. We list all Shubh timings which are available to tie Rakhi for most cities across the globe.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/raksha-bandhan/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406
DTSTAMP:20260420T132537
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SUMMARY:Durgashtami
DESCRIPTION:Mahashtami\, also known as Maha Durgashtami\, is second day of Durga Puja. Maha Ashtami is one of the most important days of Durga Puja. Durga Puja on Maha Ashtami begins with Mahasnan and Shodashopachar Puja (षोडशोपचार पूजा) which is very much similar to Maha Saptami Puja except Prana Pratishtha (प्राण प्रतिष्ठा) which is done only once on Maha Saptami. \nOn Maha Ashtami nine small pots are installed and nine Shaktis of Durga are invoked in them. All nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped during Maha Ashtami Puja. \nYoung unmarried girls\, being treated as Goddess Durga itself\, are also worshipped on Maha Ashtami. Worshipping of young girls during Durga Puja is known as Kumari Puja. In many regions Kumari Puja is done during all nine days of Durga Navratri. Kumari Puja on a single day during Durga Puja is preferred on Maha Ashtami. \nThe legendary Sandhi Puja is also falls on Maha Ashtami. The time window of the last 24 minutes of Ashtami Tithi and the first 24 minutes of Navami Tithi is known as Sandhi Time or the holy juncture during Durga Puja. Sandhi time is considered the most auspicious time during whole Durga Puja. Sandhi Puja is the culmination point and the most important ritual of Durga Puja. It is customary to perform Balidan or animal sacrifice at this sacred juncture. Devotees who abstain from animal sacrifice perform symbolic Bali with vegetables like banana\, cucumber or pumpkin. For Brahmins any type of animal sacrifice is prohibited by scriptures and Brahmin community does only symbolic Bali. Even the famous Belur Math in West Bengal does symbolic Bali with banana during Sandhi Puja. It is customary to light 108 earthen lamps during Sandhi Kaal.
URL:https://sikh.com.au/event/durgashtami/
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