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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:20260826
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825
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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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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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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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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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