Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna. Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu. Holi originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.
Bhai Dooj, Bhai Tika, Bhaubeej, Bhai Beej, Bhai Phonta or Bhratri Dwitiya is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of the Shukla Paksha of Kartika, the eighth month of the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or the Shalivahana Shaka calendar. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. The celebrations of this day are similar to the festival of Raksha Bandhan.
Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. Bhils are members of a tribal group outside the fold of Hinduism and the caste system
Bhili, IPA:[bʱiːliː], is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India, in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. Other names for the language include Bhagoria and Bhilboli; several varieties are called Garasia. Bhili is a member of the Bhil languages, which are related to Gujarati and Rajasthani. The language is written using the Devanagari script.
The Saharia, Sehariya, or Sahariya are an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The Saharias are mainly found in the districts of Morena, Sheopur, Bhind, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Vidisha and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh and Baran district of Rajasthan.They are classified as Particularly vulnerable tribal group.
The Balai, Balahi, Bhalse or Bunkar are found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India."Balai" means weaver.
Gangaur is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Malwa, Nimaad regions of Madhya Pradesh, Braj and Bundelkhand regions in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. It is also celebrated in some parts of Gujarat and West Bengal. A variation of same festival known as "Chaitra Gauri Vrat" is observed on the same day in the states of Maharashtra & North Karnataka. Another variation called 'Saubhagya Gauri Vratam' is observed in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Vasant Panchami, also rendered Vasanta Panchami and Saraswati Puja in honour of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated in Indian religions in different ways depending on the region. Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty days later. The Vasant Utsava (festival) on Panchami is celebrated forty days before spring, because any season's transition period is 40 days, and after that, the season comes into full bloom.
Bamhani is a town and nagar panchayat in the Mandla district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Bamhni is commonly known as Bamhni Banjar because of the river Banjar that flows across it. The river originates from Kanha National Park and is one of the tributary of Narmada River. Banjar river later joins Narmada river in Mandla. It is situated between Mandla and Nainpur broad gauge railway line. Bamhni is a town which is centre of many village around them. It is 20 kilometres from the district headquarters in Mandla. Bamhni Banjar is home to the famous 'Sheetla Mata temple' which hosts the annual procession of 'Jwaare' in which more than 10,000 people take part. 'Banjar pull' is a tourist place of city. Bamhni has a vibrant cloth market with shops full of shiny and in-fashioned clothes. The market runs for the full week except in Wednesday, the market holiday. Bamhni Banjar has good educational schools like Gurukul English School, Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Bright Career School, Kanyashaala, Haveli High School, St. Convent among many others. Bamhni Banjar falls in-route to the NH-543 highway which connects Jabalpur city in Madhya Pradesh to Nagpur city in Maharashtra.
Barwaha is a municipality and tehsil in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Barwaha is second biggest city of District after Khargone city. The Barwaha city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Barwaha Municipality has population of 39,973 of which 20,940 are males while 19,033 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Literacy rate of Barwaha is 87.27% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Barwaha, Male literacy is around 92.73% while female literacy rate is 81.23%.
The North Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is a state that has remained largely uninfluenced by Western culture. Himachal Pradesh is a multi-religion practising, multicultural and multilingual state. Some of the most commonly spoken languages are Hindi and the various Pahari languages. The Hindu communities residing in Himachal include the Brahmins, Rajputs, Kannets, Rathis and Kolis. There are also tribal population in the state which mainly comprise Gaddis, Kinnarms, Gujjars, Pangawals and Lahaulis.
Hanumana is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and some Neighbouring Towns are Manikwar, Mauganj And Mangawan. There is a famous temple of Lord Shiva known as Hateshwarnath located in Village Hata. People of Hanumana started migrating to big cities like Indore, Bhopal, Mumbai and Delhi for education and jobs. The main income source of adjacent villages are farming.
Dhodia are an Adivasi people who have been placed in the Indian communities recognition, under Schedule Tribes. The majority of the Dhodia tribes are located in the southern part of Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Rajasthan. In Maharashtra, they are found mainly in the district of Thane. They speak Dhodia language, which has some unique words, as well as some words influenced by Gujarati and Marathi.
Phulpati dance is performed in Malwa region of India. This dance is performed by unmarried girls. It is performed on the occasion of Holi. This folk dance is very popular in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, India. Dancers wear very colorful costumes and beautiful ornaments during this dance performance. The main purpose of the dance style is to enable unmarried women to celebrate the 'Holi' festival with a bang. Apart from the rural areas, this dance is also performed in the semi-rural area
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Nagoba Jatara is Gond tribal festival held in a Keslapur village, Inderavelly Mandal Adilabad district, Telangana, India. It is the second biggest tribal carnival and celebrated by Mesaram clan of Gond&Pardhan tribes for 10 days. Tribal people from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh belonging to the Mesram clan offer prayers at the festival.
Ranga Panchami is a Hindu festival celebrated on Phalguna Krishna Paksha Panchami, which is the fifth day of the second fortnight of the Hindu month of Phalguna. It is marked on the fifth day following the festival of Holi.
Gulal or abir or abhir is the traditional name given to the coloured powders used for some Hindu rituals, in particular for the Holi festival or Dol Purnima. During Holi, which celebrates love and equality, people throw these powder solutions at each other while singing and dancing.
The National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India is an attempt to recognize the diversity of Indian culture embedded in its intangible heritage. It aims to raise awareness about the various intangible cultural heritage elements from different states of India at national and international level and ensure their protection.
