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January

Paush magh

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February

Magh falgun

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March

Falgun chaitra

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April

Chaitra vaishakh

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May

Vaishakh jaisth

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June

Jaisth ashad

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July

Ashad shravan

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August

Shravan bhadrapad

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September

Bhadrapad ashwin

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October

Ashwin kartik

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November

Kartik margashish

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December

Margshish paush

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Festival: hindi date
Nag panchami

Shravan K5

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Nidra navmi

Shravan K9

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Hariyali amavasya

Shravan K15

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Chhoti teej

Shravan S3

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Raksha bandhan

Shravan S15

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Festival: hindi date
Nariyal purnima

Shravan S15

Aka rakshabandhan

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Festival: hindi date
Badi teej

Bhadrapad K3

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Budhi teej

Bhadrapad K3
Aka badi teej

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Kajli teej

Bhadrapad K3
Aka badi teej

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Satudi teej

Bhadrapad K3
Aka badi teej

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Ub chhath

Bhadrapad K6

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Festival: hindi date
Hal chhath

Bhadrapad K6

Aka Ub chhath

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Festival: hindi date Balram jayanti

Bhadrapad K6 Ub chhath and hal chhath Get it? Hal

Festival: hindi date Krishna janmashtami

Bhadrapad K8

Festival: hindi date Goga navmi

Bhadrapad K9

Festival: hindi date Bachh baras

Bhadrapad K12

Festival: hindi date Sati amavasya

Bhadrapad K15

Festival: hindi date Baba ri beej

Bhadrapad S2

Festival: hindi date Ganesh chaturthi

Bhadrapad S4

Festival: hindi date Shiv chaturthi

Bhadrapad S4 Aka ganesg chaturthi

Festival: hindi date Kalank chaturthi

Bhadrapad S4 Aka ganesh chaturthi

Festival: hindi date Chatra chauth

Bhadrapad S4 Ganesh chaturthi

Festival: hindi date Hartalika teej

Bhadrapad S3

Festival: hindi date Rishi Panchami

Bhadrapad S5

Festival: hindi date Maheshwari raksha bandhan

Bhadrapad S5 Rishi panchami

Festival: hindi date Radha ashtami

Bhadrapad S8 Krishna was on bhadrapad K8

Festival: hindi date Teja dashmi

Bhadrapad S10

Festival: hindi date Khejrali tree festival

Bhadrapad S10 Teja dashmi

Festival: hindi date Jal jhulni ekadashi

Bhadrapad S11

Festival: hindi date Dev jhulni

Bhadrapad S11 Aka jal jhulni ekadashi

Festival: hindi date Parivartani ekadashi

Bhadrapad S11 Aka jal jhulni ekadashi

Festival: hindi date Dol gyaras

Bhadrapad S11 Aka jal jhulni ekadashi

Festival: hindi date Anant chaturdashi

Bhadrapad S14

Festival: hindi date Beginning of shradh

Bhadrapad S15

Festival: hindi date Shradh fortnite

Ashwin K1-15

Festival: hindi date Shardiya navratra beginning

Ashwin S1

Festival: hindi date Durgashtmi

Ashwin S8

Festival: hindi date Homashtmi

Ashwin S8 Aka durgashtmi

Festival: hindi date Dusshera

Ashwin S10

Festival: hindi date Sharad purnima

Ashwin S15

Festival: hindi date Karwa chauth

Kartik K4

Festival: hindi date Ahoi ashtami

Kartik K8

Festival: hindi date Dhanteras

Kartik K13

Festival: hindi date Roop chaudas

Kartik K14

Festival: hindi date Deepawali

Kartik K15

Festival: hindi date Death anniversary of lord mahavir

Kartik K15 Diwali

Festival: hindi date Death anniversary of swami dayanand saraswati

Kartik K15 Diwali

Festival: hindi date Gowardhan pooja

Kartik S1

Festival: hindi date Bhai dooj

Kartik S2

Festival: hindi date Yam dwitya

Kartik S2 Aka bhaidooj

Festival: hindi date Gopashtami

Kartik S8

Festival: hindi date Amla navmi

Kartik S9

Festival: hindi date Akshay navmi

Kartik S9

Festival: hindi date Dev uthni gyaras

Kartik S11

Festival: hindi date Prabhodini ekadashi

Kartik S11 Aka dev uthni gyaras

Festival: hindi date Tulsi ekadashi

Kartik S11 Aka dev uthni gyaras

Festival: hindi date Satya narayan poornima

Kartik S15

Festival: hindi date Til chaturthi

Magh K4

Festival: hindi date Sankat haran chaturthi

Magh K4 Aka til chaturthi

Festival: hindi date Shattila ekadashi

Magh K11

Festival: hindi date Mouni amavasya

Magh K15

Festival: hindi date Gupt navratra

Magh S1 and ashaad S1

Festival: hindi date Basant panchami

Magh S5

Festival: hindi date Saraswati jayanti

Magh S5 On basant panchami

Festival: hindi date Mahashivratri

Falgun K13

Festival: hindi date Fulera dujh

Falgun S2

Festival: hindi date Holi

Falgun S15

Festival: hindi date Dhulandi

Chaitra K1

Festival: hindi date Sitla ashtami

Chaitra K8

Festival: hindi date Hindu new year

Chaitra S1

Festival: hindi date Gangaur

Chaitra S3

Festival: hindi date Gulabi gangaur

Chaitra S5

Festival: hindi date Chundi gangaur

Chaitra S5 Aka gulabi gangaur

Festival: hindi date Ram navmi

Chaitra S9

Festival: hindi date Hanuman jayanti

Chaitra S15

Festival: hindi date Aakha teej/akshay tritya

Vaishakha S3

Festival: hindi date Budh poornima

Vaishakh S15

Festival: hindi date Peepal purnima

Vaishakh S15 Aka budh poornima

Festival: hindi date Vatvriksha amavasya

Jaishth K15

Festival: hindi date Ganga dashmi

Jaishth S10

Festival: hindi date Nirjala ekadashi

Jaishth S11

Festival: hindi date Bhadalya navmi

Aashad S9

Festival: hindi date Devshayani gyaras

Aashad S11

Festival: hindi date Guru poornima

Aashad S15

Festival: hindi date Vyas poornima

Aashad S15 Aka guru poornima

Name of hindu calender?

Vikram samwant

Time difference of vikram samwant and gregorian calender?

VS is 57 years ahead of gregorian

Teej signifies which god?

Mata parvati

What is adhik mas?

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

In which festival mongoose is worshipped?

Nidari navmi shravan K9

Fair:location Fateh sagar fair

Udaipur

Fair:location Kalpvrisksh fair

Magaliyawas (ajmer)

Fair:location Budha johad fair

Raisingnagar (sriganganagar)

Festival of love of husband and wife?

Chhoti teej shravan S3

What is sinjara?

Gifts sent by in laws for newly wedded bride

In which festival women wear leheriya sarees?

Chhoti teej shravan S3

Where is chhoti teej famous?

Jaipur

Which festival is k/a hariyali poornima

Raksha bandhan shravan S15

When is shravan kumar worshipped?

Raksha bandhan shravan K15

Badi teej is famous of?

Bundi

When is thidri?

Bhadrapad K7

Goga navmi fair in?

Dadreva(churu) And Gogamedi (hanumangarh) Bhadrapad K9

When do farmers tie rakhi with 9 knots?

Goga navmi bhadrapad K9

When is calf worshipped?

Bachh baras bhadrapad K12

When is knife is not used?

Bhadrapad K12

Fair:location Rani sati fair

Jhunjhunu bhadrapad K15

Fair:location Baba ramdeo

Runicha/ramdevra (jaiselmer)

When is ramdevra fair held?

Bhadrapad S2 to S11

Which fair is known as kumbh of marwar?

Ramdevra

Fair:location Trinetra Ganesh

Ranthambore

Fair:location Chungi teerth

Jaiselmer Ganesh chaturthi bhadrapad S4

When are sapt rishi worshipped?

Bhadrapad S5

Fair:location and date Bhojan thali fair

Kama (bharatpur) on bhadrapad S5 rishi panchmi

Fair:location and date Hariram ji fair

Jhojra (nagore) on bhadrapad S5 rishi panchmi

When is raksha bandhan of maheshwari community?

Bhadrapad S5 on rishi panchami

Fair:location and date Nimbark sect fair

Salemabad (ajmer) on bhadrapad S8 radha ashtami

Fair:location and date Tejaji fair

Parbatsar (nagore) on teja dashmi bhadrapad S10

Fair:location and date Khajrali tree festival

Khejrali (jodhpur) bhadrapad S10 teja dashmi

Amrita devi vishnoi is related to?

Khejrali tree festival

When are idols of lord krishna are bathed?

Dev jhulni ekadash i.e bhadrapad S11

When is ganesh immersion?

Bhadrapad S14 anant chaturdashi

When is sanjhi worshipped?

During shradh fortnight ashwin K1-15

Where is banana sanjhi worshipped?

Nathdwara (rajsamand) during shradh ashwin K1-15

Which temple is the temple of sanjhi?

Matsyendra nath temple

Thambuda fast takes place on?

Last day of shradh i.e. ashwin K15

Dussehra is famous of?

Kota and mysore

On which festival weapons are worshipped?

Dusshera

When is khejari worshipped?

Dussehra ashwin S10

Kingfisher is considered auspicious on which festival?

Dussehra ashwin S10

Who wrote leeltaans(kingfisher) poem?

Kanhaiyalal sethia

Fair:location and date Marwar festival

Jodhpur sharad purnima ashwin S15

Fair:location and date Mand mahotsav

Jodhpur sharad purnima ashwin S15

Fair:location and date Meera mahotsav

Chittor sharad poornima ashwin S15

When is kheer eaten for good eyesight?

Sharad poornima ashwin S15

Fair:location and date Satyanarayan poornima

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

When do women fast for long lives of their children?

Ahoi ashtami kartik K8

Fair:location and date Annakoot festival

Nathdwara on govardhan pooja kartik S1

Which tribe participates in annakoot festival

Bhil in nathdwara

When are cow caretakers (gwale) worshipped?

Gopashtami Kartik S8

Pushkar fair on?

Satyanarayan purnima kartik S15

Kolayat (bikaner) fair on?

Satyanarayan purnima kartik S15

Chandrabhaga fair on?

Satyanarayan purnima kartik S15

Rameshwaram fair on?

Satyanarayan purnima kartik S15

Malwa breed animals sold in which fair?

Cattle fair of chandrabhaga (jhalarapatan)

What is k/a colorful fair of hadoti?

Chandrabhaga fair jhalarapatan

What is k/a tirth raj?

Pushkar

What is k/a konkan tirth?

Pushkar

What is k/a tirtho ka mama

Pushkar

Where is temple of brahma ji?

Pushkar

Where is temple of savitri ji?

Pushkar

Where is gayatri temple?

Pushkar

Where is rangnath ji temple?

Pushkar

How many ghats in pushkar?

Tirtho ka bhanja is?

Machkund (dholpur)

Tirtho ki rani is?

Devyani (sambhar, jaipur)

Where is ashram of kapil muni?

Kolayat (bikaner)

Who is k/a the father of sankhya philosophy?

Kapil muni

Rameshwaram sees confluence of which rivers

Chambal, banas and seep

Which months have no festivals?

Margashish and paush

When does shahi snan on kumbh fair takes place?

Royal bath on mouni amavasya magh K15

When is gargi award given?

Basant panchami/saraswati jayanti magh S5

Where is veneshwar fair held?

Navatapura (dungarpur)

What is k/a pushkar of wagad?

Veneshwar fair

What is k/a adivasiyo ka kumbh?

Veneshwar fair

Which rivers confluence in beneshwar dham?

Mahi som and jakham

Where is broken shivling worshipped?

Baneshwar dham

Fair: location and date Ghushmeshwar mahadev

Shivad (SM) on mahashivratri falgun K13

When and where was the first operator Society of Rajasthan established

Bhinay (ajmer) in 1904

Kodamar holi in?

Bhinay (ajmer)

Lathmar holi in?

Mahaveerji (karauli)

Pattharmar holi in?

Barmer

Badshah todarmal ki sawari in?

Beawar (ajmer)

Nhan (jhaanki of bhagwan) in?

Sangod (kota)

Fair: location and date Janam paran maran fest?

Jaipur holi falgun S15

Iloji ki baarat where and when?

Barmer on holi falgun S15

Who was iloji god of?

Chhedchhad ke devta

Fair: location and date Sitla ashtami fair?

Chaksu jaipur (donkey festival) sitla astami chaitra K8

Fair: location and date Jauhar fair

Chittor chaitra K11

Basant navratra begins on?

New year chaitra S1

Gangaur is famous of?

Jaipur and udaipur

Which festival has the most folk songs?

Gangaur

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

Gangaur chaitra S3

Where do ganwar processions take place in and on?

Jaiselmer on day after gangaur chaitra S4

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

Bikaner

Fair: location and date Hanuman jayanti

Salasar and mehendipur on hanuman jayanti chaitra S15

Which hanuman ji is depicted with a beard and mustache?

Salasar balaji

Fair: location and date Ghinga ganwar fair

Jodhpur on vaishakh K3

Maximum child marriages take place on?

Akshay tritiya vaishakh S3

When do people of bikaner fly kites?

Vaishakh S3 akshay tritiya

Fair: location and date Banganga

Viratnagar (jaipur) on budh poornima vaishakh S15

Fair: location and date Gomati sagar fair

Jhalrapatan (jhalawar) on budh poornima vaishakh S15

Cattle fair of jhalawar?

Gomati sagar fair on buddh poornima vaishakh S15

Fair: location and date Matrikund fair

Chittorgarh on buddh poornima vaishakh S15

Fair: location and date Nakki lake fair

Mt abu (sirohi) on buddh poornima vaishakh S15

Fair: location and date Gautamwshwar fair

Arnod (pratapgarh) on buddh poornima vaishakh S15

When was pokaran nuclear test conducted?

Buddhar poornima vaishakh S15 18 may 1974

When are banyan trees worshipped?

Vatvraksha amavasya jaishth K15

Fair: location and date Ganga dashmi fair

Kama (bharatpur) on ganga dashmi jaishth S10

When are kites flown in udaipur?

Nirjala ekadashi jaishth S11

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